| Ritual and rhetoric in Leviticus: From sacrifice to scripture JW Watts Cambridge University Press, 2007 | 192 | 2007 |
| Psalm and Story: Inset Hymns in Hebrew Narrative JW Watts A&C Black, 1992 | 184 | 1992 |
| Reading Law JW Watts Reading Law, 1-192, 1999 | 183 | 1999 |
| Persia and Torah: the theory of imperial authorization of the Pentateuch JW Watts Symposium series, 2001 | 153 | 2001 |
| The three dimensions of scriptures JW Watts | 114 | 2008 |
| Leviticus 1-10, 11-20 JW Watts Peeters, 2013 | 81* | 2013 |
| Ritual legitimacy and scriptural authority JW Watts Journal of Biblical Literature 124 (3), 401-417, 2005 | 51 | 2005 |
| Iconic books and texts JW Watts Equinox, 2013 | 47 | 2013 |
| Rhetorical Strategy in the Composition of the Pentateuch JW Watts Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 20 (68), 3-21, 1995 | 47 | 1995 |
| Text and Redaction in Jeremiah's Oracles against the Nations JW Watts The catholic biblical quarterly 54 (3), 432-447, 1992 | 43 | 1992 |
| The legal characterization of Moses in the rhetoric of the Pentateuch JW Watts Journal of Biblical Literature 117 (3), 415-426, 1998 | 42 | 1998 |
| Aaron and the Golden Calf in the Rhetoric of the Pentateuch JW Watts Journal of Biblical Literature 130 (3), 417-430, 2011 | 40 | 2011 |
| The rhetoric of sacrifice J Watts | 34 | 2011 |
| Forming prophetic literature: Essays on Isaiah and the Twelve in honor of John DW Watts JW Watts, PR House A&C Black, 1996 | 32 | 1996 |
| 'Olah: the rhetoric of burnt offerings JW Watts Vetus Testamentum 56 (1), 125-137, 2006 | 31* | 2006 |
| Scripturalization and the Aaronide Dynasties JW Watts The journal of Hebrew scriptures 13, 2013 | 28 | 2013 |
| Persia and Torah JW Watts The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch, 2001 | 27 | 2001 |
| Psalm 2 in the context of Biblical Theology JW Watts Horizons in biblical theology 12 (1), 73-91, 1990 | 27 | 1990 |
| The Torah as the rhetoric of priesthood JW Watts | 25 | 2007 |
| Biblical Psalms outside the Psalter JW Watts The Book of Psalms: Composition and Reception, 288-309, 2005 | 25 | 2005 |
