New Testament Greek Textbooks

The following books are being used as texts for Greek language study at Westminster Theological Seminary during the Summer ‘07 semester:

The Ancient Church

The following are textbooks being used by Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, in his course on The Ancient Church.

From the seminary catalog:

The Ancient Church

Purpose:
• To introduce students to the major events, personalities, and ideas which shaped the life and thought of the early church
• To encourage students to think historically about the church’s past
• To enable students to read the major texts of the early Church Fathers for themselves

Topics and personalities covered include the first-century background, the Apostolic Fathers, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, trinitarian and christological debates, Augustine, the rise of
monasticism, and martyrdom.

Preaching Books Recommended For Pastors by 9Marks

The following books on PREACHING are included in the 9Marks reading list for pastors:

Christ-Centered Preaching, Bryan Chappell

Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture, Graeme Goldsworthy

The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text, Sidney Greidanus

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament, Sidney Greidanus

Preaching and Preachers, D. Martyn Lloyd Jones

Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper

Lectures To My Students, C.H. Spurgeon

Between Two Worlds, John Stott

Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til textbooks

The following are textbooks being used by K. Scott Oliphint in his course on The Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til at Westminster Theological Seminary.

From the seminary catalog:

The Apologetics of Cornelius Van Til

Purpose:
• To study in-depth the principles, method, and content of Van Til’s apologetic
• To develop and critique Van Til’s apologetic approach
• To apply the insights of Van Til’s apologetic to current challenges to the Christian faith

Topics covered include the impact of Van Til’s apologetic in the context of its development. There will be some attention given to critical analyses of Van Til’s position. Seminar discussions will focus on the content of Van Til’s thought.

Introduction to Apologetics Textbooks

I am interested by the textbooks being used by K. Scott Oliphint in his Introduction to Apologetics class at Westminster Theological Seminary.

Three of the books are one’s that I have previously recommended at my personal blog:

Other books to be used in the class include:

According to the seminary catalog:

Introduction to Apologetics

Purpose:
• To introduce students to Christian apologetics
• To learn the art of presuppositional argument
• To learn how to lift up Christ and give reasons for the hope that we have (1 Peter 3:15)
• To develop tools in order to understand the surrounding culture

Topics covered include the biblical basis for apologetics, developing a world and life view, the issue of meaning, presuppositionalism, engaging contemporary culture, and highlights in the history of apologetics. We will give special attention to the problem of meaning, the problem of evil, world religions (including Islam), science and faith,
reason and revelation, and aesthetics.