New Testament

Introduction

A research guide intended to assist students and researchers navigate key resources and tools for research and paper-writing.

Welcome to this research guide on the New Testament. While by no means comprehensive, this guide gathers highly used and faculty preferred resources on the New Testament into one place. Emphasis has been placed on digital resources for remote research and writing.

Introductory Works to Exegesis

While a professor may assign specific pericopes and outlines to their students, it may be beneficial to familiarize yourself with scholastic suggestions and overviews regarding the exegetical process. The following are resources that may be useful to students unfamiliar with exegesis or looking to expand their understanding:

Elements of Biblical Exegesis by Michael J. Gorman
Designed for students, teachers, and ministers, this hands-on guide breaks the task down into seven distinct elements. For each of these, Gorman supplies a clear explanation, practical hints, and suggested exercises to help the reader develop exegetical proficiency.
Biblical Exegesis, Fourth Edition by John H. Hayes; Carl R. Holladay
This is a beginner's guide to biblical exegesis, providing exegetical methods, practices, and theories. This book provides simple, helpful information and guidance about doing exegesis, without being overly prescriptive; succinctly introduces students to various methods; provides basic bibliographies that take students beyond an introductory discussion; and emphasizes exegesis as an everyday activity based on commonsense principles rather than as an esoteric enterprise.

Faculty Suggested Reading

How Do Catholics Read the Bible? [Online] by Daniel J. Harrington
Accessibly written, How Do Catholics Read the Bible? blends biblical scholarship with compelling personal anecdotes to equip readers with the tools they need to more fully engage Scripture and the Catholic tradition. Leading Scripture scholar Daniel Harringon, S.J. offers chapters on how the Catholic canon came to be, what the Church teaches about the Bible, appropriate methods for analyzing Scripture passages, and how to incorporate the Bible into everyday life.
The New Perspective on Paul [Online] by Kent L. Yinger
In The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction, Kent Yinger provides concise, readable, and authoritative answers to questions currently exercising students of Paul.