His dedication to the theological craft is inspiring. May his tribe increase!
1. Unfortunately the commentaries on Colossians by Jerry L. Sumney and Douglas J. Moo came out too late for me to be able to make use of them.
Abbreviations
AB Anchor Bible
ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library
ACCS Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
BDAG Walter Bauer, F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000
BDF F. Blass, A. Debrunner, and R. W. Funk, editors, A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (9th ed.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961)
Bib Biblica
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BST Bible Speaks Today
CGTC Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
ECC Eerdmans Critical Commentary
EDNT H. Balz and G. Schneider, editors, Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. 3 vols.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990
EvQ Evangelical Quarterly
ESCJ Études sur le christianisme et le judaïsme (Studies in Christianity and Judaism)
esv English Standard Version
ExpTim Expository Times
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments
HTR Harvard Theological Review
ICC International Critical Commentary
IVPNTC InterVarsity Press New Testament Commentary
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
JSNTSup JSNT Supplement Series
JTS Journal of Theological Studies
kjv King James Version
LightAE Adolf Deissman, Light from the Ancient East. Translated by L. R. M. Strachan. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995
LCL Loeb Classical Library
LNTS Library of New Testament Studies
lxx Septuagint
MNTC Moffatt New Testament Commentary
nasb New American Standard Bible
ncb New Century Bible
NDIEC G. H. R. Horsley and S. R. Llewelyn, editors, New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity. 9 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976–87
neb New English Bible
NeoT Neotestamentica
net New English Translation
nib New Interpreter’s Bible
NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary
niv New International Version
NIVAC niv Application Commentary
njb New Jerusalem Bible
nlt New Living Translation
NovTSup Supplements to Novum Testamentum
NPNF Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
nrsv New Revised Standard Version
NTC New Testament Commentary
NTG New Testament Guides
NTM New Testament Monographs
NTS New Testament Studies
ÖTKNT Ökumenischer Taschenbuch-Kommentar zum Neuen Testament
OTP James H. Charlesworth, editor, Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. 2 vols. ABRL. New York: Doubleday, 1983, 1985
PC Proclamation Commentaries
PSt Pauline Studies
RevExp Review and Expositor
reb Revised English Bible
RGG K. Galling and H. von Campenhausen, editors. Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 3rd ed. 7 vols. Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 1957–65
rsv Revised Standard Version
SBLMS Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series
SBT Studies in Biblical Theology
SP Sacra pagina
SUNT Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments
tev Today’s English Version
TDNT G. Kittel and G. Friedrich, editors, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Translated by G. W. Bromiley. 10 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964–1976
TH Two Horizons
tniv Today’s New International Version
TNTC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
TSAJ Texte und Studium zum antiken Judentum
TynBul Tyndale Bulletin
WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
ZNW Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche
Ancient Sources
1QH Thanksgiving Hymns
1QM War Scroll
1QS Rule of the Community
4Q186 Zodiacal Physiognomy
4Q400–5 Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice
4Q510 Songs of the Sage
4Q534 Elect of God
Apoc. Ab. Apocalypse of Abraham
Apoc. Paul Apocalypse of Paul
Apoc. Zeph. Apocalypse of Zephaniah
Ascen. Isa. Martyrdom and Ascension
