Love God with All Your Soul:
Theology

2. Systematic theology
   1. Stanley J. Grenz – Theology for the Community of God (1999)
   2. Online systematic theologies – Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (1996)
   1. James Arminius (1560-1609) – Complete Works
   2. James P. Boyce – Abstracts of Systematic Theology
   3. John Calvin – Institutes of the Christian Religion
   4. William Evans – The Great Christian Doctrines (sections 1-5 of 10)
   5. A. A. Hodge – Commentary on Westminster Confession of Faith
   6. W. N. Clarke – Outline of Christian Theology
   7. Charles Hodge – Systematic Theology Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Index
   8. Martin Luther – Table Talk
   9. James Orr, et al. – The Fundamentals Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4
   10. Philip Schaff – Theological Propaedeutic: Introduction to Study of Theology
   11. Augustus H. Strong – Systematic Theology
   12. Benjamin B. Warfield – Selected Essays
   13. Richard Watson, Theological Institutes (1851)
   3. Areas of study
   1. Theology: The Godhead
   1. Millard J. Erickson – Making Sense of the Trinity: Three Crucial Questions (2000)
   2. Arthur W. Pink – The Attributes of God (rerprint: 2006)
   3. Warren Myers & Ruth Myers – Experiencing God's Attributes (2003)
   4. J. Rendel Harris – Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity (1919)
   5. W. N. Clarke – The Christian Doctrine of God (1909)
   6. G. S. Faber, Doctrine of the Trinity – Vol. 1: Teaching of the Apostles | Vol. 2: Objections Considered (1832)
   2. Anthropology: The Human Identity
   1. Herman Hoeksema – Knowing God and Man (2006) Calvinist perspective
   2. Linleigh Roberts – Let Us Make Man (1988)
   3. John Laidlaw – The Bible Doctrine of Man (1879)
   4. Julius Müller, The Christian Doctrine of Sin – Vol. 1: The Existence of Evil | Vol. 2: The Possibility of Sin & The Diffusion of Sin (1853)
   5. Steve Singleton – "True Guilt or Guilt Feelings? What is Your Spiritual Diagnosis? What's the Remedy?"  [TOP]
   3. Christology: Jesus the Christ
   1. Christologies
   • Richard N. Longenecker – Contours of Christology in the New Testament (2005)
   • S. R. Holmes & M. A. Rae, eds. – The Person of Christ: Continuum International (2005)
   • Benjamin W. Bacon – Jesus the Son of God or Primitive Christology (1911)
   • John C. Granbery – Outline of New Testament Christology: A Study of Genetic Relationships within the Christology of the New Testament Period (1909) CAUTION: Granbery's dating of some NT books (Matthew, Pastorals, James, & Jude) is too late by 50+ years! Today's consensus of biblical scholarship is that all of these are first-century texts.
   • James Stalker – The Christology of Jesus: Being His Teaching Concerning Himself According to the Synoptic Gospels (1899)
   2. Deity of Christ
   • Robert Bowman and J. Ed. Komoszewski. – Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ (2007)
   • Josh McDowell and Bart Larson – Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity
   • H. P. Liddon – The Divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (16th ed., 1892) (Eight lectures delivered at Oxford in 1866. These lectures comprise a virtual christology of the entire New Testament.)
   • Edward A. Lawrence – The Divine and Human Natures in Christ (Bibliotheca Sacra, 1867)
   3. Humanity of Christ (Incarnation)
   • Alister E. McGrath – Incarnation (2006) Reflections involving paintings, literature, theology, and prayer.
   • Oliver D. Crisp – Divinity & Humanity: The Incarnation Reconsidered (2007)
   • A. B. Bruce – The Humiliation of Christ, In Its Ethical, Physical, and Official Aspects (1876)
   4. Messianic prophecy
   • Herbert Lockyer – All the Messianic Prophecies of the Bible (1988) I disagree with Lockyer's millennial leanings, but otherwise this is excellent.
   • Michael L. Brown – Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: Vol. 3 – Messianic Prophecy (2003)
   • E. W. Hengstenberg – Christology of the OT & Commentary on the Messianic Predictions (1868) – Vol. 1 • Vol. 2
   • Edward K. A. Riehm – Messianic Prophecy: Its Origin, Historical Growth, and Relation to New Testament Fulfillment (1891)
   5. Conception & Birth
   • Robert Gromacki – The Virgin Birth: A Biblical Study of the Deity of Jesus Christ (2002)
   • Raymond E. Brown – The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (2007)
   • James Orr – The Virgin Birth of Christ (1907)
   • William M. Ramsay – Was Christ Born in Bethlehem? (1898) – historicity of nativity
   • R. H. Grützmacher – The Virgin Birth (1907)
   6. Teachings
   1. General
   • Robert H. Stein – The Method & Message of Jesus' Teachings (Rev. ed., 1994)
   2. Parables
   • Parables of Jesus – Alphabetical List | Scripture List
   • Robert H. Stein – An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus (1981)
   • H. B. Swete – Studies in the Teaching of Our Lord (1903)
   • R. C. Trench – Notes on the Parables of Our Lord (1867)
   • Thomas Whittemore – Notes & Illustrations of the Parables of the New Testament (Rev. ed., 1855)
   3. Discourses
   • Mike Abendroth – Jesus Christ, The Prince of Preachers: Learning from the Teaching Ministry of Jesus (2008)
   • Thomas C. Hall – The Messages of Jesus According to the Synoptists (1901)
   • James S. Riggs – The Messages of Jesus According to the Gospel of John (1908)
   • John Brown – Discourses & Sayings of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 (1856)
   4. Sermon on the Mount
   • D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones – Studies in the Sermon on the Mount (reprinted many times since 1960)
   • Carl G. Vaught – The Sermon on the Mount: A Theological Investigation (Rev. ed., 2001)
   • Benjamin W. Bacon – The Sermon on the Mount: Its Literary & Didactic Purpose (1902)
   • A. Tholuck – Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount (4th ed., 1860)
   5. The Agrapha (Possible sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical accounts of the Gospel)
   • Hans-Josef Klauck – The Apocryphal Gospels: An Introduction (2004)
   • Bernard Pick – Paralipomena: Remains of Gospels and Sayings of Christ (1908)
   • James deQ. Donahoo – The Apocryphal & Legendary Life of Christ (1903)
   • Blomfield Jackson – Twenty-five Agrapha or Extra-canonical Sayings of Our Lord (1900)
   6. The Jesus Seminar
   • Craig Blomberg – The Seventy-Four "Scholars": Who Does the Jesus Seminar Really Speak For? (1994)
   7. Miracles
   • Complete list of the miracles of Jesus | Print version
   • Richard D. Phillips – Mighty to Save: Discovering God's Grace in the Miracles of Jesus (2001)
   • Charles C. Ryrie – The Miracles of Our Lord (1984)
   • Craig L. Blomberg – The Miracles as Parables (1986)
   • R. C. Trench – Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord (15th ed., 1895)
   • A. B. Bruce – The Miraculous Element in the Gospels (1886)
   8. Trials
   • John Gilmore – The Trials of Christ: The Moral Failures of Those Who Judged Jesus (2001)
   • Wallter M. Chandler – Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint (1908)– 1: The Hebrew Trial | 2: The Roman Trial
   • R. W. Husband – The Prosecution of Jesus: Its Date, History, and Legality (1916)
   9. Death
   • Martin Hengel – Crucifixion | chapter 12: Summary (1977) Wealth of background from ancient literary sources regarding the horror of crucifixion.
   • D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones – The Cross (1986) Excellent collection of expository sermons.
   • Martin Robinson – The Passion and the Cross: Why Did Jesus Have to Die? (2005)
   • James Denney – The Death of Christ: Its Place and Interpretation in the New Testament (1911 edition)
   • William Bright – The Seven Sayings fromthe Cross (1887)
   10. Atonement
   • J. I. Packer & Mark Dever – In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement (2008)
   • Leon Morris – The Atonement: Its Meaning & Significance (1984)
   • George Smeaton – The Doctrine of the Atonement as Taught by Christ Himself (1871)
   • William Symington – On the Atonement... of Jesus Christ (1836)
   • John Taylor – The Scripture Doctrine of Atonement Examined (1809)
   11. Resurrection
   • John Brown – A Discourse on Our Lord's Resurrection (1852)
   • Francis X. Durrell – Christ Our Passover: The Indispensable Role of Resurrection in Our Salvation (2003)
   • William Lane Craig – "Historicity of the Empty Tomb of Jesus" (1985)
   • Kirsopp Lake – The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1907)
   • William Milligan – The Resurrection of Our Lord (1917)
   • George Moberly – The Sayings of the Great 40 Days Between the Resurrection and Ascension, regarded as the Outlines of the Kingdom of God (1871)
   12. Ascension
   • Derek Thomas – Taken Up to Heaven: The Ascension of Christ (1997)
   • H. B. Swete – The Ascended Christ: A Study in the Earliest Christian Teaching (London: Macmillan, 1910).
   13. Present work
   • John Bunyan – The Work of Jesus Christ as an Advocate Clearly Explained (6th ed., 1725) • Easy-to-Read-Edition
   • William Symington – On the ... Intercession of Jesus Christ (1836)
   14. Return (Parousia)
   • Les Brittingham – Taking a Second Look at the Second Coming: A Sensible Alternative to Current Prophecy Teaching (2005)
   • S. P. T. Prideaux – The Second Coming of Christ: An Essay in Interpretation (1918)
   • Israel P. Warren – The Parousia: A Critical Study of the Scripture Doctrines of Christ's Second Coming (2nd ed., 1884)
   • David Brown – Christ's Second Coming: Will It Be Premillennial? (7th ed., 1882)
   4. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit
   1. Jack Cottrell – The Holy Spirit: A Biblical Study
   2. F. D. Bruner – A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness
   3. Harvey Floyd – Is the Holy Spirit for Me?
   4. John Stott – Baptism and Fullness: The Work of the Holy Spirit Today (1976)
   5. William Kelly – Lectures on the New Testament Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (1868)
   6. H. B. Swete – The Holy Spirit in the New Testament: A Study in Primitive Christian Teaching (1909)
   7. H. B. Swete – On the Early History of the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit with Especial Reference to the Controversies of the Fourth Century (1873)
   8. Abraham Kuyper – The Work of the Holy Spirit (1900) – Despite my disagreement with Kuyper on some points, such as his view of speaking in tongues, he provides us with much valuable information. As in all study, you must exercise discernment!
   9. E. R. Hendrix – The Personality of the Holy Spirit (1903)
   5. Ecclesiology: The Community of the Redeemed
   1. Everett Ferguson – The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today
   2. F. J. A. Hort – The Christian Ecclesia: A Course of Lectures on the Early History and Early Conceptions of the Ecclesia
   6. Eschatology: The Consummation of History
   1. William Barclay – At the Last Trumpet: Jesus Christ and the End of Time (1998) Provides a short commentary on virtually every end-times passage in the New Testament
   2. Robert Clouse, ed. – The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views (1977)
   3. William Crockett & Stanley N. Gundry, eds. – Four Views on Hell (1996)
   4. Stanley N. Gundry, ed. – Three Views on the Rapture (1996)
   5. John Brown – The Resurrection of Life: An Exposition of I Corinthians XV (1852)
   6. A. H. Strong – "The Last Judgment" from his Systematic Theology (1909)  [TOP]
3. Theological systems
   1. Sacramental theology – Although a study of "the sacraments" is historically the province of Catholics and several (e.g., confirmation, holy orders, last rites) have post-biblical origins, more non-Catholics are recognizing the value of focusing on the various ways God has of touching our individual lives.
   1. Kenan Osborne – Sacramental Theology: A General Introduction (1998)
   2. Edward Schillebeeckx – Christ the Sacrament of the Encounter with God (1963)
   2. Luther's theology – What is it? I include Luther's theology not as an endorsement of a denomination but acknowledging our debt to the reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) for the spiritual revolution he launched regarding grace, faith, the gospel, the cross, and empowering the ordinary person to think for himself or herself in spiritual matters.
   1. Martin Luther – Selected Writings
   2. Philipp Melancthon – Augsburg Confession
   3. Carl E. Braaten – Principles of Lutheran Theology (2007)
   4. Eric Lund, ed. – Documents from the History of Lutheranism: 1517-1750 (2001)
   5. Carter Lindberg – Beyond Charity: Reformation Initiatives for the Poor (1993) – Documents how the Reformation transformed not only theology, but also ministry to the poor.
   3. Reformed theology – What is it?
   1. Herman Hanko, Homer Hoeksema, & Gise J. Van Baren – The Five Points of Calvinism
   2. Critiques:
   • Laurence M. Vance – The Other Side of Calvinism (Rev. ed., 1999)
   • Dave Hunt & James White – Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views (2004)
   • George Bryson – The Five Points of Calvinism (Weighed and Found Wanting)
   4. Dispensational theology – What is it?
   1. Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice – Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy (2001) Provides a quick overview of what dispensationalists really teach.
   2. Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins – Are We Living in the End Times? (2001) Authors of the "Left Behind" series explain their understanding of Bible prophecy. See "Behind Left Behind" below for my response to this book.
   3. Critiques:
   • Keith A. Mathison – Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? (1995)
   • Dispensationalism: Return to Biblical Theology or Pseudo-Christian Cult? – Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Appendix & Glossary
   • Behind "Left Behind": Is the Popular Novel Series a Reliable Guide to End-Time Events? by Steve Singleton
   5. Biblical theology – What is it?
   1. James K. Mead – Biblical Theology: Issues, Methods, & Themes (2007)
   2. Scott J. Hafemann & Paul R. House, eds. – Central Themes in Biblical Theology (2007)
   3. Brevard S. Childs – Biblical Theology of the Old & New Testaments (1992)
   4. Geerhardús Vos – Biblical Theology: Old & New Testaments (1994)   [TOP]
   
   
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