Resources for the Study of Biblical Theology

Last week I completed teaching an 11 part course in Biblical Theology at Calvary Baptist Church, where I serve as an Associate Pastor. In preparation I found that Graeme Goldsworthy’s book “According to Plan” was an excellent introduction to the discipline of Biblical Theology. So I organized the material after ‘Part Three’ of that book, while supplementing the notes with other resources. I hope to continue teaching this class throughout ministry. This is the first draft of the notes, which I will revise continually.

Here are the notes that I taught from, and handed out each week in the class.

1. Introduction
2. Creation
3. The Fall
4. God’s Covenant with Noah
5. God’s Covenant with Abraham
6. The Exodus
7. God’s Covenant with Moses
8. God’s Faithfulness and Israel’s Faithlessness
9. God’s Rule Through Israel’s King’s
10. Faith as a Life of Wisdom and Worship
11. The Postexilic Prophets

For further study I would also recommend the following books:

• According to Plan – Graeme Goldsworthy
• New Dictionary of Biblical Theology
• Look to the Rock – Alec Motyer
• God’s Glory in Salvation Through Judgment – Jim Hamilton Jr.
• Biblical Theology – Geerhardus Vos
• The Mission of God – Christopher Wright
• The Unity of the Bible – Daniel Fuller
• Biblical Theology – John Owen
• The Goldsworthy Trilogy – Graeme Goldsworthy
• The Unfolding Mystery – Edmund Clowney
• How Jesus Transforms The Ten Commandments – Edmund Clowney
• From Eden to New Jerusalem – T. Desmond Alexander
• The series “New Studies in Biblical Theology” edited by D.A. Carson
• God’s Big Picture – Vaughan Roberts
• Heralds of the King – Dennis Johnson
• The Drama of Scripture – Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen
• The Promise-Plan of God – Walter Kaiser

If you are a Bible Teacher or Preacher I would also recommend these books:

• Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church – Michael Lawrence
• Preaching Christ from All of Scripture – Edmund Clowney
• Preaching and Biblical Theology – Edmund Clowney
• Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture – Graeme Goldsworthy
• Him We Proclaim – Dennis Johnson
• Preaching Christ from the Old Testament – Sidney Greidanus (Genesis, Ecclesiastes)

I would also encourage you to visit the website “Beginning with Moses” for some excellent resources.