Recommended by Dan McClellan (51 books)

Books recommended by critical biblical scholar Dan McClellan on his TikTok channel.

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1	YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach by Daniel McClellan (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World by Leon Festinger 3.80 avg rating — 1,297 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics by Elaine Pagels 3.91 avg rating — 7,354 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts by Mark S. Smith 4.29 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Invention of the Inspired Text: Philological Windows on the Theopneustia of Scripture (The Library of New Testament Studies, 640) by John C. Poirier 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	RITUAL ANIMAL:IMITATION & COHESION IN EVOLUTION SOCIAL COMPLEXITY by Whitehouse 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Embodied God: Seeing the Divine in Luke-Acts and the Early Church by Brittany E. Wilson 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Religion as Make-Believe: A Theory of Belief, Imagination, and Group Identity by Neil Van Leeuwen 4.48 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary (3 Volumes) by Robert Alter (Translator/Editor) 4.76 avg rating — 591 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version by Anonymous 4.35 avg rating — 3,979 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Formation of Genesis 1-11: Biblical and Other Precursors by David M Carr 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming (or How I Stumbled and Tripped My Way to Finding a Bigger God) – A Biblical Scholar's Guide to Faith Growing Through Doubt by Peter Enns 4.32 avg rating — 1,131 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict by Ara Norenzayan 4.01 avg rating — 394 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Fracture of an Illusion: Science and the Dissolution of Religion. Frankfurt Templeton Lectures 2008 by Pascal Boyer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict by William T. Cavanaugh 4.33 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron 3.60 avg rating — 931 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Satan: How God's Executioner Became the Enemy by John J. Collins (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Satan and the Problem of Evil: From the Bible to the Early Church Fathers by Archie T. Wright 3.64 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature by Adela Yarbro Collins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Among the Host of Heaven: The Syro-Palestinian Pantheon as Bureaucracy by Lowell K. Handy 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Divine Council in the Pentateuch: A Conference Paper by Michael S. Heiser 4.39 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Divine Council in Canaanite and Early Hebrew Literature by E. Theodore Mullen Jr. 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Yahweh's Council: Its Structure and Membership (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament 2.reihe, 65) by Ellen Gould White 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Origin and Character of God: Ancient Israelite Religion through the Lens of Divinity by Theodore J. Lewis 4.48 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Secrecy and the Gods: Secret Knowledge in Ancient Mesopotamia and Biblical Israel. by Alan Lenzi really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World by Mark S. Smith 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Book of Deuteronomy (New International Commentary on the Old Testament by Peter C. Craigie 3.97 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism by Jeffrey H. Tigay (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Making of the Pentateuch: A Methodological Study by Roger Norman Whybray really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Reading the Fractures of Genesis: Historical and Literary Approaches by David McClain Carr 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Farewell to the Yahwist?: The Composition of the Pentateuch in Recent European Interpretation (SBL - Symposium, 34) by Thomas B. Dozeman (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis by Joel S. Baden 4.40 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Formation of the Pentateuch: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Europe, Israel, and North America by Jan C. Gertz (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Empirical Models Challenging Biblical Criticism (Ancient Israel and Its Literature Book 25) by Raymond F. Person Jr. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Oral World and Written Word: Orality and Literacy in Ancient Israel by Susan Niditch 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch by Joel Baden (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Galatians: A Commentary by Martinus C. De Boer 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	God's Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible by Esther J. Hamori 3.97 avg rating — 579 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Gospels: A New Translation by Sarah Ruden (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 240 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The New Testament by David Bentley Hart (Translator) 4.56 avg rating — 773 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version by C.S.B. Bibles 4.83 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The NET Bible: New English Translation by Anonymous 4.66 avg rating — 653 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible by David M. Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Introduction to the Hebrew Bible by John J. Collins 4.15 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Brief Introduction to the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths by John Barton 4.12 avg rating — 2,026 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, Volume XII by G. Johannes Botterweck 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 4.24 avg rating — 1,749 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Creatio Ex Nihilo: The Doctrine of 'Creation Out of Nothing' in Early Christian Thought by Gerhard May 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Creation "ex nihilo": Origins, Development, Contemporary Challenges by Gary A. Anderson (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	A Reassessment of Biblical Elohim by Joel S. Burnett 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars