Apostolic Fathers The Apostolic Fathers (trans. J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer, ed. and Rev. Michael W. Holmes, 2d ed. [Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992])
BAFCS The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting (ed. Bruce Winter, et al., 5 vols. [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993–1996])
BAGD A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
BEB Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Boring, Hellenistic Commentary Hellenistic Commentary to the New Testament (ed. M. Eugene Boring, Klaus Berger, and Carsten Colpe [Nashville: Abingdon, 1995])
Bruce, Circle The Pauline Circle (F. F. Bruce [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985])
Bruce, Paul Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free (F. F. Bruce [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977])
Bruce, Steps In the Steps of the Apostle Paul (F. F. Bruce [London: Candle Books, 1995])
BST The Bible Speaks Today
DJG Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (ed. Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight, and I. Howard Marshall [Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1992])
DPL Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (ed. Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel Reid [Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1993])
EBC Expositor’s Bible Commentary
EDBT Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
ExpTim Expository Times
Ferguson, Backgrounds Backgrounds of Early Christianity (Everett Ferguson, 2d ed. [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993])
Gk. Greek
ICC The International Critical Commentary
IDB The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
ISBE The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (rev. ed., 1979–1988)
Josephus, Complete Works Complete Works of Josephus (trans. William Whiston [Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1960 rprt])
Keener, BBC The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (Craig S. Keener [Downer’s Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1993])
KJV King James (or Authorized) Version
Ladd, Theology A Theology of the New Testament (George E. Ladd, rev. Donald A. Hagner [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993])
lit. literal or literally
Louw and Nida Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains
LXX Septuagint (Greek translation of Hebrew Bible)
Metzger, Textual A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament (Bruce M. Metzger, 3d ed. [London and New York: United Bible Societies, 1971])
n. note
NAC The New American Commentary
NASB New American Standard Bible
NBCTCE New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (eds. D. A. Carson et al. [Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994])
NDCEPT The New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology
NIBC New International Bible Commentary.
NICNT The New International Commentary on the New Testament
NIDNTT The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology
NIGTC New International Greek New Testament Commentary
NIV New International Version
NIVAC NIV Application Commentary
NRSV New Revised Standard Version
Ramsay, BRD Ramsay, William M. The Bearing of Recent Discovery on the Trustworthiness of the New Testament (William M. Ramsay [Grand Rapids: Baker, rprt 1979])
REB Revised English Bible
Reclaiming Friendship Reclaiming Friendship: Relating to Each Other in a Frenzied World (Ajith Fernando [Scottdale, Pa., and Waterloo, Ont.: Herald Press, 1993])
RV American Standard (or Revised) Version
SJT Scottish Journal of Theology
Supremacy The Supremacy of Christ (Ajith Fernando [Wheaton: Crossway, 1995])
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TNTC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
TOTC Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
trans. translation
UBS4 Greek New Testament (4th ed. [United Bible Societies, 1993])
YFC Youth for Christ
Zerwick and Grosvenor, Analysis A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament (Max Zerwick and Mary Grosvenor [Rome: Biblical Institute, 1981])
Zerwick, Greek Biblical Greek: Illustrated by Examples (Max Zerwick [Rome: Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 1963])
ZPEB The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible