Retrospective Bibliographies

General

• Ecole biblique et archéologique française, Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de l'Ecole biblique et archéologique française. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1975.
• -, Catalogue de la bibliothèque de l'Ecole biblique de Jerusalem. Paris: J. Gabalda et Cie., 1983. These publications represent the catalogue of the Ecole biblique, one of the best libraries in the world for biblical studies. It indexes not only monographs, but individual journal articles.
• Langevin, Paul Emile. Bibliographie Biblique. Biblical Bibliography. Biblische Bibliographie. Quebec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1972-85.

New Testament and Christian Origins

• Harrington, Daniel J. The New Testament: A Bibliography. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1985.
• -. "Second Testament Exegesis and the Social Science: A Bibliography." BTB 18, no. 2 (1988): 77-85.
• Hurd, John C. A Bibliography of New Testament Bibliographies. New York: Seabury Press, 1966.
• Scholer, David M. A Basic Bibliographic Guide for New Testament Exegesis. 2d Ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1973.
• Watson, Duane F. "The New Testament and Greco-Roman Rhetoric: A Bibliography." JETS 31, no. 4 (1988): 465-72.
• -. "The New Testament and Greco-Roman Rhetoric: A Bibliographical Update." JETS 33, no. 4 (1990): 513-24.
• Watson, Duane F., and Alan J. Hauser, eds. Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible: A Comprehensive Bibliography with Notes on History and Method. Biblical Interpretation Series, vol. 4. Leiden; New York; Köln: E.J. Brill, 1994.

Manuscripts

• Elliott, J.K. (James Keith). A Bibliography of Greek New Testament Manuscripts. SNTSMS, vol. 62. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
• Metzger, Bruce M., ed. Annotated Bibliography of the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, 1914-1939. Studies and Documents, vol. 16. Copenhagen: E. Munksgaard, 1955.

Gospels

• Conzelmann, Hans. "Literaturbericht zu den synoptischen Evangelien." TRu 37 (1972): 220-72 (esp. 239-43).
• -. "Literaturbericht zu den synoptischen Evangelien." TRu 43 (1978): 3-51, 321-27 (esp. 16-18).
• Lindemann, Andreas. "Literaturbericht zu den synoptischen Evangelien 1978-1983." TRu 49 (1984): 223-76, 311-71.
• -. "Literaturbericht zu den synoptischen Evangelien 1984-1991." TRu 59 (1994): 41-100, 113-85, 252-84.
• Metzger, Bruce M., ed. Index to Periodical Literature on Christ and the Gospels. NTTS, vol. 6. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1962.

Synoptic Problem and Q

• Longstaff, Thomas R.W., and Page. A. Thomas, eds. The Synoptic Problem: A Bibliography 1716 - 1988. New Gospel Studies, vol. 4. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1988.
• Neirynck, Frans, and Frans Van Segbroeck. "The Griesbach Hypothesis: A Bibliography." In J.J. Griesbach, Synoptic and Text Critical Studies, 1776-1976, edited by Bernard Orchard and Thomas R.W. Longstaff. SNTSMS, vol. 34, 176-81, 219. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978.
• -. "Studies on Q Since 1972." ETL 56 (1980): 409-13.
• -. "Q Bibliography." In Logia: Les Paroles de Jésus - The Sayings of Jesus: Mémorial Joseph Coppens, edited by Joël Delobel. BETL, vol. 59, 561-86. Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters; Leuven University Press, 1982.
• -. "Q Bibliography: Additional List, 1981-1985." ETL 62 (1986): 157-65.
• Neirynck, Frans, J. Verheyden, and R. Corstjens. The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel Source Q: A Cumulative Bibliography 1950-1995. BETL, vol. 140A. Leuven: Leuven University Press; Uitgeverij Peeters, 1998.-- A particularly good bibliography on Q.
• Scholer, David M. "Q Bibliography 1981 - 1986." In Society of Biblical Literature 1986 Seminar Papers, edited by David J. Lull. SBLASP, vol. 25, 27-36. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1986.
• -. "Q Bibliography 1981 - 1988." In Society of Biblical Literature 1988 Seminar Papers, edited by David J. Lull. SBLASP, vol. 27, 483-95. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1988.
• -. "Q Bibliography 1981-1989." In Society of Biblical Literature 1989 Seminar Papers, edited by David J. Lull. SBLSP, vol. 28, 23-56. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement I: 1990." In Society of Biblical Literature 1990 Seminar Papers, edited by David J. Lull. SBLSP, vol. 29, 11-13. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1990.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement II: 1991." In Society of Biblical Literature 1991 Seminar Papers, edited by Eugene H. Lovering. SBLSP, vol. 30, 1-7. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1991.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement III: 1992." In Society of Biblical Literature 1992 Seminar Papers, edited by Eugene H. Lovering. SBLSP, vol. 31, 1-4. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement IV: 1993." In Society of Biblical Literature 1993 Seminar Papers, edited by Eugene H. Lovering. SBLSP, vol. 32, 1-5. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1993.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement V: 1994." In Society of Biblical Literature 1994 Seminar Papers, edited by Eugene H. Lovering. SBLSP, vol. 33, 1-8. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement VI: 1995." In Society of Biblical Literature 1995 Seminar Papers, edited by Eugene H. Lovering. SBLSP, vol. 34, 1-5. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1995.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement VII: 1996." In Society of Biblical Literature 1996 Seminar Papers. SBLSP, vol. 35, 1-7. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement VIII: 1997." In Society of Biblical Literature 1997 Seminar Papers. SBLSP, vol. 36, 750-56. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997.
• -. "Q Bibliography Supplement IX: 1998." In Society of Biblical Literature 1998 Seminar Papers. SBLSP, vol. 37, 1005-12. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998.
• -. Q Bibliography, Twentieth Century. Documenta Q: Supplementum. Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters, 2003?. When it appears it will be the most comprehensive bibliography on Q.

Matthew

• Neirynck, Frans, J. Verheyden, and R. Corstjens. The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel Source Q: A Cumulative Bibliography 1950-1995. BETL, vol. 140A. Leuven: Leuven University Press; Uitgeverij Peeters, 1998.
• Wagner, Günter, ed. An Exegetical Bibliography of the New Testament: Matthew and Mark. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983. Wagner's bibliographies (see below) index not only monographs and periodical literature on individual NT books, but take note of portions of monographs that devote significant space of particular NT texts.

Mark

• Humphrey, Hugh M. A Bibliography for the Gospel of Mark, 1954-1980. Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity, vol. 1. New York: E. Mellen Press, 1982. A very basic bibliography. Neirynck's is vastly superior.
• Neirynck, Frans. The Gospel of Mark, 1950-1990. BETL, vol. 102. Leuven: Leuven University Press; Uitgeverij Peeters, 1992. A superb bibliography, organized by author, and with extensive subject and scriptural indices.
• Wagner, Günter, ed. An Exegetical Bibliography of the New Testament: Matthew and Mark. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983. (See above, on Matthew)

Luke

• Van Segbroeck, Frans, comp. The Gospel of Luke: A Cumulative Bibliography. BETL, vol. 88. Leuven: Leuven University Press; Uitgeverij Peeters, 1989.
• Wagner, Günter, ed. An Exegetical Bibliography of the New Testament: Luke and Acts. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1985. (See above, on Matthew)

John

• Becker, Jürgen. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevangelium (1978-1980)." TRu 47 (1982): 33-44, 305-47.
• Belle, Gilbert van. Johannine Bibliography, 1966-1985: A Cumulative Bibliography of the Fourth Gospel. BETL, vol. 82. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1988.
• Haenchen, Ernst. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevangelium (1928-1956)." TRu 23 (1955): 295-335.
• -. "Neuere Literatur zu den Johannesbriefen." TRu 26 (1960): 1-43, 267-91.
• Konings, J., and Selong G. Johannine Bibliography. Studiorum Novi Testamenti Auxilia, vol. 7. Leuven: Seminarium Neotestamenticum Lovaniense, 1971.
• Kysar, Robert. "The Gospel of John in Current Research." RSR 9, no. 4 (1983): 314-23.
• Malatesta, Edward. St. John's Gospel, 1920-1965: A Cumulative and Classified Bibliography of Books and Periodical Literature. AnBib, vol. 32. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1967.
• Thyen, Hartmut. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevanglium." TRu 39 (1974): 1-69, 221-52, 289-330.
• -. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevanglium." TRu 42 (1977): 211-70.
• -. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevanglium." TRu 43 (1978): 328-59.
• -. "Aus der Literatur zum Johannesevanglium." TRu 44 (1979): 97-134.
• Wagner, Günter, ed. An Exegetical Bibliography of the New Testament: John and 1, 2, 3 John. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1987. (See above, on Matthew)

Acts

• Wagner, Günter, ed. An Exegetical Bibliography of the Acts of the Apostles. Zürich: Rüschlikon Press, 1983. (See above, on Matthew)

Thomas

• Fallon, Francis T., and Ron Cameron. "The Gospel of Thomas: A Forschungsbericht and Analysis." ANRW II.25.6 (1988): 4195-251.
• Haenchen, Ernst. "Literatur Zum Thomasevangelium." TRu 27 (1961): 147-78, 306-38.
• See below, Scholer under "NonCanonical (Christian) writings."

Paul

• Borchert, Gerald L. Paul and his interpreters: an annotated bibliography. TSF-IBR bibliographic study guides. Madison [Wis.] : Printed for the Theological Students Fellowship, 1985.
• Paul the Apostle and Pauline Literature: A bibliography selected from the ATLA religion database. 2nd rev. ed.Chicago: American Theological Library Association, [1982?].
• Wagner, Günter, An exegetical bibliography on Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. Zürich: Rüschlikon; Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975.
• Wagner, Günter, An exegetical bibliography on Paul's letter to the Romans. Zürich: Rüschlikon; Baptist Theological Seminary, 1973.

Other

• Casurella, Anthony. Bibliography of Literature on First Peter. New Testament Tools and Studies, vol. 23. Leiden; New York; Köln: E.J. Brill, 1996.
• Mills, Watson E. James. Bibliographies for Biblical Research. New Testament Series, vol. 16. Lewiston, N.Y.; Queenstown, Canada: Mellen Biblical Press, 2001.
• Muse, Robert L. The Book of Revelation: An Annotated Bibliography. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 1387. New York: Garland, 1996.
• Richards, W. Larry. "Textual Criticism on the Greek Text of the Catholic Epistles: A Bibliography." AUSS 12 (1974): 103-11.
• -. "The Present Status of Text Critical Studies in the Catholic Epistles." AUSS 13 (1975): 261-72.
• -. "The New Testament Greek Manuscripts of the Catholic Epistles." AUSS 14 (1976): 301-11.

Historical Jesus

• Evans, Craig A. Jesus. IBR Bibliographies, no. 5. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992.
• -. Life of Jesus Research: An Annotated Bibliography. NTTS, vol. 13. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1989.
• Kissinger, Warren S. The Lives of Jesus: A History and Bibliography. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 452. New York: Garland, 1985. A bibliography of classic lives of Jesus rather than on problems of Jesus research.

Sermon on the Mount

• Kissinger, Warren S. The Sermon on the Mount: A History of Interpretation and Bibliography. ATLA Bibliography Series, vol. 3. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975.

Parables

• Crossan, John Dominic. "A Basic Bibliography for Parables Research." Semeia 1 (1974): 236-73.
• Kissinger, Warren S. The Parables of Jesus: A History of Interpretation and Bibliography. American Theological Library Association. ATLA Bibliography Series, vol. 4. Metuchen, NJ: American Theological Library Association, 1979. A good bibliography for publications prior to 1978. Kissinger's bibliography is now rather dated. Those interested in parables research should beging with Crossan and Kissinger, but will have to move quickly to the sections of parables in New Testament Abstracts, Elenchus Biblicus Bibliographicus and Elenchus bibliographicus (in ETL)

Passion Narratives

• Garland, David E., ed. One Hundred Years of Study on the Passion Narratives. NABPR Bibliographic Series, vol. 3. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1989. A basic bibliography on the passion narratives, but needs supplementation from other sources.

Non-canonical (Christian) writings

• Charlesworth, James H. The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: A Guide to Publications, with Excursuses on Apocalypses. ATLA Bibliography Series, vol. 17. Chicago; Metuchen, NJ: American Theological Library Association; Scarecrow Press, 1987.
• Lalleman, P. J. and Jan N. Bremmer. "Bibliography of the Acts of Peter." in Jan N. Bremmer, ed. The Apocryphal Acts of Peter: magic, miracles and gnosticism. Studies on the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles vol. 3. Leuven: Peeters, 1998.
• Lalleman, P. J. "Bibliography of Acts of Paul." in Jan N. Bremmer, ed. The Apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. Studies on the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles vol. 2. Kampen: Kok Pharos Pub. House, 1996.
• Scholer, David M. Nag Hammadi Bibliography 1949-1969. Nag Hammadi Studies, vol. 1. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971, with yearly updates in Novum Testamentum. The most comprehensive bibligraphical guide to Nag Hammadi and such writings as the Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Philip, etc.

Judaisms

NonCanonical (Jewish) Writings

• DiTommaso, Lorenzo. A Bibliography of Pseudepigrapha Research, 1850-1999. JSPSupp, vol. 39. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.

Dead Sea Scrolls

• Burchard, Christoph. Bibliographie zu den Handschriften vom Toten Meer. BZAW, vol. 76. Berlin: Alfred Topelmann, 1957.
• -. Bibliographie zu den Handschriften vom Toten Meer II. BZAW, vol. 89. Berlin: Alfred Topelmann, 1965.
• Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Major Publications and Tools for Study. SBS, vol. 8. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1975.
• Jongeling, Bastiaan. A Classified Bibliography of the Finds in the Desert of Judah - 1958-1969. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971.
• Yizhar, M. Bibliography of Hebrew Publications on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1948-1964. HTS, vol. 23. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967.

Josephus

• Feldman, Louis H. Josephus: A supplementary bibliography. Garland reference library of the humanities, vol.645. New York : Garland Publishing Co., 1986.
• Feldman, Louis H. Josephus and modern scholarship, 1937-1980. Berlin and New York: W. de Gruyter, 1984.
• Feldman, Louis H. Scholarship on Philo and Josephus, 1937-1962. New York: Yeshiva University [1963?]
• Schreckenberg, Heinz. Bibliographie zu Flavius Josephus. Arbeiten zur Literatur und Geschichte des hellenistischen Judentums vol. 1. Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1968.
• Schreckenberg, Heinz. Bibliographie zu Flavius Josephus: Supplementband mit Gesamtregister. Arbeiten zur Literatur und Geschichte des hellenistischen Judentums, vol 14. Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1979.

Philo

• Hilgert, Earl. "Bibliographia Philoniana 1935--1981." ANRW II.21.1 (1984): 47-97.

Targums

• Forestell, J. Terence. Targumic Traditions and the New Testament: An Annotated Bibliography with a New Testament Index. Aramaic Studies, vol. 4. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1979.

Rabbinic Literature

• Bokser, Bruce M. "An Annotated Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Palestinian Talmud." ANRW II.19.2 (1979): 139-256.

Early Church

• Baynes, Norman Hepburn, comp. The Early Church and Social Life: (The First Three Centuries): A Selected Bibliography. Historical Association Leaflet, no. 71. London: Published for The Historical Assoc. by G. Bell and Sons, 1927.
• Judge, E.A. (Edwin Arthur). "'Antike und Christentum': Towards a Definition of the Field: A Bibliographical Survey." ANRW II.23.1 (1979): 3-58.
• Robinson, Thomas A. The Early Church: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature in English. In collaboration with Brent D. Shaw, M. James Penton, Terence L. Donaldson, and Michael P. DeRoche. ATLA Bibliography Series, vol. 33. Metuchen, NJ; London: American Theological Library Association and the Scarecrow Press, 1993.

Graeco-Roman World

• Attridge, Harold W. "The Philosophical Critique of Religion Under the Early Empire." ANRW II.16 (1978): 45-78.
• Kroh, Paul. Lexikon der antiken Autoren. Kroners Taschenausgabe, vol. 366. Stuttgart: A. Kroner, 1972.
• Oster, Richard. A Bibliography of Ancient Ephesus. ATLA Bibliography Series, no. 19. Philadelphia; Metuchen, N.J.: American Theological Library Association; Scarecrow Press, 1987.
• Pack, Roger A. (Roger Ambrose). The Greek and Latin Literary Texts from Greco-Roman Egypt. 2d rev. and enl. ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1965.
• Pomeroy, Sarah B. "Classical Antiquity." In History of the Family and Kinship: A Select International Bibliography, edited by Gerald L. Soliday, 159-67. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus-International Publications, 1980.
• Purvis, James D. Jerusalem, the Holy City: A Bibliography. ATLA Bibliography Series, no. 20. [St. Meinrad, Ind.]; Metuchen, N.J.: The American Theological Library Association; Scarecrow Press, 1988.
• Rawson, Beryl, ed. The Family in Ancient Rome: New Perspectives. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1986.
• Roniger, L. "Clientism and Patron-Client Relations: A Bibliography." In Political Clientism, Patronage and Development, edited by Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt and R. Lemarchand, 297-330. London: Sage, 1981.
• Scanlon, Thomas F. Greek and Roman Athletics: A Bibliography. Library of Ancient Athletics. Chicago: Ares, 1984.
• Soliday, Gerald L., ed. History of the Family and Kinship: A Select International Bibliography. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus-International Publications, 1980.
• Sweet, Louise Elizabeth, and Timothy J. O'Leary. Circum-Mediterranean Peasantry: Introductory Bibliographies. Behavior Science Bibliographies. New Haven: Human Relations Area Files Press, 1969.
• Vogt, Joseph, and Heinz Bellen, eds. Bibliographie zur antiken Sklaverei im Auftrag der Kommission für Geschichte des Altertums der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur. In Verbindung mit Norbert Brockmeyer neu bearbeitet von Elisabeth Herrmann. Bochum: N. Brockmeyer, 1983.
• White, K.D. A Bibliography of Roman Agriculture. Bibliographies in Agricultural History, no. 1. Reading: University of Reading, Institute of Agricultural History, 1970.
• John Porter's Greek Civilization Bibliography
• John Porter's Roman Civilization Bibliography
• John Porter's Daily Life Bibliography
• John Porter's Greek and Roman Drama Bibliography

Social and Anthropological Approaches to Christian Origins

• Blasi, Anthony J., and Michael W. Cuneo, eds. Issues in the Sociology of Religion: A Bibliography. Garland Bibliographies in Sociology, vol. 8. New York: Garland, 1986.
• Harrington, Daniel J. "Sociological Concepts and the Early Church: A Decade of Research." TS 41 (1980): 181-90.
• May, David M. Social Scientific Criticism of the New Testament: A Bibliography. NABPR Bibliographic Series, no. 4. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1991.
• Neyrey, Jerome H. "Unclean, Common, Polluted, and Taboo: A Short Reading Guide." Forum 4, no. 4 (1988): 72-82.

Women in Antiquity

• Goodwater, Leanna. Women in Antiquity: An Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975.
• Kraemer, Ross S. "Women in the Religions of the Greco-Roman World." RSR 9, no. 2 (1983): 127-39.
• Kraemer, Ross S., and Mary Rose D'Angelo, eds. Women and Christian Origins. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
• Pomeroy, Sarah B. "Selected Bibliography on Women in Classical Antiquity." In Women in the Ancient World: The Arethusa Papers, edited by John Peradotto and J. P. Sullivan, 315-77. Albany: SUNY Press, 1984. 
• John Porter's Women in Antiquity Bibliography