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Biblical Criticism & Interpretation General Religion Books

Evidence-led biblical criticism & interpretation general religion selections grounded in religion signal quality, reader intent fit, and cross-source metadata agreement.

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1. Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism
John Shelby Spong
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and criticism.
2. Invitation to the Septuagint
Karen H. Jobes, Moisés Silva
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and criticism.
3. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
William W. Klein, Craig L. Blomberg
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and interpretation.
4. The New Oxford Annotated Bible
Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler
Fits this list for its focus on general.
5. Why I Trust the Bible
William D. Mounce
Fits this list for its focus on biblical.
6. Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes
E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien
Fits this list for its focus on biblical.
7. Scripture and the Authority of God
N. T. Wright
Fits this list for its focus on biblical.
8. A History of the Bible
John Barton
Included for strong christian alignment with this biblical criticism & interpretation general religion list.
9. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
Included for strong study alignment with this biblical criticism & interpretation general religion list.
10. The Art of Biblical Narrative
Robert Alter
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and criticism.
11. Systematic Theology, Second Edition
Wayne Grudem
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12. The Bible Says So
Dan McClellan, Daniel McClellan
Included for strong religion alignment with this biblical criticism & interpretation general religion list.
13. Biblical Literacy
Timothy Beal
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14. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time
Marcus J. Borg
Included for strong bible alignment with this biblical criticism & interpretation general religion list.
15. The Meaning of the Pentateuch
John H. Sailhamer
Fits this list for its focus on interpretation.
16. Bible Translations for Everyone
Tim Wildsmith, Cofounder of She Reads Truth Amanda Bible Williams
Included for strong bible alignment with this biblical criticism & interpretation general religion list.
17. The Book of God
Walter Wangerin, Walter Wangerin Jr.
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18. How (not) to Read the Bible
Dan Kimball, Sean McDowell
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19. Out of Egypt: Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation
Mary Bartholomew, Craig; Thiselton, Anthony C.; Healy, Craig G. Bartholomew
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and interpretation.
20. How to Read the Bible
Marc Zvi Brettler
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21. Unearthing the Bible
Titus Kennedy
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22. Reading the Bible
William C. Creasy
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23. A General Introduction to the Bible
David Ewert
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24. God, Language and Scripture
Moisés Silva
Fits this list for its focus on biblical and general.

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