I am becoming increasingly aware of the importatance of biblical theology in the church. I just ran across a list of suggested books on biblical theology from Grace Baptist Church and I’ve added a few of my own. The list can be found be
“Beginner” Reading:
1. According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible by Graeme Goldsworthy
2. Life’s Big Questions: Six Major Themes Traced Through the Bible by Vaughan Roberts
3. New Dictionary of Biblical Theology by IVP
4. The Goldsworthy Trilogy by Graeme Goldsworthy
5. God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible by Vaughan Roberts
6. Central Themes in Biblical Theology: Mapping Unity in Diversity by Scott Hafemann and Paul House
7. Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments by Geerhardus Vos
8. Biblical Theology: Retrospect & Prospect by Scott Hafemann
“Intermediate” Reading:
1. Biblical Theology: The History of Theology from Adam to Christ by John Owen
2. The God of Promise and the Life of Faith: Understanding the Heart of the Bible by Scott Hafemann
3. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen
4. The Promise-Plan of God: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by Walter Kaiser
5. The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology by Charles Scobie
6 . The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson
7. The Christ of the Prophets by O. Palmer Robertsonlow.
“My Additions”
- We Become What We Worship by G.K. Beale
- Preaching The Whole Bible as Christian Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy
- The Epic of Eden by Sandra Richter (disclaimer, this is actually an OT Introduction, but it has a strong biblical theology undercurrent throughout.
HT: Timmy Brister
