Abide Discipleship Program

Bibliography & Sources

The scholarly and pastoral works that inform the Abide curriculum's approach to inductive Bible study, hermeneutics, and biblical literature.

Fuhr, R. A., Jr., & Köstenberger, A. J. (2016). Inductive Bible Study: Observation, Interpretation, and Application through the Lenses of History, Literature, and Theology. B&H Academic.
Hendricks, H. G., & Hendricks, W. D. (1991). Living by the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible. Moody Publishers.
Bauer, D. R., & Traina, R. A. (2011). Inductive Bible Study: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Hermeneutics. Baker Academic.
Fee, G. D., & Stuart, D. (2014). How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (4th ed.). Zondervan.
Alter, R. (1981). The Art of Biblical Narrative. Basic Books.
Alter, R. (1985). The Art of Biblical Poetry. Basic Books.
Alter, R. (2019). The Art of Bible Translation. Princeton University Press.
Ryken, L. (1984). How to Read the Bible as Literature … and Get More Out of It. Zondervan.
Mackie, T., & Collins, J. (2025). BibleProject. bibleproject.com
Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com.
Good News Translation® (Today's English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.
Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.
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