Paul: a Very Short Introduction by E. P. Sanders analyzes the fundamental beliefs and vigorous contradictions in Paul's thought, an incisive summation of Paul's career, as well as his role in the development of early Christianity. Online available.

Paul: the apostle's life, letters, and thought by E. P. Sanders an expansive introduction to the apostle, navigating some of the thorniest issues in scholarship in language accessible to the novice and seasoned scholar alike. historical sketch of Paul's context, particularly Second Temple Judaism, in order to set comparisons of Paul and that context on solid ground. All of the letters are introduced. Online available.

Paul and Palestinian Judaism by E. P. Sanders This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on their own terms. E. P. Sanders proposes a methodology for comparing similar but distinct religious patterns, demolishes a flawed view of rabbinic Judaism still prevalent in much New Testament scholarship, and argues for a distinct understanding of the apostle and of the consequences of his conversion. A new foreword by Mark A. Chancey outlines Sanders's achievement, reviews the principal criticisms raised against it, and describes the legacy he leaves future interpreters. Online available.

A Rereading of Romans by Stanley K. Stowers places Romans within the sociocultural, historical, and rhetorical contexts of Paul's world.

Reinventing Paul by John G. Gager provides illuminating answers to key questions: DidPaul repudiate the Law of Moses? Did he believe that Jews had been rejected by God and replaced as His chosen people by Gentiles? Did he consider circumcision to be necessary for salvation? And did he expect Jews to find salvation through Jesus? Paul was an apostle to theGentiles, not the Jews. Online available.

The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version by Oxford University Press single column annotations at the foot of the pages, in-text background essays, charts, and maps, a page number-keyed index of all the study materials in the volume, and maps.

The HarperCollins Study Bible by Society of Society of Biblical Literature; Harold W. Attridge general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version as well as in-depth articles, introductions, and comprehensive notes.

The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Amy-Jill Levine put these writings back into the context of their original authors and audiences. show how Jewish practices and writings, particularly the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, influenced the NewTestament writers.

Novum Testamentum Graece (NA28) by German Bible Society Revisions include: 1) The structure of the critical apparatus has been simplified 2) readings of Papyri 117-127 are included 3) A thorough revision of the Catholic Epistles with more than 30 modifications in the main text, and 4) The cross-references have been systematically revised and supplemented.

The Greek New Testament (UBS5)