Textbook List

107 Hebrew 2

HNS and Distance

Required:

1) Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations. Standard cost is USD62 (NZD 89.60 today); https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/lbh1-online/

(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)

2) Living Biblical Hebrew: Jonah. Standard cost USD62
https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/blc-online-lbh-jonah/
(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)

109 Greek 2

HNS and DL

Required:

H. Daniel Zacharias, Biblical Greek Made Simple: All the Basics in One Semester. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. (Either hard copy or electronically on Logos)

Logos Biblical Software Academic Basic
OR
Faithlife Connect Essentials Monthly Subscription

Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, 2nd edn. Stuttgart: UBS, 1994.

Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Logos ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.

120 Reading the Old Testament

HNS MNK CHC

There is no compulsory textbook for this course, but all students are highly recommended to obtain:

Hill, Andrew E. and John H Walton. Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.

120 Reading the Old Testament

Distance

Required:

Hill, Andrew E. and John H Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan, 2009.

122 Pentateuch

HNS CHC

Recommended:

Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land. An Introduction to the Main Themes of the Pentateuch. Third edition. MI: Baker Publishing, 2012.

[Available at the Laidlaw Library as an E-book]

122 Pentateuch

Distance

Required:

Wenham, G. Exploring the Old Testament: Pentateuch. London: SPCK, 2003.

Not “required” but very helpful are:

Alexander, T. D. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. [Available at the Laidlaw Library as an E-book]

Vogt, Peter T. Interpreting the Pentateuch: An Exegetical Handbook. Grand Rapids: Kregal Academic, 2013.

148 New Testament: 1 Corinthians

Distance

Required:

Ciampa, Roy E. and Brian S. Rosner. The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.

The following are highly recommended, but are not compulsory:

Dunn, J.D.G. 1 Corinthians. London: T&T Clark International, 2003.
[Dunn’s book gives a good introduction to 1 Corinthians.]

Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. Rev. ed. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.

Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove & Leicester: IVP, 1993.
[This dictionary is a particularly important work for study of Paul. It has many articles on key topics with bibliographies.]

149 Epistles 1

HNS MNK CHC

Required:

Keown, Mark J. Philippians. 2 Vols. Evangelical Exegetical Commentaries. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2020.

201 Engaging Theology

HNS, MNK, CHC, DL

Required:

Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.

205 Church: Theology and Practice

HNS MNK CHC

Required:

Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.

As an alternative, you could read

Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.

The latter is probably more challenging, but probably more interesting as well!

205 Church: Theology and Practice

Distance

Required:

Erickson, M.J. Christian Theology. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2013. (The 1998 edition will also be fine for this course).

Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 1994. (Also published by Broadman and Holman in 1994, and by Eerdmans and Regent College in 2000 - any of these editions will be fine for this course)

Please note: Both of these will be useful in any other theology studies you do as well.

Also highly recommended:

Ferguson, S.B. and D.F. Wright. New Dictionary of Theology. Leicester: IVP, 1988.

McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction (6th edn). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

271 Gospel and Culture

HNS MNK CHC

No set text.

271 Gospel and Culture

Distance

No set text.

308 Christian History: Our Story

HNS CHC

Required:

Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings:

Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.

Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.

Recommended:

Hill, Jonathan. The History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2007.

Available as Ebooks:

Dowley, Tim. Ed. Introduction to the History of Christianity. 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013.

Noll, Mark A. Turning Points. Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker/Leicester: IVP, 2012.

308 Christian History: Our Story

Distance

Required:

Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.

Recommended:

Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010
Hill, Jonathan. The History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2007.

Available as Ebooks

Dowley, Tim. Ed. Introduction to the History of Christianity. 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013.

Noll, Mark A. Turning Points. Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker/Leicester: IVP, 2012.

401 Formation

HNS MNK CHC DL

No set text.

463 Ministry in Context

HNS and Distance

Required:

Ammerman, Nancy, Jackson Carroll, Carl Dudley, and William McKinney. eds. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach. Virginia: The Alban Institute, 2006.

Highly Recommended

Trebesch, Shelley G. Made to Flourish: Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization. Downers Grove: IVP, 2015.

466 Philosophy of Ministry

HNS DL

No set text. This is an integrative course; accordingly, the student will be expected to utilise the bibliographies and resources from a range of Laidlaw courses which are applicable to the student’s particular area of ministry focus.

475 Leadership Internship II

Distance

Recommended:

Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2003.

505 Christian Leadership & Mission

Distance

Recommended:

Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.

The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/

540 Making Disciples that Last

HNS

Required:

Trotter, Phil. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.

561 Introduction to Preaching

HNS and DL

Required:

Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 3rd ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.

611 Intercultural Studies

HNS MNK CHC DL LL

Required:

Wright, Christopher J H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.

612 Majority World Theology

HNS CHC

Required:

Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology: Revised and Expanded Edition. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2002).

Jeffrey P. Greenman & Gene L. Green. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012).

612 Majority World Theology

Distance

Recommended:

Dyrness, W A (ed). Emerging Voices in Global Christian Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003.

Tennent, Timothy C. Theology in the Context of World Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.

652 Tikanga-a-tangata

HNS

Recommended:

Barlow, Cleve. Tikanga Whakaaro: Key Concepts in Māori Culture. Melbourne, South Australia:
Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-19-558212-8

Mead, Hirini Moko. Tikanga Māori. Living by Māori Values. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2016.

907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata

Culpitt, I. (1994). Bicultural fragments: A Pakeha perspective. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2, 48–62.
(Recommended reading)

Orange, C. (2013). The story of a Treaty. Bridget Williams Books.
(Recommended reading)

Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative.
(Recommended reading)

R115 As We Forgive Others: Interpersonal Forgiveness in the Scripture

HNS

Required:

You will need one of these volumes some five weeks before the first teaching block in order to complete the first assignment: due 13 August.

Anthony Bash, Forgiveness. A Theology, Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015.

Graham Benyon, Emotions. Living life in colour, Nottingham: Inter-Varsity Press, 2017.

R216 Third Article Theology

HNS

Required:

Third Article Theology: A Pneumatological Dogmatics. Edited by Myk Habets. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016.

In addition, the following textbooks are not mandatory but highly recommended:

Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Princeton Theological Monograph Series 129. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010.

Greg Liston, The Anointed Church: Toward a Third Article Ecclesiology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015.

R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing

HNS

Required:

Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 3rd edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014).

R404 Narrative Approaches to Spiritual Care

HNS

No set text.