• early christian doctrines, by j.n.d. kelly
• the oxford dictionary of the christian church, ed. f.l. cross and elizabeth a. livingstone
• the christian tradition, by jaroslav pelikan
• the dead sea scrolls bible, translated by martin abegg jr., peter flint, and eugene ulrich
• the greek septuagint with apocrypha, translated by sir lancelet c.l. brenton
• justice and compassion in biblical law, by richard h. hiers

history of biblical interpretation, by william yarchin

• the city of god, by augustine of hippo
• the confessions of st. augustine, by augustine of hippo
• the routledge companion to the study of religion 2nd edition, edited by john hinnells
• the clash of civilisations, by samuel p. huntington