Start with high-confidence old testament studies books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Women of the Old Testament
Abraham Kuyper
God, Language and Scripture
Moisés Silva
How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth
Christopher J. H. Wright
The Art of Biblical Narrative
Robert Alter
The Art of Biblical Poetry
The Bible and Literature
David Jasper, Stephen Prickett
Invitation to the Septuagint
Karen H. Jobes, Moisés Silva
The Idea of Biblical Poetry
Prof James Kugel, James L. Kugel
Preaching Christ From the Old Testament
Sidney Greidanus
The Torah
Jewish Publication Society, Anonymous
Studies in the Bible and Jewish Thought
Moshe Greenberg
How to Read the Bible
Marc Zvi Brettler PhD, Marc Zvi Brettler
Meditation and the Bible
Aryeh Kaplan
The Hebrew Old Testament, Reader's Edition
ESV Bibles, Anonymous
The Bible As Political Artifact
Susanne Scholz
Bible 101
Dr. Edward D. Gravely PhD, Dr. Peter Link Jr. PhD
First Nations Version Psalms and Proverbs
Terry M. Wildman, First Nations Version Translation Council
The Friendship of Women
Joan Chittister, Joan D. Chittister
