This page is dedicated as a resource to display the sources utilized when cultivating historical/literary/cultural research, as well as commentaries utilized and Bible translations used during the Commentary sections.
Historical/Cultural/Literary Context of Genesis
Birrell, A. (1993). Chinese mythology: An introduction. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Freund, P. (2003). Myths of creation. Peter Owen.
Leeming, D. A., & Leeming, M. A. (1994). A dictionary of creation myths. Oxford University Press.
Spar, I. (n.d.). Mesopotamian creation myths. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/epic-of-creation-mesopotamia
Genesis Commentaries and Sources
B&H Editorial. (2018). Holman illustrated Bible handbook. B&H Publishing Group.
Barnes, A. (1870). Genesis 1:6–8 commentary. StudyLight.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026, from http://studylight.org/
Brand, C., Mitchell, E., & Holman Reference Editorial Staff. (Eds.). (2015). Holman illustrated Bible dictionary. B&H Publishing Group.
Brisco, T. V. (Ed.). (2014). Holman Bible atlas: A complete guide to the expansive geography of biblical history. Broadman & Holman Publishers.
Didymus the Blind. (2016). Commentary on Genesis. Catholic University of America Press.
Kidner, D. (1967). Genesis. IVP Academic.
Literal Standard Version. (2026). Bible Hub. https://biblehub.com/lsv/genesis/1.htm (Original work published 2020)
MacArthur, J. (2005). The MacArthur Bible commentary: Unleashing God’s truth, one verse at a time. Thomas Nelson.
McGahan Publishing House. (2021). The Hebrew Scriptures (J. E. Stewart, Ed.). McGahan Publishing House.
Nesterova, O. (2019). Tohu wa-bohu: Translating and commenting on Genesis 1:2a in European tradition. Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского Гуманитарного Университета: Серия III. Филология, 58, 61–88. https://doi.org/10.15382/sturIII201958.61-88
NET Bible. (n.d.). Genesis 1. https://netbible.org/bible/Genesis+1
Olson, R. A., Ahn, P. P., Thomas, R. L., Wilkins, W. D., Fox, D. L., Harris, B. J., Hernandez, E., et al. (2000). Zondervan NASB exhaustive concordance. Zondervan.
Staff, H. B., Howard, J. R., Blum, E., & HCSB Translation Team. (Eds.). (2010). HCSB study Bible. B&H Publishing Group.
Steinmann, A. E., & Longman, T., III. (2019). Genesis: An introduction and commentary. IVP Academic.
Strong, J. (n.d.). Strong’s exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Bible Hub. https://biblehub.com/strongs.htm
Notes
This page is not concluded, but will constantly be updated and expanded as we dive deeply into the Word of God- an ever-growing vault of resources that are beneficial to the Study of His Word.