Start with high-confidence biblical studies books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Reading the Bible Again for the First Time
Marcus J. Borg
Peculiar Treasures
Frederick Buechner
River of God, the
Gregory J. Riley
Biblical Literacy
Timothy Beal
How the Bible Actually Works
Peter Enns
The Bible: Authorized King James Version
Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett
Africa Bible Commentary, Second Edition
Zondervan, Yacouba Sanon
Why I Trust the Bible
William D. Mounce
A General Introduction to the Bible
David Ewert
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart
Don't Know Much About® the Bible
Kenneth C. Davis
Unearthing the Bible
Titus Kennedy
The Whole Bible Story
Dr. William H. Marty, William H. Marty
What's in the Bible
R.C. Sproul, Robert Wolgemuth
The Bible Says So
Dan McClellan, Daniel McClellan
Supernatural
Dr. Michael S. Heiser, Michael S. Heiser
The Bible Unfiltered
Michael S. Heiser
Angels
The Unseen Realm
