Bible Challenge Resources
Recommended Translations
New Revised Standard Version (highly recommended)
The New Oxford Annotated Bible
Oxford Study Bible
Harper Collins Study Bible
New Interpreter’s Study Bible
Common English Bible (for something a little more devotional than the NRSV)
Other Translations:
New International Version
English Standard Version
Audio Bibles
NRSV Audio Bible on CD
NRSV Audio Bible on MP3
Bible Mobile Apps
A list of good Bible apps
Bible Websites
http://www.biblegateway.com/
http://www.ntgateway.com/
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
http://www.nbsint.org/home
http://bible.oremus.org/
Useful Books About The Bible and Reading the Bible
“Biblical Literacy” by Tim Beal
“Reading the Bible Again for the First Time”
by Marcus Borg
“An Introduction to the Old Testament”
by Walter Brueggemann
“The Good Book”
by Peter Gomes
“The Bible Makes Sense”
by Walter Brueggemann
“An Introduction to the Old Testament” and “The Prophetic Imagination”
by Walter Brueggemann (Hebrew Bible)
“The Message of the Psalms”
by Walter Brueggemann (The Book of Psalms)
“The Fortress Introduction to the Gospels”
by Mark Powell
“Jesus and the Powers: Conflict, Covenant, and the Hope of the Poor”
by Richard Horsley (The Gospels)
“The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon”
by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan (Paul’s Letters)
“Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation"
(Book of Revelation)
New Revised Standard Version (highly recommended)
The New Oxford Annotated Bible
Oxford Study Bible
Harper Collins Study Bible
New Interpreter’s Study Bible
Common English Bible (for something a little more devotional than the NRSV)
Other Translations:
New International Version
English Standard Version
Audio Bibles
NRSV Audio Bible on CD
NRSV Audio Bible on MP3
Bible Mobile Apps
A list of good Bible apps
Bible Websites
http://www.biblegateway.com/
http://www.ntgateway.com/
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
http://www.nbsint.org/home
http://bible.oremus.org/
Useful Books About The Bible and Reading the Bible
“Biblical Literacy” by Tim Beal
“Reading the Bible Again for the First Time”
by Marcus Borg
“An Introduction to the Old Testament”
by Walter Brueggemann
“The Good Book”
by Peter Gomes
“The Bible Makes Sense”
by Walter Brueggemann
“An Introduction to the Old Testament” and “The Prophetic Imagination”
by Walter Brueggemann (Hebrew Bible)
“The Message of the Psalms”
by Walter Brueggemann (The Book of Psalms)
“The Fortress Introduction to the Gospels”
by Mark Powell
“Jesus and the Powers: Conflict, Covenant, and the Hope of the Poor”
by Richard Horsley (The Gospels)
“The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon”
by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan (Paul’s Letters)
“Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation"
(Book of Revelation)