Bibliography

 Reference books

During the writing of this book I have gained enormous
assistance from a large number of reference books, but the
following have proved particularly helpful:

- Peake's Commentary on the Bible

ed. by M. Black & H. H. Rowley
            (rev. ed., Routledge, 1991) ISBN 0 415 01547 9

- Dictionary of the Bible by J. Hastings

(T. & T. Clark, 1909) o.o.p.

- Religious ideas of the Old Testament

          by H. Wheeler Robinson (Duckworth, 1913) o.o.p.

- Young's Analytical Concordance ed. by R. Young

  (Lutterworth Press, rev. ed., 1939) ISBN 0 7188 0021 4

International Critical Commentary series (T. & T. Clark)

-Romans by Sanday & Headlam (rev. ed.) ISBN 0 567 05026 2

-1 Corinthians by Robertson & Plummer (rev. ed.)
                                                          ISBN 0 567 05027 0

- Groundwork of Biblical Studies by W. D. Stacey
                               (Epworth, 1979) ISBN 0 7162 0293 X

- Sexual life in Ancient Rome by O. Keifer
               (rev. ed., Constable, 1995) ISBN 0 09 474480 7

- Living in Sin? by J. S. Spong (Harper Collins, 1988)
                                    ISBN 0 06 067505 5

- Permanent, Faithful, Stableby Jeffrey John
           (Affirming Catholicism, 1993) ISBN 0 232 52075 5

- Cambridge Greek and English New Testament

                                  ed. by J. Scholefield (Parker) o.o.p.

Daily Study Bible series (St Andrew Press)

- Romansby W. Barclay (rev. ed., 1975) ISBN 0 7152 0277 4

- 1 Corinthians by W. Barclay (rev ed, 1975) ISBN 0 7152 0278 2

Versions of the Bible

The following versions of the Holy Bible have been used;
as most are available in a variety of editions, only the
imprimaturs are given for each:

- Revised Standard Version - Division of Christian

                 Education of the National Council of Churches of
                 Christ in the United States of America
                                             - British & Foreign Bible Society

- New Revised Standard Version- Division of Christian

                       Education of the National Council of Churches of
                                  Christ in the United States of America

- Good News Bible- American Bible Society- The Bible Societies

- New International Version- International Bible Society

- Jerusalem Bible- + John Cardinal Heenan (on behalf of
                                                   the Roman Catholic Church)

- King James Version/Authorised Version -crown copyright