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Word Study Reference Tool Recommendations of Henry A. Virkler

testertwo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:32:00 +0000

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

testertwo — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:30:00 +0000

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

testertwo — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:26:00 +0000

The following books were used during the 2006-2007 academic year at Westminster Theological Seminary, in the course on Advanced Theological Writing:

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.