These recommended Bible surveys approach Scripture through a dispensational framework, emphasizing the progress of divine revelation, the biblical covenants, and the distinction between Israel and the Church. Each resource is selected to help readers understand the structure and message of the Bible as a unified yet historically unfolding revelation from Genesis to Revelation.
🟥 FULL VOLUME INTRODUCTIONS & SURVEY’S
■ Christopher Cone, A Concise Bible Survey: Tracing the Promises of God, 2014.
■ Ed Hindson and Elmer L. Towns, Illustrated Bible Survey: An Introduction, 2013.
■ John F. MacArthur Jr., The MacArthur Bible Handbook: The Ultimate Book-By-Book Survey of the Bible, 2003.
🟥 OLD TESTAMENT INTRODUCTIONS & SURVEY’S
■ Ed Hindson and Gary Yates, The Essence of the Old Testament: A Survey, 2012.
■ Eugene H. Merrill, An Historical Survey of the Old Testament, 1992.
■ Eugene H. Merrill, Mark F. Rooker and Michael A. Grisanti, The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament, 2011.
■ John Phillips, Exploring the Old Testament Book by Book: An Expository Survey, 2009.
■ Irving L. Jensen, Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament, 1978.
■ Merrill F. Unger, Introductory Guide to the Old Testament, 1984.
■ Norman L. Geisler, A Popular Survey of the Old Testament, 1996.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Introducing the Old Testament Books: A Thorough but Concise Introduction for Proper Interpretation, 2015.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Stephen Bramer, Richard Emmons, Ed Glasscock, Mark Strout, Surveying the Penteteuch, 2019.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Stephen Bramer, Thomas L Constable, Stephen Davey, Benjamin Foreman, Eugene Pond, Thomas White, Doug Reider, David Kirabira, Surveying the Old Testament Historical Books, 2021.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Christopher Gnanakan, Marshall Wicks, Richard Oliveira, Mike Calhoun, David Merkh, Surveying the Old Testament Poetic Books, 2021.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Ron Allen, Stephen Bramer, Thomas Constable, Tom Davis, Rhome Dyck, Richard Emmons, Todd Kinzer, Alex Konya, Don Lough, Surveying the Old Testament Prophetic Books, 2021.
■ Paul N. Benware, Survey of the Old Testament: Everyman’s Bible Commentary, 2001.
🟥 NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTIONS & SURVEY’S
■ Ed Hindson and Ben Gutierrez, The Essence of the New Testament: A Survey, 2012.
■ Irving L. Jensen, Jensen’s Survey of the New Testament, 1981.
■ Mark Bailey and Tom Constable, Nelson’s New Testament Survey: Discovering the Essence, Background and Meaning of Every Book in the New Testament, 2003.
■ Norman L. Geisler, A Popular Survey of the New Testament, 2014.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Introducing the New Testament Books: A Thorough but Concise Introduction for Proper Interpretation, 2015.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Thomas L Constable, Ed Glasscock, Filipe Santos, Stanley D Toussaint, Surveying the Gospels and Acts, 2017.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Stephen Bramer, Christopher Cone, Rhome Dyck, David James, Todd Meyerdirk, Filipe Santos, John Standard, Mark Strout, Surveying the Pauline Epistles, 2019.
■ Paul D. Weaver, Charles Bethel, Tom Davis, Eugene Pond, Daniel Carfrey, Alex Konya, Surveying Hebrews through Revelation, 2019.
■ Paul N. Benware, Survey of the Old Testament: Everyman’s Bible Commentary, 2001.
■ Robert G. Gromacki, New Testament Survey, 2008.
🟥 BIBLE HANDBOOKS
■ Ed Hindson, Mark Hitchcock and Tim LaHaye, The Harvest Handbook of Bible Prophecy: A Comprehensive Survey From the World’s Foremost Experts, 2020.
■ Howard F. Vos, Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs: How the People of the Bible Really Lived, 2022.
■ J. Randall Price and H. Wayne House, Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology: A Book by Book Guide to Archaeological Discoveries Related to the Bible, 2017.
■ John F. MacArthur Jr., MacArthur’s Quick Reference Guide to the Bible: A Book-By-Book Overview of Essential Bible Information, 2021.
■ Merrill F. Unger, Unger’s Bible Handbook, 1992.
■ Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, 2019.
■ Paul Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology, 2014.
■ Robert B. Hughes and J. Carl Laney, New Bible Companion, 1990.
■ Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook, 1993.