Recommended scholarly books on the Bible

Here's a list of scholarly books I can recommend on the Bible.

These focus on the Christ myth theory - that Jesus was originally a fictional/mythical figure and only later was historicized:

1. The Christ Myth Theory and Its Problems - Robert M. Price.
2. Jesus: Neither God Nor Man - Earl Doherty.
3. Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus - Thomas L. Brodie.
4. The Jesus Mysteries – Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy.
5. Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All - David Fitzgerald.
6. The Jesus of the Early Christians: A Study in Christian Origins - G.A. Wells.
7. The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold – Acharya S.
8. The Pagan Christ – Tom Harper.
9. The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man – Robert M. Price.
10. The Jesus Puzzle – Earl Doherty.
11. Suns of God: Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled - Acharya S.
12. Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection - Acharya S.
13. Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of the Christ - Acharya S.
14. Jesus and the Lost Goddess – Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy.
15. The Laughing Jesus – Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy.
16. The Jesus Legend – G.A. Wells.

These focus on showing the Bible is not historically accurate, or is fictional literature:

1. Gospel Fictions - Randel Helms.
2. Jesus, Interrupted - Bart Ehrman
3. Misquoting Jesus - Bart Ehrman
4. Forged - Bart Ehrman
5. Forgery and Counterforgery - Bart Ehrman
6. Can We Trust the New Testament? – G.A. Wells.
7. Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth – Burton Mack.
8. Challenging the Verdict – Earl Doherty.
9. Rescuing the Bible From Fundamentalism – John Shelby Spong.
10. Liberating the Gospels – John Shelby Spong.
11. The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy – C. Dennis McKinsey.