Building a Theological Library The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Published by Daniel L. Akin, Academic Vice President Dean, School of Theology Why Build a Biblical{fheologlcal Library? Books are to the minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ what tools are to the carpenter: the essentials of the trade. A call to ministry is a call to preparation, and the building of a ministerial library is a must, not an option. As the apostle Paul faced his impending death he still remained a student, requesting of Timothy that he bring the books when he came to visit him in prison (2 Tim. 4:13). This booklet has been prepared for those who desire to follow in Paul's steps. Over 600 titles are listed as those books which should be acquired first as you begin your library. Each is an important title which you will find helpful in ministry for our Lord. Most titles are written from an evangelical perspective, hav­ ing been authored by individuals who affirm the full authority and inspiration of Scripture (Matt. 5:17-18; 2 Tim. 3:16-17,2 Pet. 1:20-21). However, though a good library is necessary as a solid foundation for ministry, training under godly men and women is also important (2 Tim. 2:2). You may be someone who senses God's calling for further study and preparation. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary exists for this very purpose, with a faculty and program of study designed to enable the student to be a careful and equipped teacher of Holy Scripture. Whether your calling is to be a missionary or evangelist, pastor or teacher, counselor, educator or minister of music and worship, Southern Seminary is a com­ munity of faith which can better prepare you for service in the body of Christ. If you would like to know more about Southern Seminary and how we might help you, complete the attached card at the back of the booklet and mail it to receive further information. We are committed to training men and women in sound evangelical scholarship to reach a lost world for Jesus Christ (Matt 28:16-20). If God leads you our way, we will look forward to work­ ing with you. "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rlghtly dividing the word of truth" (2 Tim. 2:15). May God's Richest Blessings Abide, Daniel L. Akin, Academic Vice President Dean, School of Theology -. SIlI1iHEfINwnsI -1MEOLOGICAlSEMI~ W/!i~""b •• - GENERAL REFERENCFS TO THE BIBLE Barker, Kenneth, gen ed. The NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985. Bromiley, G.w., ed. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979. Criswell, WA, gen. ed. The Believer's Study Bible. (NK.JV). Nashville: Nelson, 1991. Dockery, David, ed. The Holman Bible Handbook. Nashville: Broadman, 1992. Douglas, J.D., ed.lllustrated Bible Dictionary. 3 vols. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1980. Smith, Marsha Ellis. The Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps, and Reconstructions. Nashville: Broadman, 1993. Strong, James, ed. The New Exhaustive Concordance. Nashville: Nelson, 1985. Young, Robert, ed. Young's Analytical Concordance. Nashville: Nelson, 1982. General Resources Roget's Thesaurus. Nashville: Nelson, 1984. Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writer.s of Term Paper.s, Theses and Dissertations. 5th ed., rev. and expo Chicago: Un. of Chicago Press, 1987. Webster's New Dictionary. Nashville: Nelson, 1984. OLD TFSTAMENT INTRODUCTION Archer, Gleason L., Jr. A Survey of the Old Testament Introduction. rev. Chicago: Moody, 1994. Dillard, Raymond B., and Tremper Longman III. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. Driver, S.R. An Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament. 9th ed. rev. and enl. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1891. ()\~ .:b . 1\'" S;)" b 344413 Harrison, R.K. Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1969. Hill, Andrew, and John Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991. Lasor, William, David A. Hubbard, and William F. Bush. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Young, Edward J. An Introduction to the Old Testament. new rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965. History and Background de Vaux, R. Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions. 2 vols. New York: McGraw-Hili, 1961. Frank, Harry Thomas. Discovering the Biblical World. New York: Harper, 1975. Harrison, R.K. Old Testament Times. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970. Merrill, Eugene H. Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1970. Walton, John H. Chronological Charts of the Old Testament. rev. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. Wood, Leon, and David O'Brien. A Survey of Israel's History. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Archaeology Millard, Alan. Treasures from Bible Times. Tring, England: Lion, 1985. Pritchard, James 8., ed. Ancient Near Eastern Texts. Princeton: Princeton Un. Press, 1955. Schoville, K.N. Biblical Archaeology in Focus. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978. Thompson, JA The Bible and Archaeology. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972. 2 Yamauchi, Edwin. The Stones and the Scriptures: An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology. repro Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981. Theology Eichrodt, Walther. Theology of the Old Testament. 2 vols. Translated by JA Baker. Philadelphia: Westminister, 1961,67. Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward an Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981. Martens, Elmer A. God's Design: A Focus on Old Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981. Rad, Gerhard von. Old Testament Theology. Vol. 1 and 2. Translated by D.M.G. Stalker. New York: Harper, 1962, 1965. Wright, G. Ernest. God Who Acts: Biblical Theology as Recital. London: SCM Press, 1969. Word Studies Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, eds. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody, 1980. Vine, W.E., M.F. Unger, and Wm. White Jr. Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words. Nashville: Nelson, 1985. Special Studies Armerding, Carl E. The Old Testament and Criticism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Bullock, C. Hassell. An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophetic Books. Chicago: Moody, 1986. _=-_. An Introduction to the Old Testament Poetic Books. Chicago: Moody, 1979. Goldingay, John. Approaches to Old Testament Interpretation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1981. 3 Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987. Kitchen, K.A. Ancient Orient and Old Testament. Chicago: InterVarsity, 1966. Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Westminister, 1984. Youngblood, Ronald. The Heart of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1971. Pentateuch Allen, RB. "Numbers" in Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 2. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Cole, R Alan. Exodus: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1973. Craigie, Peter C. The Book of Deuteronomy. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. Hamilton, Victor P. Handbook on the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1982: Harris, RL. "Leviticus" in Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 2. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Harrison, RK. Leviticus: An Old Testament Commentary. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1980. _",...-_ . Numbers. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Chicago: Moody, 1990. Jensen, Irving L. Numbers: Journey to God's Rest-Land. Chicago: Moody, 1964. Kaiser, Walter C. "Exodus" in Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 2. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Keil, C.F., and F. Delitzsch. "The Pentateuch" In Commentary on the Old Testament in Ten Volumes. Vol. 1. repro Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Kline, M.G. Deuteronomy. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1962. Kidner, Derek. Genesis. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1967. 4 Leupold, H.C. Exposition of Genesis. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1942. Matthews, Kenneth A. Genesis 1-11:26. New American Commentary. Vol. la. Nashville: Broadman, 1996. Merrill, Eugene H. Deuteronomy. The New American Commentary. Vol. 4. Nashville: Broadman, 1994. Ross, A. Creation and Blessing. A Guide to the Study of the Exposition of Genesis. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988. Sail hamer, J. "Genesis" in The Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 1. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988. Schultz, S. Deuteronomy: The Gospel of Love. Chicago: Moody, 1971. Thompson, J.A. Deuteronomy: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1974. Wenham, G.J. The Book of Leviticus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979. _-:::--_ . Numbers: An Introduction and Commentary. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1981. Whitcomb, John C., and Henry Morris. The Genesis Flood. Philadelphia: Prebyterian and Reformed, 1961. Wood, Leon. Genesis: A Bible Study Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975. Youngblood, Ronald. Exodus. Everyman's Bible Commentary. Chicago: Moody, 1983. Joshua-Judges-Ruth Cundall, Arthur E., and Leon Morris. Judges and Ruth. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1968. Davis, John J., and J.C. Whitcomb. A History of Israel: From Conquest to Exile. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1980. Goslinga, C.J. Joshua, Judges, Ruth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. 5 Hals, Ronald M. The Theology of the Book of Ruth. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1969. Keil, C.F., and F. Delitzsch. "Joshua, Judges, Ruth" In Commentary on the Old Testament in Ten Volumes. Vol. 1. repro Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Wood, Leon. Distressing Days of the Judges. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975. Woudstra, Marten H. The Book of Joshua. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. Samuel-Klngs-Chronlcles Baldwin, J.G. 1 & 2 Samuel. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1988. Patterson, R.D., and H,J. Austel. "I, 2 Kings" in Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 4. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988. Payne, David F. First and Second Samuel. Philadelphia: Westminister, 1982. Sailhamer, 1. First and Second Chronicles. Chicago: Moody, 1983. Thompson, J.A. 1,2 Chronicles. The New American Commentary. Vol. 9. Nashville: Broadman, 1994. Vos, Howard F. 1,2 Samuel. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. Wood, Leon. Israel's United Monarchy. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1979. Ezra-Nehemiah-Esther Barber, Cyril J. Nehemiah and the Dynamics of Effective Leadership. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, 1976. Breneman, Mervin. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. The New American Commentary.