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SUGGESTED REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BIBLICALTHEOLOGY

Word Studies

Old Testament

Botterweck, G. Johannes and Helmer Ringgren, Eds. Theological Dictionary of the OldTestament. Multi vols. Grand Raids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1974--. Hasseveral translators—1st 3 vols. redone.

Clines, David J.A. Ed. The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. Vols 1-8. Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press, 1993---. (In process still)

Harris, R. Laird, Ed. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. 2 Vols. Chicago:Moody Press, 1980.

Jenni, Ernst and Claus Westermann. Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament. 3Vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997. Translated by Publisher.

VanGemeren, Willem A. Gen. Ed. New International Dictionary of OldTestament Theology and Exegesis. Vols. 1-5. Grand Rapids: ZondervanPublishing House: 1997.

CDs: Bible Works 5 and Logos (Scholar’s Library) also have several good Hebrewlexicons.

New Testament

Balz, Horst and Gerhard Schneider, Eds. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament.Vols. 1-3. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1990-1993.

Brown, Colin, Gen Ed. The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 3Vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House:1975-1978. Also later edition in 1 vol.

Danker, Frederick William, Rev. & Ed. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testamentand Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd Edition (BDAG) Chicago &London: The University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Kittel, Gerhard, Ed. Theological Dictionary of the NewTestament. 10 Vols. Translatedand edited by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Grand Raids: Eerdmans Publishing Co.:1964-1976. Also exists in one volume abridged edition.

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Louw, Johannes P. & Eugene A. Nida, Eds. Greek-English Lexicon of the NewTestament Based on Semantic Domains. 2nd Ed. NY: United Bible Societies:1988-89.

Spicq, Ceslas. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament. 3 Vols. Translated by JamesD. Ernest. Peabody: MA: 1994.

Verbrugge, Verlyn, Ed. The NIV Theological Dictionary of New Testament Words: AnAbridgment of New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. GrandRapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000.

Bible Works 5 and Logos (Scholar’s Library) both have some of these--some are on bothCDs. You may have to order them separately. For a concordance, Bible Works 5 cannotbe beat. Also, both Bible Works 5 and Logos Scholars Library have Liddell & Scot’sGreek lexicon. This lexicon will have words that other lexicons do not have. It coversclassical Greek onwards.

Bible Dictionaries

Buttrick, George Arthur, Dictionary Editor. The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible: AnIllustrated Encyclopedia. Nashville: Abingdon Press: 1962. SupplementaryVolume: 1976.

Evans, Craig A. & Stanley E. Porter, Eds. Dictionary of New Testament Backgrounds.Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Green, Joel B., Scot McKnight, & I. Howard Marshall, Eds. Dictionary of Jesus and theGospels. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1992.

Freedman, David Noel, Editor-in-chief. The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 Vols. NY, et. al.:Doubleday: 1992.

Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin, & Daniel G. Reid. Dictionary of Paul and HisLetters. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.

Martin, Ralph P. & Peter H. Davids. Dictionary of the Later New Testament & ItsDevelopments. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

CDs: Bible Works 5 and Logos have the Older Version of ISBE. The newer one isavailable in hardcopy. Logos also has a good dictionary in its Scholar’s Library.

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Biblical Theology

Alexander, T. Desmond, Et. Al., Eds. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. DownersGrove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Old Testament Theology

Childs, Brevard S. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Philadelphia:Fortress Press, 1986.

Dyrness, William A. Themes: Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove, IL:Inter Dyrness, William A. Themes: Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove,

IL: InterVarsity Press, 1979.

Eichrodt, Walther. Theology of the Old Testament. 2 vols. Philadelphia: TheWestminster Press, n.d.

Hubbard, Robert L. Jr., Robert K. Johnston, and Robert P. Meye. Studies in OldTestament Theology: Historical and Contemporary Images of God and HisPeople. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1992.

Kaiser, Walter C. Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: ZondervanPublishing House, 1987.

Martens, Elmer A. God’s Design: A Focus on Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids:Baker Book House, 1981,

Smith, Ralph L. Old Testament Theology: Its History, Method, and Message. Nashville:Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993.

Von Rad, Gerhard. Old Testament Theology. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1967.

New Testament Theology

Beasley-Murray, G. R. Gospel of Life: Theology in the Fourth Gospel. Peabody, MA:Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1991.

Dunn, James D.G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle. Grand Rapids: EerdmansPublishing Co., 1998.

Goppelt, L. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: EerdmansPublishing Co., 1981; 1982.

Guthrie, D. New Testament Theology. Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1981.

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Ladd, George E. A Theology of the New Testament. Grand Rapids: EerdmansPublishing Co., 1974.

Marshall, I.H. and David Peterson, Witness to the Gospel: The Theology of Acts.Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998.

Morris, Leon. New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House,1986.

O'Toole, R. F. The Unity of Luke's Theology. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1984.