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Reserve Readings Guide - Summer 2024: DC reserves

Where to Find Readings (by Course)

WASHINGTON, D.C. CAMPUS

This list is a guide for you to locate required readings for SUMMER 2023 courses at RTS (note: this does not apply to RTS-Global courses).


If you have questions, contact the Library staff at your campus.

Course Name
(Professor)
Book Title
Author
EBOOK Database?
(EBSCO or ProQuest)
Other Online Source?
(Link)

History of Christianity II 

(Rufus T Burton)

The Story of Christianity, vol. 2: The Reformation to Present Day Gonzalez    
  The Bondage of the Will Luther   Monergism
  Calvin: Theological Treatises Reid    
  Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices Brooks   Monergism 
  Christianity and Liberalism Machen    

Hebrews to Revelation 

(Dr. Thomas Keene)

 Letters to the Church: A Survey of Hebrews and the General Epistles Jobes    
   Wisdom of James, Disciple of Jesus the Sage Bauckham  
  The Theology of the Book of Revelation Bauckham    

Theological Interpretation of Scripture

(R.B. Jamieson)

Trinity, Revelation, and Reading Swain EBSCO  
  The Word of God for the People of God Billings    
  Biblical Reasoning Jameson & Wittman    

Communications II

(Dr. Paul Jeon)

Preaching the Moves People: How to get down the mountain of your
messages with maximum impact.
Arrington    
  On Preaching and Preachers. Bavinck    
   Telling the Truth: The gospel as tragedy, comedy, and fairy tale. Buechner    
  Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture Goldsworthy EBSCO  
  Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism. Keller EBSCO  
  Preaching with Cultural Intelligence: Understanding the people who hear our sermons. Kim    
  Ministering Like the Master: Three messages for today’s preachers. Olyott    

Preaching Lab II

(Dr. Paul S. Jeon,) 

On Preaching Better Jeon    
  Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture Goldsworthy EBSCO  
  Preaching: Communicating in an Age of Skepticism Keller EBSCO  
  Simplicity in Preaching Ryle    
  Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today Stott EBSCO  

Pastoral Ministry 

(Dr. Paul S. Jeon) 

 Called to the Ministry Clowney    
  On Preaching Better Jeon    
  What Is True Conversion? Smallman    
  Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church Tripp EBSCO  
  Side by Side Welch EBSCO  
  Biblical Critical Theory Watkin EBSCO  

Hebrew Exegesis

(Dr. Peter Lee) 

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia     Academic Bible
  A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament Brown   Internet Archive
  A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament Holliday    
  A Simplified Guide to BHS Scott    
  Basics of Hebrew Accents Futato    
  Old Testament Textual Criticism Brotzman EBSCO  
  From Exegesis to Exposition Chisholm    
  A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax Arnold EBSCO  
  “How to Write a Hebrew Exegetical Paper" Lee   Canvas

Scripture, Theology Proper, Anthropology

(Dr. N. Gray Sutanto) 

 Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 1 & 2 Bavinck  EBSCO  
  The Imputation of Adam’s Sin Murray   Monergism
   Institutes of Elenctic Theology, vol. 1 Turretin    
  The Trinity: A Short Introduction Swain EBSCO  

Pastoral and Social Ethics

(Dr. Bill Davis) 

Departing in Peace Davis EBSCO  
  The Ten Commandments Douma    
  Biblical Christian Ethics Jones    
  Understanding Sexual Identity Yarhouse EBSCO  
  Westminster Standards (Confession of Faith, Larger & Shorter Catechisms)     PCA Historical Center
  Belgic Confession     A Puritan Mind
  Heidelberg Catechism    

A Puritan Mind

Covenant theology 

(Dr. Ligon Duncan ) 

The Fulfillment of the Promises of God Belcher    
  Systematic Theology Berkhof   Monergism
  Covenant Theology Duncan Ibook  
  Christ of the Covenant Robertson    
  Biblical Theology Vos    
  Covenant Theology Waters, Muether, Reid EBSCO  

Christ, Culture, and Contextualization

(Gray Sutanto, Irwyn Ince, Mike Park) 

 Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction Brock & Sutanto EBSCO
Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World Hurtado
Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World Koyzis
Reading While Black McCaulley EBSCO
Telling a Better Story: Talking about God in a Skeptical Age Chatraw EBSCO
   Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World Livermore    
  How to Reach the West Again Keller    
  Plugged In  Strange