An Introduction to the Making and Meaning of the Bible, Michael B. Shepherd, Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2024 (ISBN 9780802883933), xiv + 209 pp., Pb 26.99 The A to Z of the New Testament: Things Experts Know that Everyone Else Should Too, James F. McGrath, Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2023 (ISBN 9780802882301), viii + 304 pp., Pb 21.99 - West, Jim (Reviews in religion and theology, 2025)