Theology (New Testament & Old Testament)
Suggested Bibliography
A Theology of the New Testament, by George Eldon Ladd. ISBN: 0-8028-0680-5 . . . Published by Eerdmans.
Paul, the Spirit & the People of God, by Gordon Fee. ISBN: 1565631706….Published by Hendrickson Publishers.
Bible Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem, ed. by Jeff Purswell. ISBN: 0-310-22233-8. . .Published by Zondervan, 1999.
Systematic Theology, by Wayne Grudem. ISBN: 0310286700….Published by Zondervan
New Testament Theology, by Donald Guthrie ISBN: 1576832643…Published by Nelson.
Our Legacy: History of Christian Doctrine, by John D. Hannah. ISBN: 0-87784-965-X . . . Published by InterVarsity Press
New Testament Theology, by Leon Morris. ISBN: 0-310-45571-5 . . . Published by Zondervan.
Toward an Old Testament Theology, by Walter C. Kaiser. ISBN: 0-310-37100-7 . . . Published by Zondervan, 1978.
A Guide to Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, edited by Willem A. Van Gemeren. ISBN: 0-310-23193-0 . . . Published by Zondervan.
The Christology of Jesus, by Ben Witherington III. ISBN: 0806624300….Publisher by Fortress Press.
Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, by Christopher J.H. Wright. ISBN: 0-8308-1693-3 . . . Published by InterVarsity Press.
The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was & Is, by NT. Wright. ISBN: 0830822003… Published by Inter Varsity Press.
John M. Blumenstein, Ph.D. -- October 1996
History/Methodology
Boers, H. What is New Testament Theology?: The Rise of Criticism and the Problem of a Theology of the New Testament. Guides to Biblical Scholarship: New Testaments Series. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1979.
Childs, B.S. Biblical Theology in Crisis. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970.
______. The New Testament as Canon: An Introduction. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984.
Corley, C. “Biblical Theology of the New Testament.” In Foundation For Biblical Interpretation: A Complete Library of Tools and Resources. Edited by D.S. Dockery, et al. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1994.
Dunn, J. D. G. and J. M. Mackey. New Testament Theology in Dialogue: Christology and Ministry. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1987.
Dunn, J. D. G. Unity and Diversity in the New Testament. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1977.
Ebeling, G. “The Meaning of Biblical Theology.” In Word and Faith, pp. 79-97. Translated by J. W. Leitch. London: SCM, 1963.
Ellis, Carl F., Jr. Free at Last? The Gospel in the African-American Experience. InterVarsity, 1996. Previously published as Beyond Liberation.
Gabler, J. P. “De justo decrimine theologiae biblique et dogmaticae regundisque recte utrius que finibus.” Translated by J. Sandys-Wunsch and L. Elridge in “J. P. Gabler and the Distinction Between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology.” Scottish Journal of Theology 33 (1980): 133-158.
Guelich, R. A., ed. Unity and Diversity in New Testament Teholgoy: Essays in Honor of G. E. Ladd. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
Harrisville, R. A. and W. Sundberg. The Bible in Modern Culture: Theology and Historical –Critical Method from Spinoza to Käsemann. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Hasel, G.F. New Testament Theology: Basic Issues in Current Debate. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
Johnson, L. T. The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation. Philadephia: Forteress, 1986.
Morgan, R., ed. The Nature of New Testament Theology: The Contribution of William Wrede and Adolf Schlatter. Studies in Biblical Theology, Second Series 25. Translated by R. Morgan. London: SCM, 1973.
______. “Theology: New Testament.” In Anchor Bible Dictionary 6:473-83. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
Ollenburger, B. C. “Biblical Theology: Situating the Discipline.” In Understanding the Word: Festschrif B. W. Anderson, pp. 37 –62. Edited by J. T. Butler and B. C. Ollenburger. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1975.
Reventlow, H. G. von. Problems of Biblical Theology in the Twentieth Century. Translated by J. Bowden. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
______. “Theology (Biblical), History of.” In Anchor Bible Dictionary 6: 483-505. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
Schnackenburg, R. New Testament Theology Today. Translated by D. Askew. New York: Herder & Herder, 1963.
Sloan, R. B. “Unity in Diversity: A Clue to the Emergence of the New Testament as Sacred Literature.” In New Testament Criticism & Interpretation, pp. 437-68. Edited by D. A. Black and D. S. Dockery. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.
Smart, J. D. The Past, Present, and Future of Biblical Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1979.
Stendahl, K. “Biblical Theology, Contemporary.” In Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible 1:418-432. Nashville: Abingdon, 1962.
Stuhlmacher, P. Historical Criticism and Theological Interpretation of Scripture. Translated by R. A. Harrisville. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977.
Weiss, B. Biblical Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. 3d rev. ed. Translated by D. Eaton. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1879.
Wenham, D. “Appendix: Unity and Diversity in the New Testament.” In G. E. Ladd’s A Theology of the New Testament, pp. 684-719. Rev. ed. Edited by D. A. Hagner. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
New Testament & Biblical Theologies
Barrett, C. K. Paul: An Introduction to His Thought. Louisville: Westminster/Knox, 1994.
Becker, J. C. Paul the Apostle: The Triumph of God in Life and Thought. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980.
Bultmann, R. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. New York: Scribner’s, 1951-1955 (available in one volume).
Bright, J. The Kingdom of God: The Biblical Concepts and Its Meaning for the Church. New York: Abingdon, 1953.
Caird, G. B. New Testament Theology. Completed and edited by L. D. Hurst. Oxford: Clarendon, 1994.
Childs, B.S. Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992.
Conzelmann, H. An Outline of the Theology of the New Testament. 2d ed. Translated by J. Bowden. New York: Harper & Row, 1969.
Cullmann, O. Christ and Time. Rev. ed. Translated by F. V. Filson. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1962.
______. The Christology of the New Testament. Rev. ed. Translated by S. C. Guthrie and C. A. M. Hall. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1963.
______. Salvation in History. Translated by S. G. Sowers. London: SCM, 1967.
Fitzmyer, J. A. Paul and His Theology: A Brief Sketch. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1989.
Goppelt, L. Theology of the New Testament. 2 vols. Translated by J. Alsup. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981 & 1982.
Guthrie, D. New Testament Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1981.
Jeremias, J. New Testament Theology: The Proclamation of Jesus. Translated by J. Bowden. New York: Scribner’s, 1971.
Kümmel, W. G. The Theology of the New Testament According to Its Major Witnesses: Jesus – Paul – John. Nashville: Abingdon, 1973.
Ladd, G. E. A Theology of the New Testament. Rev. ed. Edited by D. A. Hagner with contributions by R. T. France and D. Wenham. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
Morris, L. New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
Moule, C. F. D. The Birth of the New Testament. 3d rev. ed. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1982.
O’ Collins, G. Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.
Richardson, A. An Introduction to the Theology of the New Testament. New York: Harper, 1958.
Ridderbos, H. The Coming of the Kingdom. Translated by H. de Jongste. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1962.
______. Paul: An Outline of His Theology. Translated by J. R. De Witt. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Schlatter, A. The History of the Christ: The Foundation of New Testament Theology. Translated by A. J. Köstenberger. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996. Forthcoming in October. Cf. Teaching of the Apostles: The Development of New Testament Theology, also forthcoming. Both works based on 2d ed. of Theologies des Neuen Testament (1921-22, orig. pub. 1909-10).
Schnackenburg, R. Jesus in the Gospels: A Biblical Christology. Translated by O. C. Dean, Jr. Louisville: Westminster/Knox, 1995.
Stagg, F. New Testament Theology. Nashville: Broadman, 1962.
Stauffer, E. New Testament Theology. 5th ed. Translated by J. Marsh. New York: Macmillan, 1955.
VanGemeren, W. The Progress of Redemption: The Story of Salvation from Creation to the New Jerusalem. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988.
Vos, G. Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1948.
Rodger W. Dalman, Ph. D.---July 1997
1. Languages
Botterweck, G. Johannes, and Helmer Ringgren. Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974.
Brown, Francis, et al. The New Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic. Christian Copyrights, 1979.
Craigie, Peter C. Ugarit and the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983.
Harris, R. Laird. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody, 1980.
Hatch, Edwin and Henry Redpath, A Concordance to the Septuagint and the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament, 2 vols. Graz Austria: Akademishce Druck, 1954.
Mandelkern, Solomon. Veteris Testamenti Concordantiae Hebraicae atque Chaldaicae. Tel Aviv: Schocken Hierosolymis, 1978.
Segert, Stanislav, A Basic Grammar of the Ugaritic Language with Select Texts and Glossary. Berkely: University of California Press, 1984.
Swete, Henry Barclay. An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1989.
2. Ancient Near Eastern Texts
Beyerlin, Walter. ed. Near Eastern Religious Texts Relating to the Old Testament. London: SCM Press, 1978.
Cohen, M. Sumerian Hymnology: The Ersemma. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1981.
Faulkner, R. O. The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts. 3 vols. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1973.
Faulkner, R. O. The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts. Oak Park: Bolchazy -Carducci, 1969.
Gibson, J. C. L. Canaanite Myths and Legends. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1978.
Lesko, Leonard, H. The Ancient Egyptian Book of Two Ways. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972.
Lichtheim, Miriam. Ancient Egyptian Literature a Book of Readings. 3 vols. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976.
Pritchard, James. B. ed. Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating To the Old Testament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1955.
Sjöberg, Åke W., and E. Bergmann. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Locust Valley: J. J. Augustin, 1969.
3. Research Tools
Bollier, John A. The Literature of Theology: A Guide for Students and Pastors. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1979.
Braun, Eric. The Internet Directory. Ballantine Books, 1994.
Danker, Frederick W. Multipurpose Tools for Bible Study. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1970.
Dickerson, G. Fay. Religion Index One: Periodical. vol. 21. Evanston: American Theological Library Association, 1990.
Hahn, Herbert F. Old Testament in Modern Research. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1945.
Treesh, Erica. Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works, Evanston: American Theological Library Association, 1996.
4. Theophanies
Barbotin, Edmond. The Humanity of God. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1976.
Barr, James. “Theophay and Anthropomorphism in the Old Testament.” Suplements to Vetus Testamentum. vol 7 (1960): 30-38.
Barrois, G. A. The Face of Christ in the Old Testament. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1974.
Boettner, Loraine. The Person of Christ. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1943.
Borland, James. Christ in the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody, 1978.
Clements, R. E. “The Messianic Hope in the Old Testament,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament vol. 43 (1989): 3-19.
Habel, Norman. “He who Stretches Out the Heavens.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly. vol. 34 (1972): 417-430.
Hanson, Anthony T. Jesus Christ and the Old Testament. London: SPCK, 1965.
Hanson, Anthony T. “The Midrash in II Corinthians 3- A Reconsideration.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament. vol. 9 (1980): 2-28.
Harrop, G. G. “But Now Mine Eye Seeth Thee.” Canadian Journal of Theology. vol. 12 (1966): 80-84.
Hodge, Charles. Systematic Theology. vol. 1. New York: Charles Schribner’s Sons, 1885.
Kuntz, J. Kenneth. The Self-Revelation of God. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1967.
Lindblom, Jonannes. “Theophanies in Holy Places in Hebrew Religion.” Hebrew Union College Annual. vol. 32 (1961): 91-106.
Mac Donald, William Graham. “Christology and The Angel of the Lord.” in Gerald F. Hawthorne, ed. Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1975.
Muilenberg, James. “The Speech of Theophany.” Harvard Divinity Bulletin. vol. 28 (1963): 35-47.
Piper, Francis. Christian Dogmatics. St. Louis: Concordia, 1950.
Stone, Elizabeth C. “Chariots of the Gods in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (c. 2000-1600 BC).” Cambridge Archaeological Journal. vol. 3 (1993): 83-107.
Windsor, Gwyneth. “Theophany.” Theology. vol. 75 (1972): 411-416.
Walvoord, John F. “The Preincarnate Son of God.” Bibliotheca Sacra. vol. 104 (1947): 154-169, 415-425.
5. Glory
Bowker, J. W. “Merkabah Visions and the Visions of Paul.” Journal of Semitic Studies. vol. 16 (1971): 157- 173.
Chernus, Ira. “ ‘A Wall of Fire Round About’: The Development of a Theme in Rabbinic Midrash.” Journal of Jewish Studies. vol. 30 (1979): 68-84.
Clendenin, D. B. “Partakers of Divinity: The Orthodox Doctrine of Theosis.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 37 (1994): 365-379.
Fossum, Jarl. “Jewish-Christian Christology and Jewish Mysticism.” Vigilae Christianae. vol. 37 (1983): 260-287.
Haran, Menahem. “The Shining of Moses’ Face: A Case Study in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Iconography.” pp. 159-173 in W. Boyd Barrick and John Spencer, eds. In the Shelter of Elyon. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1984.
Kee, Howard C. “The Transfiguration in Mark: Epiphany or Apocalyptic Vision?” pp. 137-152 in John Reumann, ed. Understanding the Sacred Text. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1972.
Kline, Meredith G. Images of the Spirit. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980.
Laughlin, John. “The Strange Fire of Nadab and Abihu.” Journal of Biblical Literature. Vol. 95 (1976): 559-565.
Leech, K. Experiencing God: Theology as Spirituality. San Francisco: Harper, 1985.
Lossky, V. The Vision of God. Bedforshire: The Faith Press, 1963.
Morray-Jones, C. R. A. “Paradise Revisited (2 Cor 12:1-12): The Jewish Mystical Background of Paul’s Apostolate Part I: The Jewish Sources.” Harvard Theological Review. vol. 86 (1993): 177-217, “…Part II: Paul’s Heavenly Ascent and its Significance,” vol. 86 (1993): 265-292.
Neusner, Jacob. A Life of Yohanan Ben Zakkai Ca. 1-80 C. E. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1970.
Pentecost, J. Dwight. The Glory of God. Portland: Multnomah, 1978.
Ramm, Bernard. Them He Glorified: A Systematic Study of the Doctrine of Glorification. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963.
Rukestraw, Robert V. “Becoming like God: An Evangelical Doctrine of Theosis.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 40 (1997): 257-270.
Schäfer, Peter. “New Testament and Hekhalot Literature: The Journey into Heaven in Paul and in Merkavah Mysticism.” Journal of Jewish Studies. vol. 35 (1984): 19-35.
Scholem, Gershom. Jewish Gnosticism, Merkabah Mysticism and Talmudic Tradition. New York: the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1965.
Ware, Timothy. The Orthodox Church. New York: Penguin Books, 1963.
6. God as Father
Badaway, A. M. “The Names Per-Hay/Gem-Aten of the Great Temple of Amarna.” Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Alterumskunde. vol. 102 (1975): 10-13.
Byrne, Brendan. ‘Son of God’ ‘Seed of Abraham’: A Study of the Ideas of the Sonship of God of all Christians in Paul against the Jewish Background. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1979.
DeBoer, P. A. H. Fatherhood and Motherhood in Israelite and Judean Piety. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1979.
Donahue, F. “The Spiritual Father in the Scriptures.” In Abba. Kalamazoo: The Cistercian Publishers, 1982.
Griffiths, J. G. “Triune Conceptions of Deity in Ancient Egypt.” Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Alterumskunde. vol. 100 (1974): 28-32.
Huntress, Erminie. “ ‘Son of God’ in Jewish Writings Prior to the Christian Era.” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 14 (1935): 117-123.
Lidgett, J. S. The Fatherhood of God. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1902.
Mawhinney, Allen, “God as Father: Two Popular Theories Reconsidered.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 31 (1988): 181-190.
McCarthy, D. J. “Notes on the Love of God in Deut. and the Father Son Relationship between Yahweh and Israel.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly. vol. 27 (1965):144-147.
McKenzie, J. L. “The Divine Sonship of Men in the Old Testament.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly. vol. 7 (1945): 326-339 [cf. vol. 7 (1945): 32-47 and vol. 8 (1946): 320-331.
Miller, J. “God as Father in the Bible and the Father Image in Several Contemporary Ancient Near Eastern Myths: A Comparison.” Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. vol. 14 (1985): 347-354.
Van Gemeren, Willen A. “ ‘Abba’ in the Old Testament?” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 31 (1988): 385-398.
Vellanickal, Matthew. The Divine Sonship of Christians in the Johannine Writings. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1977.
7. God as Spirit
Block, D. I. “The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of rwh in the Book of Ezekiel.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol.32 (1989): 27-50.
Dumbrell, W. J. “Spirit and Kingdom of God in the Old Testament.” Reformend Theological Review. vol. 33 (1974): 1-10
Fredricks, Gary. “Rethinking the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Lives of Old Testament Believers.” Trinity Journal. vol. 9 (1988): 81-104.
Harrelson, Walter. “Creative Spirit in the Old Testament: A Study of the Last Words of David.” In Sin, Salvation, and the Spirit. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1979.
Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. “The Promise of God and the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: Joel 2:28-32 and Acts 2:16-21.” In The Living and Active Word of God: Studies in Honor of Samual J. Schultz. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1983.
Köstenberger, Andreas J. “What Does it Mean to be Filled with the Spirit? A Biblical Investigation.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 40 (1997): 229-240.
Montague, George T. The Growth of a Biblical Tradition. New York: Paulist Press, 1970.
Moody, D. Spirit of the Living God. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1968.
Thompson, J. G. S. “The Spirit in the Old Testament.” Christianity Today. vol. 1 (1957): 9-11.
Vriezen, Th. C. “Ruach Yahwah (Elohim) in the Old Testament.” Proceedings of the Ninth Meeting of Die Ou-Testamentiese Werkemeenskap in Suid Afrika. pp. 50-61.
Westall, M. R. “The Scope of the Term ‘Spirit of God’ in the Old Testament.” Indian Journal of Theology. vol. 26 (1977): 29-43.
Wood. Leon J. The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976.
8. Prophecy
Carroll, Robert. When Prophecy Failed: Cognitive Dissonance in the Prophetic Traditions of the Old Testament. New York: The Seabury Press, 1979.
Clements, R. E. “The Messianic Hope in the Old Testament.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. vol. 43 (1989): 3-19.
Harrelson, Walter. “Prophetic Eschatological Visions and the Kingdom of God.” In The Quest for the Kingdom of God: Studies in Honor of George E. Mendenhall. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1983.
Hoffner, Harry A. Jr. “Ancient Views of Prophecy and Fulfullment: Mesopotamia and Asia Minor.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 30 (1987): 257-265.
Malamat, Abraham. “A Forerunner of Biblical Prophecy: The Mari Documents.” pp. 33-52 in P. D. Miller Jr. et. al. Ancient Israelite Religion: Essays in Honor of Frank Moore Cross. Phildadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987.
Petrotta, A. J. “An Even Closer Look at Matt. 2:6 and its Old Testament Sources.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 33 (1990): 311-315.
9. Typology
Anderson, Robert. Types in Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1978.
Fairbairn, Patrick. The Typology of Scripture. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
France, R. Jesus and the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1982.
Goppelt, Leonhard. Typos: The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982.
Harris, R. Laird. “Prophecy, Illustration and Typology.” pp. 57-66 in R. Laird Harris, ed. Interpretation and History: Essays in Honor of Allan A. MacRae. Singapore: Christian Life Publishers, 1986.
Karlberg, Mark W. “The Significance of Israel in Biblical Typology.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 31 (1988): 257-270.
Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. Toward Rediscovery of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.
Lampe, G. W. H. and K. J. Woollcombe. Essays on Typology. Naperville: Alec. R. Allenson, 1957.
Rad, Gerhard von. “The Interpretation of the Old Testament: II Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament.” Interpretation. vol. 15 (1961): 174-192.
Seiss, Joseph A. Holy types, or the Gospel in Leviticus. New York: Charles C. Cook, 1900.
Wilson, Walter Lewis. Wilson’s Dictionary of Bible Types. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1957.
10. Holy Mountain Imagery
Biran, Avraham. ed. Temples and High Places in Biblical Times. Jerusalem: Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, 1981.
Clements, R. E. God and Temple. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1965.
Clifford, Richard J. The Cosmic Mountain in Canaan and the Old Testament. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972.
Kingsbury, E. “The Theophany Topos and the Mountain of God.” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 86 (1967): 205-210.
Levenson, Jon D. Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible. Minneapolis: Winston Press, 1985.
Levenson, Jon D. Theology of the Program of Restoration of Ezekiel 40-48. Missoula: Scholars Press, 1976.
Roberts, J. J. M. “Zion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic Empire.” In Studies in the Perirod of David and Solomon and Other Essays. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1982.
11. Sheol
Harris, R. Laird. “Why Hebrew She’ol Was Translated ‘Grave.’” In The NIV: The Making of a Contemporary Translation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.
Heimpel, Wolfgang. “The Sun at Night and the Doors of Heaven in Babylonian Texts.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies. vol. 38 (1986): 127-151.
Tromp, Nicholas J. Primitive Conceptions of Death and the Nether World in the Old Testament. Biblical Institute Press, 1969. (Biblica et Orientalia vol. 21)
Wifall, Walter. “The Sea of Reeds as Sheol.” Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. vol. 92 (1980): 325-332.
12. Worship
Blackman, A. M. and H. W. Fairman. “The Consecration of an Egyptian Temple according to the Use of Edfu.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. vol. 32 (1946): 75-91.
Blackman, A. M. and H. W. Fairman. “The Significance of the Ceremony of HWT BHSW in the Temple of Horus at Edfu.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. vol. 35 (1949): 98-112.
Brueggemann. W. “Amos IV 4-13 and Israel’s Covenent Worship.” Vetus Testamentum. vol. 15 (1965): 1-15.
Gadd, C. J. “The Spirit of the Living Sacrifice in Tombs.” Iraq. vol. 22 (1960): 51-58.
Levine, Baruch A. “On the Presence of God in Biblical Religion.” pp. 71-87 in Jacob Neusner, ed. Religions in Antiquity. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1968.
Miller, Patrick, D. Jr. “Prayer and Sacrifice in Ugarit and Israel.” pp. 139-155 in W. Claasen. ed. Text and Context. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1988.
Rodriguez, Angel Manual. “Sanctuary Theology in the Book of Exodus.” Andrews University Seminary Studies. vol. 24 (1986): 128-145.
Van Buren, C. Douglas. “Places of Sacrifice (Opfenstätten).” Iraq. vol. 14 (1952): 76-91.
13. Law
Curtis, Edward. “The Theological Basis for the Prohibition of Images in the Old Testament.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 28 (1985): 277-288.
Eyre, C. J. “Crime and Adultery in Ancient Egypt.” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. vol. 70 (1984): 92-105.
Gilchrist, P. R. “Toward a Convenantal Definition of TORA.” pp. 93-108 in Interpretation and History. Singapore: Christian Life Publishers. 1986.
Gordon, Cyrus. “The Biblical Sabbath: Its Origin and Observance in the Ancient Near East.” Judaism. vol. 31 (1982): 12-16.
Greidanua, Sidney. “The Universal Dimension of Law in the Hebrew Scriptures.” Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieusus. vol. 14 (1985): 39-51.
Hasel, Gerhard F. and W. G. C. Murdoch. “The Sabbath in the Literature of the Old Testament.” pp. 44-56 in Kenneth A. Strand. ed. The Sabbath in Scripture and History. Washington: Review and Herald Publishing, 1982.
Hals, Ronald M. Grace and Faith in the Old Testament. Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1980.
Hughes, George R. “The Sixth Day of the Lunar Month and the Demotic Word for ‘Cult Guild.’” Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archeologishcen Instituts Abteilung Kairo. vol. 16 (1958): 146-160.
Kaiser, Walter C. Jr. “God’s Promise Plan and His Gracious Law.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. vol. 33 (1990): 289-302.
Mendenhall, George E. “Ancient Orient and Biblical Law.” The Biblical Archaeologist. vol. 17 (1954): 28.
O’Connell, Matthew. “The Concept of Commandment in the Old Testament.” Theological Studies. vol. 21 (1960): 351-403.
Stamm, J. J. and M. E. Andrew. The Ten Commandments in Recent Research. London: SCM Press, 1967.
Tsevat, Matitiahu. “The Basic Meaning of the Biblical Sabbath.” Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft. vol. 84 (1972): 447-459.
14. Academic Discussion of the Covenants
Barr, James. “Some Semantic Notes of the Covenent.” pp. 23-38 in H. Donner, et al. eds. Beiträge zur Alttestamentlichen Theologie: Festschrist für Walther Zimmerli zum 70. Geburtstag. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1977.
Blaising, Craig A. and Darrell L. Bock. Progressive Dispensationalism. Grand Rapids: Baker.
Bright, John. The Kingdom of God. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1953.
Buss, M. J. “The Covenant Theme in Historical Perspective.” Vetus Testamentum. vol. 16 (1966): 502-504.
Cochrane, Arthur C. “Carl Barth’s Doctrin of the Covenant.” pp. 108-116 in Major Themes in the Reformed Tradition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
Eichrodt, Walther. Theology of the Old Testament. 2 vols. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1961.
Kitchen, K. A. “Egypt, Ugarit, Qatna and Covenant.” Ugarit-Forshungen: Internationales Jahrbuch für die Alterumskunde Syrien-Palästinas. vol. 11 (1979): 453- 464.
Kline, Meredith G. By Oath Consigned: A Reinterpretation of the Covenant Signs of Circumcision and Baptism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1968.
Johnson, Elliott. “Hermeneutics and Dispensationalism.” pp. 239-255 in Donald Campbell. ed. Walvoord: A Tribute. Chicago: Moody Press, 1982.
McComiskey, Thomas Edward. The Covenant of Promise. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.
Mendenhall, George. “The Nature and Purpose of the Abraham Narratives.” pp. 337-356 in Ancient Israelite Religion. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987.
Noth, Martin. The Laws of the Pentateuch and Other Studies. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1966.
Oden, Robert A. Jr. “The Place of Covenant in the Religion of Israel.” pp. 429-447 in Patrick D. Miller Jr. et. al eds. Ancient Israelite Religion: Essays in Honor of Frank Moore Cross. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987.
Rad, Gerhard von. Old Testament Theology. 2 vols. New York: Harper & Row, 1965.
Segal, Alan F. “Covenant in Rabbinic Writings.” Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieusis. vol. 14 (1985): 53-62.
15. The International Treaty Form
Baltzer, Klaus. The Covenant Formulary in Old Testament, Jewish, and Early Christian Writings. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1971.
Boyle, Marjorie O’ Rourke. “The Covenant Lawsuit of the Prophet Amos: III 1-IV 13.” Vetus Testamentum. vol. 21 (1971): 338-362.
Campbell, E. F. “Two Amarna Notes: The Shechem City-State and Amarna Administration Terminology.” pp. 39-54 in Frank Moore Cross, et al, eds. Magnalia Dei: The Mighty Acts of God: Essays of the Bible and Archaeology in Memory of G. Ernest Wright. New York: Doubleday, 1976.
Fensham, F. Charles. “Clauses of Protection in Hittite Vassal-Treaties and the Old Testament.” Vetus Testamentum. vol. 13 (1963): 133-143.
Frankena, R. “The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon and the Dating of Deuteronomy.” Oudtestamentische Studien. vol. 14 (1965): 122-154.
Gevirtz, Stanley. “West-Semitic Curses and the Problem of the Origins of Hebrew Law.” Vetus Testamentum. vol. 11 (1961): 137-158.
Harner, Philip B. “Exodus, Sinai, and Hittite Prologues.” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 85 (1966): 233-236.
Huffmon, Herbert. “The Covenant Lawsuit in the Prophets.” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 78 (1959): 285-295.
Kline, Meredith G. Treaty of the Great King: The Covenant Structure of Deuteronomy: Studies and Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1963.
Malamat, A. “Doctrines of Causality in Hittite and Biblical Historiography: A Parallel.” Veus Testamentum. vol. 5 (1955): 1-12.
McCarthy, Dennis J. “Covenant in the Old Testament: The Present State of Inquiry.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly. vol. 27 (1965): 217-240.
McCarthy, Dennis. J. Analecta Biblica 21 Treaty and Covenant: A Study in Form in the Ancient Oriental Documents and in the Old Testament. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1963.
Mendenhall, George E. “Law and Covenant in Israel and the Ancient Near East.” The Biblical Archaeologist. vol. 17 #2 (1954): 26-46, vol. 17 #3 (1954): 49-76.
Moran, W. L. “The Ancient Near Eastern Background of the Love of God in Deuteronomy.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly. vol. 25 (1963): 77-87.
Munn-Rankin, J. M. “Diplomacy in Western Asia in the Early Second Millennium B. C.” Iraq. vol. 17 (1955): 68-110.
Strugnell, John. “Covenant Patterns in the Ancient Near East and their Significance for Biblical Studies.” The Reformed Theological Review. vol. 18 (1959): 65-75.
Weinfeld, Moshe. “Covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient Near East.” Journal of the American Oriental Society. vol. 90 (1970): 184-203.
Weinfeld, Moshe. “Traces of Assyrian Treaty Formulae in Deuteronomy.” Biblica. vol. 46 (1965): 417-427.
Wiseman, D. J. “The Vassal-Treaties of Esarhaddon.” Iraq. vol. 20 (1958).
Wright, G. Ernest. “The Law sent of God: A Form-Critical Study of Deuteronomy 32.” In B.W. Anderson and W. Harrelson, eds. Israel’s Prophetic Heritage: Essays in Honor of James Muilenberg. pp. 26-67. New York: Harper, 1962.
16. Covenant Promises
Block, Daniel. The Gods of the Nations: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology. Jackson: Evangelical Theological Society, 1988.
Boorer, Suzanne. The Promise of the Land as Oath. New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1992.
Harrelson, Walter. “Prophetic Eschatological Visions and the Kingdom of God.” pp. 117-126 in The Quest for the Kingdom of God: Studies in Honor of George E. Mendenhall. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1983.
Miller, Patrick D “El the Warrior.” Harvard Theological Review. vol. 60 (1970): 411-431.
Ottoson, Magnus. “Eden and the Land of Promise.” Supplements to Vetus Testamentum. vol 40 (1988): 177-188.
Sauer, Erich. The Dawn of World Redemption: A Survey of the History of Salvation in the Old Testament. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1951.
Weinfeld, Moshe. “Divine Intervention in War in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East.” pp. 121-147 in H. Tadmore and M. Weinfeld, eds. History, Historiography and Interpretation: Studies in Biblical and Cuneiform Literature. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1986.
Weinfeld, Moshe. The Promise of the Land: The Inheritance of the Land of Canaan by the Israelites. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
17. Misc. Studies Used in the Course
Albright, William F. “The Ancient Near East and the Religion of Israel,” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 59 (1940): 85-112.
Feinberg, John S. “Salvation in the Old Testament.” in J. Feinberg and P. Feinberg, eds. Tradition and Testament: Essays in Honor of Charles Lee Feinberg. Chicago: Moody Press, 1981.
Heinisch, Paul. Theology of the Old Testament. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1950.
Payne, J. Barton. The Theology of the Older Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1962.
Porteous, N. W. “Old Testament Theology.” pp. 311-345 in H. H. Rowley, ed. The Old Testament and Modern Study. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967.
Radday, Yehuda T. Haim Shore, et al. Genesis: An Authorship Study in Computer Assisted Statistical Linguistics. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1985. (Analecta Biblica vol. 103 available from Loyola Press).
Tigay, Jeffrey H. “An Empirical Basis for the Documentary Hypothesis.” Journal of Biblical Literature. vol. 94 (1975): 329-342.
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