Bibliology and Hermeneutics

Required Reading

Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.

Olson, Roger. Mosaic of Christian Beliefs. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002.

Suggested Reading

**Black, David Alan. New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1994.

*Bruce, F. F. The Canon of Scripture. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1988. (Advanced)

_________ The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994.

Comfort, Philip Wesley, ed. The Origin of the Bible. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1992.

**________. The Complete Guide to Bible Versions. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1996.

*Geisler, Dr. Norman L., and William E. Nix. From God to Us: How We Got Our Bible. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1974. (Beginner)

________ A General Introduction to the Bible, Revised and Expanded. Chicago, IL: Moody, 1996.

*________, ed. Inerrancy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1980. (Advanced)

________. Systematic Theology: Volume One, Introduction, Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2002.

*Hendricks, Howard G. and William D. Hendricks. Living By the Book. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1991. (Hermeneutics, beginner)

*Kistler, Don, ed. Sola Scriptura. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 2000. (Intermediate)

*Mathison, Keith A. The Shape of Sola Scriptura. Moscow, ID: Canon Press, 2001. (Bibliology, intermediate)

*Pink, Arthur W. The Divine Inspiration of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Guardian Press, 1976.

*Webster, William. Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of Our Faith, Three Volume Set. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources Inc., 2001.

*__________. The Old Testament Canon and the Apocrypha. Battle Ground, WA: Christian Resources Inc., 2002.

*Wegner, Paul D. The Journey from Texts to Translations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 1999. (Intermediate)

*White, James R. The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations? Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 1995. (Intermediate)

*White, James R. Scripture Alone. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2004. (Beginner)

Genernal Suggested Theology Books

Berkhof, Louis, The History of Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1937. 

__________. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996. (Reformed)

Brown, O.J. Heresies. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988.

Chafer, Lewis Sperry. Systematic Theology, Volumes 1-4. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1976.

Demarest, Bruce. Integrative Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996. (Evangelical)

Boyd, Gregory and Paul Eddy. Across the Spectrum. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2002.

Elwell, Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 2001.

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 1998. (Baptist)

Geisler, Norman. Systematic Theology: Volume One, Introduction, Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2002.

Hannah, John. Our Legacy. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2001.

House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology & Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.

McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology, An Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1998. (Evangelical)

Moreland, J.P. and Craig, William Lane. Philosophical Foundations for a Biblical Worldview. Downers Gove, IL: IVP, 2003. (Christian philosophy and worldviews)

Nash, Ronald. Life’s Ultimate Questions. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999. (Christian philosophy and worldviews)

Oden, Thomas C. Systematic Theology (3 Vol). Peabody, MA: Hindrickson, 2006. (Arminian)

Pelikan, Joroslav. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago, 1971 (Lutheran)

Ryrie, Charles C. Basic Theology. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1986. (Dispensational)

Walton, Robert. Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1986.

Honors Reading

Read one book marked with a single asterisk (*) or read all books marked with double asterisks (**).