TOOLS FOR OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS Exegesis

Gorman, Michael J. 2009. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Peabody: Hendrickson. Stuart, Douglas K. 2009. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press.

Bibliographies
Enns, Peter. 1997. Poetry and Wisdom. IBR Bibliographies 3. Grand Rapids: Baker. Hostetter, Edwin C. 1995. Old Testament Introduction. IBR Bibliographies 11. Grand Rapids: Baker. LeMarquand, G. A Bibliography of the Bible in Africa (ver. 2) [http://www.tsm.edu/faculty_writings/ a_bibliography_of_the_bible_in_africa] Martens, Elmer A. 1997. Old Testament Theology. IBR Bibliographies 13. Grand Rapids: Baker. Ska, J. L. 2000. Old Testament Basic Bibliography [http://www.biblico.it/doc-vari/ska_bibl.html]. Sandy, B. D. and D. M. OHare. 2007. Prophecy and Apocalyptic: An Annotated Bibliography. IBR Bibliographies 4. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. Sparks, K. L. 2002. The Pentateuch: An Annotated Bibliography. IBR Bibliographies 1. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. Longman III, Tremper. 2007. Old Testament Commentary Survey. 4th edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. The United Bible Societys Septuagint Bibliography can be downloaded as a Word document using the following link [http://www.ubs-translations.org/fileadmin/bibliographies/lxxbib.doc] or searched online [http://www.ubs-translations.org/bibliographies/#c519].

Introductions/Surveys
Childs, Brevard S. 1996. Introduction to the Old Testament As Scripture. London: SCM. Dumbrell, William J. 2002. The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament. Leicester: Apollos. La Sor, William Sanford, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush 1996. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. Longman, Tremper, III and Raymond B. Dillard. 2006. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Dictionaries
Alexander, T. Desmond, and Brian S. Rosner. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Downers Grove:

InterVarsity Press, 2001.

Alexander, Thomas Desmond, Bill T. Arnold, and Tremper Longman III. 2003. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. Arnold, Bill T., and H. G. M. Williamson. 2005. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. Botterweck, G. Johannes, Helmer Ringgren, John T. Willis, Heinz-Josef Fabry, David E. Green, and Douglas W. Stott. 2006 <1974>. Theological dictionary of the Old Testament. 15 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. Freedman, David Noel. 1992. The Anchor Bible Dictionary 6 vols. New York: Doubleday. Longman III, Tremper, and Peter Enns. 2008. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings.

Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. Vangemeren, Willem A. 1996. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. 5 volumes. Carlisle: Paternoster. Wood, D. R. W. et al. 1996. New Bible Dictionary. 3rd edition. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press.

Grammars
Gesenius, H. F. W. 1910. Hebrew Grammar. Oxford: Clarendon. Hostetter, Edwin C. 2000. An Elementary Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. Lambdin, T. O. 1973. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. London: Darton, Longman and Todd. Van der Merwe, C., J. A. Naude and J. Kroeze. 1999. A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press.

Lexica
Brown, F., S. R. Driver and C. A. Briggs. 1979. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon. Peabody: Hendrickson. Holladay, W. L. 1988. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. (Grand Rapids. Eerdmans. Muraoka, T. 2009. A Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint. Louvain: Peeters.

Septuagint (LXX)
Computer Assisted Tools for Septuagint/Scriptural Study (Robert Kraft and Emanuel Tov) [http:// ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rak/catss.html] Jobes, K. H. and M. Silva. 2000. Invitation to the Septuagint. Carlisle: Paternoster. The Septuagint Online: Electronic Resources for the Study of the Septuagint and the Old Greek Versions [http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/]

Hermeneutics
Carson, D. A. 2003. Exegetical Fallacies. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Kaiser, Walter C., and Moises Silva. 2007. Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: The Search for Meaning. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan. Silva, Moises. 1995. Biblical Words and Their Meaning An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Long, V. Philips, and Moises Silva. 1997. Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation: Six Volumes in One. Leicester: Apollos.

Other Resources
BOTSA Electronic Forum [http://www.mhs.no/?89] Links to a useful collection of resources, including Bulletin for Old Testament Studies in Africa (BOTSA) [http://www.mhs.no/?86] Various articles of interest collected at Theology in Africa [http://theologyinafrica.com/blog/?page_id=102]