Below is a list of books recommended by Pastor David Guzik for basic reading and Bible study.
Basic Reference and Background Tools
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First Group
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- Bible Translations: King James, New American Standard, New International Version, New Living
- Halley's Bible Handbook (Zondervan)
- New Bible Dictionary (Tyndale)
- Strong's Concordance
- Handbook for Preachers and Teachers - G. Campbell Morgan
- An Exposition of the Whole Bible - G. Campbell Morgan
- Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Harris/Archer/Waltke
- Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in 1 Volume (Bromley)
- A Harmony of the Gospels
- Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (Elwell)
- A History of Christianity (2 Volumes), Kenneth Scott Latourette
- Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (Gleason Archer)
- Things to Come - J. Dwight Pentecost
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Second Group
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- Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible - Zondervan (5 volumes)
- Bible Atlas (Zondervan Altas of the Bible or Macmillan Bible Atlas for example)
- Searchlights from the Word - G. Campbell Morgan
- Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell (in 2 Volumes)
- Kingdom of the Cults - Walter Martin
- When Critics Ask (Geisler/Howe)
- When Skeptics Ask (Geisler/Brooks)
- New International Dictionary of the Christian Church (Zondervan)
- New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology (Zondervan)
- All the Prophecies in the Bible - John Walroord
- A General Introduction to the Bible (Geisler/Nix)
- Chronological Charts of the Old Testament (John Walton)
- Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament (H. Wayne House)
- Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine (H. Wayne House)
- New Testament Overview (Jeremy Kirby)
- From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya (Ruth Tucker)
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Good Commentary Sets
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First Group
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- IVP (Inter Varsity Press) Old Testament Series (24 Volumes)
- IVP (Inter Varsity Press) New Testament Series (20 Volumes)
- The Bible Exposition Commentary, New Testament - Warren Wiersbe (2 Volumes)
- The Expositor's Bible Commentary - Zondervan/Regency (12 Volumes)
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Second Group
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- Adam Clarke's Commentary, Old and New Testament
- The Daily Study Bible, New Testament - William Barclay (17 Volumes)
- Thru the Bible - J. Vernon McGee (5 Volumes)
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Good Individual Commentators
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- Leon Morris
- James Montgomery Boice
- F.F. Bruce
- John Stott
- Joyce Baldwin
- Derek Kidner
- John Walvoord
- Alan Redpath
- William Newell
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- Others:
- Griffith Thomas
- F.B. Meyer
- G. Campbell Morgan
- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Arthur W. Pink
- Henry Ironside
- J. Vernon McGee
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