Energion.com Reader's Guides

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Index

Author: Henry E. Neufeld

Energion.com reader's guides are designed to help you find resources on a particular topic quickly, whether they are on the web or available elsewhere in print. Each guide includes an overview of the topic, along with links to:

• Resources published by Energion Publications
• Web resources on Energion.com
• Resources on other web sites
• Other books and publications
• Training programs available from Energion Publications authors

Our current Reader's Guides are:

• Old Testament
  Materials useful to students of the Old Testament (Tanakh or Hebrew Scriptures), including materials from both a Christian and a Jewish perspective.
• Bible Study
  General materials for Bible study, including study Bibles, handbooks, commentaries, study guides, and manuals for Bible study, exegesis, and exposition.
• Biblical Greek
  Study tools and references sources for students of Biblical Greek.
• Prayer and Prayer Ministry
  Resources for those interested in prayer, intercession and for prayer warriors.
• Holy Spirit
  Reference sources and guides to the work of the Holy Spirit.
• Biblical Hebrew
  Study resources and references for students of Biblical Hebrew.
• Bible Translations
  Resources for those choosing Bible translations or interested in learning about the history of the Bible and the process of Bible translation.
• New Testament
  Resources for students of the New Testament, including handbooks, commentaries and study guides.
• Biblical Criticism
  Resources and manuals for the student interested in Biblical criticism. The focus of this guide is on material that the serious student can use to understand the process, but not materials designed for professionals.
• Spiritual Gifts
  Resources of spiritual gifts, their purpose and their application and management in the church today. This guide is closely related to the guides on the Holy Spirit and on Prayer.
• Pentateuch or Torah
  Commentaries, manuals, and study guides to help you understand the Pentateuch (Torah, or instruction, in Hebrew)--the first five books of the Bible.
• Revelation
  Books, handbooks, commentaries and even fiction to help you in your study of the book of Revelation.
• Hebrews
  Commentaries, study guides, and reference materials to help you study the New Testament book of Hebrews.
• Gospels (New Testament)
  Materials particularly related to studying the gospels, including commentaries, books on the synoptic problem, gospel parallels, guides to understanding the teaching of Jesus and materials on the search for the historical Jesus. For more general items or background, check our reader's guide to the New Testament.
• Pauline Epistles
  Theology and interpretation of the Pauline epistles, including ones of disputed authorship with the exception of Hebrews.
• Psalms
  Commentaries and works specifically on interpreting the Psalms. The Energion.com Reader's Guides on individual books are primarily for lists of commentaries that would make the broader guides excessively long.
• Christianity
  Books and materials about basic Christianity, apologetics, and interfaith dialog from a Christian perspective. These materials are designed to help you learn about your faith, and how to defend it.

Energion Reader's Guides are posted under construction. One of the great advantages of the internet is having material which is under construction and which can be easily updated. If you know of a book, article or web site that you think should be included here, please e-mail me henry@energion.com and tell me about it. I will seriously consider including that material, provided that it contributes to the purpose of the Reader's Guide page.

Some Terminology

Old Testament

The Christian title for the Hebrew scriptures, derived from the new covenant or testament prophesied by Jeremiah and brought into existence by Jesus.

I recommend using the terms Hebrew scriptures or Tanakh in interfaith dialogue, or when referring to non-Christian exegesis, and Old Testament when looking at the specifically Christian understanding of these writings.

New Testament

The specifically Christian portion of the Bible, written in Greek, occasionally called the Greek Bible thought that term can be confusing. The combination of the Old Testament with the New Testament constitutites the Christian Bible.

Mainstream

Materials which would be suitable for use in departments of religion at secular universities. This does not imply more or less correct in content.

Interfaith

Involving persons other than those of one faith (Christians and Jews, for example). Distinguish from interdenominational.

Interdenominational

Involving persons from more than one Christian denomination. Distinguish from interfaith.