Syllabus with Expanded Recommended Bibliography
Revelation and the Knowledge of God
The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer
- Section 1, Chapter 1 "The Gulf Is Fixed"
- Section 3, Chapt. 5 "How Do We Know It Is True?"
- Section 4, Chapter 2 "Finding the Point of Tension
- Section 4, Chapter 2 "From the Point of Tension To The Gospel"
The Doctrine of Scripture and Covenantal Hermeneutics
The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible by B.B. Warfield
- Chapter 1 "The Biblical Idea Of Revelation"
- Chapter 3 "The Biblical Idea of Inspiration"
The Doctrine of God
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
- Chapters 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Creation, Anthropology, and the Fall
Designed For Dignity by Richard Pratt
Christology/Soteriology with Perseverance and Assurance
"Preface" Commentary on Romans by Martin Luther (available as a free ebook)
Pneumatology/Soteriology
Perspectives on Pentecost by Richard Gaffin
Justification and Works
The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
- Vol. 1, Book 3, Chapter 14.19-21, 18 (click here to read online)
Ecclesiology: The Missionary Church in Today's Emergent Context
The Church of Christ by James Bannerman
- Part 1, Chapters 1-5 (click here to read online)
Life After Death and Eschatology
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright