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Biblical Doctrine

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art

Thou my best thought, by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father, I Thy true son,

Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not, nor mans empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance, now and always;

Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,

High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won,

May I reach heavens joys, O bright heavens Sun!

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

~ancient Irish hymn

translated by Mary E. Byrne (18801931)

versified by Eleanor H. Hull (18601935)

Primary Systematic Theologies

Bancroft, Emery H. Christian Theology: Systematic and Biblical . 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1976.

Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology . 4th ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1939.

Buswell, James Oliver, Jr. A Systematic Theology of the Christian Religion . 2 vols. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 19621963.

Culver, Robert Duncan. Systematic Theology: Biblical and Historical . Fearn, Ross -shire, Scotland: Mentor, 2005.

Dabney, Robert Lewis. Systematic Theology . 1871. Reprint, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1985.

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1986.

Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.

Hodge, Charles. Systematic Theology . 3 vols. 18711873. Reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1975.

Lewis, Gordon R., and Bruce A. Demarest. Integrative Theology . 3 vols. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 19871994.

Reymond, Robert L. A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith . Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Shedd, William G. T. Dogmatic Theology . 3 vols. 1889. Reprint, Minneapolis: Klock & Klock, 1979.

Strong, August Hopkins. Systematic Theology: A Compendium Designed for the Use of Theological Students . Rev. ed. New York: Revell, 1907.

Swindoll, Charles R., and Roy B. Zuck, eds. Understanding Christian Theology . Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2003.

Thiessen, Henry Clarence. Introductory Lectures in Systematic Theology . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1949.

Turretin, Francis. Institutes of Elenctic Theology . 3 vols. Edited by James T. Dennison Jr. Translated by George Musgrove Giger. 16791685. Reprint, Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 19921997.

Biblical Theologies

Whole Canon

Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1981.

Schreiner, Thomas R. The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.

Vos, Geerhardus. Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments . Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1948.

Old Testament

Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward an Old Testament Theology . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1978.

Merrill, Eugene H. Everlasting Dominion: A Theology of the Old Testament . Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2006.

Payne, J. Barton. The Theology of the Older Testament . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1962.

Zuck, Roy B., ed. A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament . Chicago: Moody Press, 1991.

New Testament

Guthrie, Donald. New Testament Theology . Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1981.

Ladd, George Eldon. A Theology of the New Testament . 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993.

Schreiner, Thomas R. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008.

Zuck, Roy B., ed. A Biblical Theology of the New Testament . Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.

Histories of Doctrine

Allison, Gregg R. Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.

Berkhof, Louis. The History of Christian Doctrines . 1937. Reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1975.

Bray, Gerald. God Has Spoken: A History of Christian Theology . Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014.

Gonzlez, Justo L. A History of Christian Thought . Rev. ed. 3 vols. Nashville: Abingdon, 1987.

Hannah, John D. Our Legacy: The History of Christian Doctrine . Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001.

Heine, Ronald E. Classical Christian Doctrine: Introducing the Essentials of the Ancient Faith . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.

Kelly, J. N. D. Early Christian Doctrines . 5th ed. London: Continuum, 2000.

Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine . 5 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 19711989.

Schaff, Philip. The Creeds of Christendom . 3 vols. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877.

Shedd, William G. T. A History of Christian Doctrine . 2 vols. New York: Charles Scribner, 1863.

Handbooks of Theology

Boice, James Montgomery. Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive and Readable Theology . Rev. ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1986.

Chafer, Lewis Sperry. Major Bible Themes: 52 Vital Doctrines of the Scripture Simplified and Explained . Revised by John F. Walvoord. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1974.

Enns, Paul. The Moody Handbook of Theology . Chicago: Moody Press, 1989.

Evans, William. The Great Doctrines of the Bible . Revised by S. Maxwell Coder. Chicago: Moody Press, 1974.

Lightner, Robert P. Handbook of Evangelical Theology: A Historical, Biblical, and Contemporary Survey and Review . Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1995.

Milne, Bruce. Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Belief . 3rd ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009.

Packer. J. I. Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs . Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993.

Watson, Thomas. A Body of Divinity . 1692. Reprint, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1965.

Theological Dictionaries

Bercot, David W., ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to More Than 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998.

Cairns, Alan. Dictionary of Theological Terms: A Ready Reference of over 800 Theological and Doctrinal Terms . 3rd ed. Greenville, SC: Ambassador - Emerald International, 2002.

Elwell, Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology . 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2001.

Erickson, Millard J. The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology . Rev. ed. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2001.

Holloman, Henry W. Kregel Dictionary of the Bible and Theology: Over 500 Key Theological Words and Concepts Defined and Cross-Referenced . Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2005.

Huey, F. B., Jr., and Bruce Corley, eds. A Students Dictionary for Biblical and Theological Studies . Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1983.

Other Theologies

Akin, Daniel L., ed. A Theology for the Church . Nashville: B&H Academic, 2007.

Ames, William. The Marrow of Theology . Translated and edited by John D. Eusden. 1629. Reprint, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1997.