Books: Published and Forthcoming

The Book of Deuteronomy: Chapters 1-11. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2022. 

The Cambridge Companion to Genesis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 

Deuteronomy 12-26: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text, with Paavo N. Tucker. Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2022. 

The World around the Old Testament: The People and Places of the Ancient Near East, edited with Brent A. Strawn. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2016. 

[Translations: Korean (2019), Polish (2021)] 

Ancient Israel’s History: An Introduction to Issues and Sources, edited with Richard S. Hess. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2014. 

[Translations: Portuguese (2020)]

Genesis. The New Cambridge Bible Commentary. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.  

[Translations: Chinese-Simplified Language (forthcoming)] 

Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible: Essays in Honor of Samuel Greengus, edited with Nancy L. Erickson and John H. Walton. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2014.

Who Were the Babylonians? Society of Biblical Literature Archaeology and Biblical Studies, 10. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2004.

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books,  edited with H. G. M. Williamson. Downers Grove, Ill./Leicester, England: InterVarsity Press, 2005.  

[Translations: Spanish (2014), Chinese-Simplified Language (forthcoming)] 

A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, with John H. Choi. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003; Second edition, 2018. 

Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study, edited with Bryan E. Beyer. Encountering Biblical Studies Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2002.  

[Translations: Korean (forthcoming), Chinese (forthcoming)] 

1 and 2 Samuel. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, 2003. 

[Translations: Chinese (2020), Chinese-Simplified Language (forthcoming)] 

The Face of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Contemporary Approaches, edited with David W. Baker. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 1999. 

[Translations: Portuguese (2017), Korean (2019)] 

Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey, with Bryan E. Beyer. Encountering Biblical Studies Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 1999, 2008, 2015, and 2024 (Fourth Edition).   

[Translations: German (2001), Chinese (2001), Portuguese (2001), Chinese Simplified-Script (2006), Korean (2009), Vietnamese (2020), Spanish (forthcoming)] 

Encountering the Book of Genesis: A Study of Its Content and Issues. Encountering Biblical Studies Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 1998.  

[Translations: Armenian (2015), Vietnamese (2016), Korean (forthcoming), German (forthcoming), Chinese (forthcoming)]