WTS Recommended Reading

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WTS Recommended Reading

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Below you’ll fnd a list o books that ouraculty, administration and alumnirecommend to those who are interestedin Westminster and those who areentering as Westminster students. It isby no means ehausti!e and is by nomeans re"uired beore enrollment, butyou may fnd these books to be a good#warm u$% or your Westminstereducation.

& number o these books are re"uired or classes, and generally we’!elisted the books that are easier to read at the to$ in each category. 'hetitles are arranged according to the categories o Westminster classes,so it is also a air re$resentation o the kind o literature you will bereading or your res$ecti!e classes. (ou will also be e$ected to write agreat deal or your classes, so at the end o the list we ha!e includedbooks on research and writing most oten recommend by $roessors.

When $ossible, the books are linked to where you can $urchase themthrough the Westminster Bookstore. Blessings on your $re$arationor Westminster and en)oy your reading*

+ared li$hint, -/0egional 1oordinator or 0ecruitment, &lumni 0elations, and2e!elo$ment

Greek Hebrew Apologetics Old Testament New TestamentBiblical Theology and Hermeneutics Church History

Systematic Theology ractical Theology

Greek o 3achen, +. 4resham and 2an 4. 3c1artney. New Testament Greekfor Beginners. 5rentice Hall, 67.

o 3ounce, William 2. Basics of Biblical Greek: Grammar . 4rand0a$ids, 3I8 9onder!an, 67.

o Wallace, 2aniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. 4rand0a$ids, 3I8 9onder!an, :;;


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Hebrewo Weingreen, +acob. A ractical Grammar for Classical !ebrew.ord8 ord >ni!ersity 5ress, :;/;.

o &rnold, Bill '. and +ohn 1hoi. Guide to Biblical !ebrew "yntax .

1ambridge8 1ambridge >ni!ersity 5ress, 67.o Waltke, Bruce. An #ntroduction to Biblical !ebrew "yntax .Winona ?ake, I@8 Aisenbrauns, :;;.

Apologeticso li$hint, . =cott. The Battle Belongs to the $ord . 5hilli$sburg,@ew +ersey8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing 1om$any, 67.

o Adgar, William. Reasons of the !eart . 4rand 0a$ids, 3ichigan8Baker Book House, :;;


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Old Testament

o 2illard, 0aymond B. and 'rem$er ?ongman, III. An #ntroduction to the -ld Testament . 4rand0a$ids, 3I8 9onder!an, 6ni!ersity 5ress, 6/.

o =tonehouse, @.B. #'he &uthority o the @ew 'estament% In The#nfallible .ord , Adited by =tonehouse, @.B., and 5aul Wooley, ;6:K.5hilli$sburg, @. +.8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing 1o, 66.

o 4aLn, 0ichard B. ers%ecti,es on entecost . 5hilli$sburg, @ew +ersey8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing 1om$any, :;G;.

o =trim$le, 0obert B. The 1odern "earch for the Real 2esus.

5hilli$sburg, @+8 50 5ublishing, :;;/.

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o 0idderbos, Herman. Redem%ti,e !istory and the New Testament "cri%tures. 5hilli$sburg, @+8 50 5ublishing, :;CC.

o 0idderbos, Herman. The Coming of the /ingdom. 5hilli$sburg, @+850 5ublishing, :;


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o Dos, 4eerhardus. The Teaching of 2esus Concerning the/ingdom of God and the Church. @ew (ork8 &merican 'ract =ociety,:;7.

o @ichols, =te$hen +. and Aric '. Brandt. Ancient .ord5 Changing

.orlds. Wheaton, I?8 1rossway, 6;.o Beale, 4.. A New Testament Biblical Theology . 4rand 0a$ids, 3I8Baker, 6::.

Church Historyo Hastings, &drian. A .orld !istory of Christianity . 4rand 0a$ids,3ichigan8 William B. Aerdmans 5ublishing 1o., 6.

o 1hadwick, Henry. The 0arly Church. Harmondsworth8 5enguin, :;;7.

o 5elikan, +arosla!. The 0mergence of the Catholic Tradition.

1hicago8 >ni!ersity o 1hicago 5ress, :;G/.

o ?indberg, 1arter. The Reformation Theologians. WileyBlackwell,66.

o 5lancher, William 1. Readings in the !istory of ChristianTheology . 0ichmond8 Westminster +ohn no 5ress, :;CC.

o 3uller, 0ichard &. ost3Reformation Reformed *ogmatics : TheRise and *e,elo%ment of Reformed -rthodoxy . 4rand 0a$ids,3ichigan8 Baker Book House, 67.

o &hlstrom, =ydney A. A Religious !istory of the American eo%le.@ew Ha!en8 (ale >ni!ersity 5ress, 6K.

o @ichols, =te$hen. +. 2( Gresham 1achen: A Guided Tour of !is$ife and Thought . 5hili$sburg, @.+.8 5resbyterian and 0eormed5ublishing 1om$any, 6K.

o 'rueman, 1arl. 2ohn -wen. Burlington, D'8 &shgate, 6G.

Systematic Theologyo Merguson, =inclair. The Christian $ife. 1arlisle, 5&8 Banner o 'ruth,

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o Dan 'il, 1ornelius. An #ntroduction to "ystematic Theology .5hilli$sburg, @+8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing, 6G.

o li$hint, . =cott, ed. 2usti6ed in Christ : God's Plan for Us in Justication. >8 1hristian Mocus 5ublications, 6G.

o 1al!in, +ohn. #nstitutes of the Christian Religion. 'ranslated byMord ?ewis Battles. Adited by +ohn '. 3c@eill. 'he ?ibrary o 1hristian1lassics. 5hiladel$hia8 'he Westminster 5ress, :;


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5hilli$sburg, @ew +ersey8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing1om$any, :;;K.

o Ba!inck, Herman. Reformed *ogmatics. 'ranslated by +ohn Driend.Adited by +ohn Bolt. Dols. :K, 4rand 0a$ids, 3ichigan8 Baker &cademic,

67.o Warfeld, B.B. The #ns%iration and Authority of the Bible.5hiladel$hia, 5a.8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ub. 1o, :;KC.

o 3urray, +ohn. Collected .ritings of 2ohn 1urray , Vols. 1-4. 'heBanner o 'ruth 'rust, :;GG.

o li$hint, =cott. God .ith 4s. Wheaton, I?8 1rossway, 6::.

o Hall, 2a!id and 5eter ?illback, eds. A Theological Guide to Cal,in's#nstitutes: 0ssays and Analysis. 5hili$sburg, @.+.8 5resbyterian and0eormed 5ublishing 1om$any, 6C.

o 'i$ton, ?ane and +eN Waddington, eds. Resurrection and0schatology: Theology #n "er,ice of the Church5 0ssays in!onor of Richard B( Ga7n. 5hilli$sburg, @+8 5resbyterian and0eormed 5ublishing, 6C.

o Hago$ian, 2a!id, Ad. The Genesis *ebate. 3ission Die)o, 1&8 1ru5ress, 6.

o 4aLn, 0ichard B. Resurrection and Redem%tion. 5hilli$sburg, @+8

5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing, :;CG.

o Merguson, =inclair. The !oly "%irit . 2owners 4ro!e, I?8 InterDarsity,:;;G.

o 2arrel ?. Bock, ed. Three &iews on the 1illennium and Beyond .4rand 0a$ids, 3ichigan8 9onder!an, :;;;.

o (oung, A.+. Thy .ord is Truth. 1arlisle, 5&8 Banner o 'ruth, :;


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o 'ri$$, 5aul. Age of -%%ortunity . 5hilli$sburg, @+8 5resbyterian and0eormed 5ublishing, 6:.

o 5owlison, 2a!id. "eeing .ith New 0yes. 5hilli$sburg, @+85resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing, 67.

o Welch, Ad. Addictions 9 A Banuet in the Gra,e. 5hilli$sburg, @+85resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing, 6:.

o 'ri$$, 5aul. #nstruments in the Redeemer's !ands. 5hilli$sburg,@+8 50 5ublishing, 66.

o 3iller, +ohn. A +aith .orth "haring. 5hilli$sburg, @+8 5resbyterianand 0eormed 5ublishing, :;;;.

o ?ogan, =amuel '., ed. The reacher and reaching. 5hilli$sburg,@+8 5resbyterian and 0eormed 5ublishing, :;;ni!erse, Inc,6K.

'urabian, ate ?. A 1anual for .riters of Research a%ers5Theses5 and *issertations. Gth ed. 1hicago8 >ni!ersity o 1hicago5ress, 6G. E@ote the ecellent discussion o research writing, new tothis editionF

=trunk, William, +r., and A. B. White. The 0lements of "tyle. Kth ed.

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ane, 'homas =. The -xford 0ssential Guide to .riting. @ew (ork8Berkley Books, :;CC.

9insser, William. -n .riting .ell: The Classic Guide to .ritingNon6ction. 7th anni!ersary ed. @ew (ork8 Har$er 1ollins, 6