Continental Theological Seminary

 

MTh Reading List for 2011 - 2012 School Year

The Reading List below is the list of books with which an MTh student can begin his/her reading for each module. The full reading list is published in the Student Handbook. 

 

New Testament Theology:

Marshall, I. Howard. New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2004.
OR
Thielman, Frank. Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2005.
Matera, Frank J., New Testament Theology: Exploring Diversity and Unity. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. 2007.

  

Pentecostal Pneumatology:

Petts, David. The Holy Spirit - An Introduction. Mattersey: Mattersey Hall, 1998.

Atkinson, William P. Baptism in the Spirit - Luke-Acts and the Dunn Debate. Eugene OR: Pickwick

Publications, 2011, 1995.

Contemporary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation:

Oeming, Manfred. Contemporary Biblical Hermeneutics: An Introduction. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                Thiselton, Anthony C. New Horizons in Hermeneutics: The Theory and Practice of Transforming Biblical Reading. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992.

Recommended (not required): Archer, Kenneth J., A Pentecostal Hermeneutic for the Twenty-First Century: Spirit, Scripture and Community. London: T&T Clark International, 2004.

Theology of Missions:

Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods, St. Paul’s or Ours? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1993.             Bosch, David J. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1991.
Van Engen, Charles, Nancy Thomas and Robert Gallagher, (eds) Footprints of God: A Narrative Theology of Missions. Monrovia, CA: MARC/World Vision, 1999.
York, John V. Missions in the Age of the Spirit. Springfield: Logion, 2000.

Old Testament Theology:

          Anderson, B.W. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999.

Barr, James. The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1999.

Childs, B.S. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. London: SCM Press, 1985.

Robin Routledege. Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach. Nottingham: Apollos, 2008.  

Old Testament Exegetical Methods:

Kaiser, Walter C. Toward and Exegetical Theology. Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1981.                                                                                                                               

VanGemeren, W.A. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. Vol. 1, Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1997, pp. 130-160.

New Testament Backgrounds:

Burkett, D. An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity. Cambridge: CUP, 2002.

Rowlands, C. Christian Origins. London: SPCK, 2002.

Contemporary Mission History:

Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. New York: Penguin Books, 1986.
Tucker Ruth. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.                                                                                                                                Walls, Andrew F. The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith. (13th printing) Orbis Books: Maryknoll, NY. Thirteenth Printing, 2009.  

Research Methods and Thesis Writing Seminar:

Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G. & Williams, Joseph. The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 3e, 2008. [The 2e is also available in Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.]
Anderson, Allan, Michael Bergunder, André Droogers, Cornelius Van Der Laan, Eds. Studying Global Pentecostalism: Theories & Methods. Berkely, CA: University of California Press, 2010.
Creswell, John W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 3e, 2009.  

New Testament Exegetical Methods:

Erickson, Richard J. A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Exegesis. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2005.
Alland, B. and J. Delobel. New Testament Textual Criticism, Exegesis and Church History: A Discussion on Methods. Kampen: Kok Pharos Publishing House, 1994.  

Old Testament Backgrounds:

Arnold. B.T. & Beyer, B.E. Readings from the Ancient Near East. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002.
Hallo, W. W. and Simpson, W. K. The Ancient Near East: A History. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971.
Kitchen, K. A. Ancient Orient and Old Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 1975.
Livingston, G. H. ‘The Relation of the Old Testament to Ancient Cultures’ in F. E. Gaebelein (ed), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 12 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979, 1:339-56.
Wiseman, D. J. ‘Archaeology and the Old Testament’, in F. E. Gaebelein (ed), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, 12 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979, 1:309-35.

Issues and Trends in Missions:

Engel, Jim and William Dyrness. Changing the Mind of Missions. Downers Grove, IL.: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Engelsviken, Tormod. Spiritual Conflict in Today's Mission. Lausanne, 2000.

Guthrie, Stan. Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century. Waynesboro, Georgia: Paternoster Publishing, 2000.

Walls, Andrew & Ross, Cathy (eds.). Mission in the 21st Century: Exploring the Five Marks of Global Mission. London: Darton, Longman andtodd, 2008.

Historical Development of Major Theological Perspectives:

Olson, Roger F. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
Placher, William C. A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction. Lousville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1983.

 

 

 

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