Bibliography for “Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah”

When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, “Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah.”

Bibliography for “Rebuild and Repair: Engaging the World with Nehemiah”

Robert Alter. The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, Volume 3: The Writings. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2019.

P. R. Bedford. “History of Israel 8: Postexilic Community.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, edited Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williams, 493-497. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005.

M. J. Boda. “Nehemiah.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, edited Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williams, 718-723. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005.

Walter Brueggemann. The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith, 2nd Edition. Overtures to Biblical Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2002.

Marco Conti, ed. 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. ACCS. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008.

Matthew B. Crawford. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work. New York: The Penguin Press, 2009.

Ellen F. Davis. Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Steven J. Jackson. “Rethinking Repair.” In Media Technologies: Essay on Communication, Materiality, and Society, edited by Tarleton Gillespie, Pablo J. Boczkowski, and Kirsten A. Foot, 221-240. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2014.

Derek Kidner. Ezra and Nehemiah. TOTC. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1979.

L.-S. Tiemeyer. “Sanballat.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, edited Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williams, 877-880. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005.

H.G.M. Williamson. Ezra-Nehemiah. WBC. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1985.

N. T. Wright. Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright, edited by James M. Scott. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2017.

E. M. Yamauchi. “Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, edited Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williams, 284-295. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2005.

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