Word Study Reference Tool Recommendations of Henry A. Virkler
In his book A Christian’s Guide To Critical Thinking, Henry A. Virkler recommends the following books for discovering denotations of words and used in biblical passages and for doing word studies:
Strong’s Concordance
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, edited by R. Laird Harris, Gleason Archer, and Bruce Waltke
The New International Dictionary of New Testament
Bullinger’s Critical Lexicon and Concordance
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
R. B. Girdlestone’s Synonyms of the Old Testament
R.C. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament
The Expository Dictionary of Bible Words, by Lawrence O. Richards
Favorite Books on Writing
The following are three books on writing recommended by Christian writer and editor Phillip Johnson.
On Writing Well
, by William Zinsser
The Careful Writer
, by Theodore Bernstein
The Elements of Style
, by William Strunk and E.B. White
Advanced Theological Writing
The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Advanced Theological Writing:
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According to the seminary catalog:
Advanced Theological Writing
Purpose:
• To equip students to write theological papers clearly and accurately in English
Topics covered include the thesis; overall organization and paragraph structure in theological writing; styles of writing critical reviews, exegesis, and research papers; summary, paraphrase,
quotation, and documentation forms; vocabulary development; and advanced English grammar. Correction will be provided for papers, sermons, and presentations written by students for regular seminary courses while enrolled in Advanced Theological Writing.
