Master of Divinity Program Reading List

OTS 600: Introduction to the Old Testament (3 Credits)

An Introduction to the Old Testament: Second Edition by Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillard

THS 600: Systematic Theology I (3 Credits)

Reformed Systematic Theology, Volume 1: Revelation and God by Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley

THS 601: Systematic Theology II (3 Credits)

Reformed Systematic Theology: Volume 2: Man and Christ by Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley

NTS 600: Introduction to the New Testament (3 Credits)

An Introduction to the New Testament by D. A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo

​HOS 600: Homiletics (3 Credits)

Reformed Preaching: Proclaiming God's Word from the Heart of the Preacher to the Heart of His People by Joel Beeke

HES 600: Hermeneutics (3 Credits)

Hermeneutics: An Introduction by Anthony C. Thiselton

​​CHS 600: Church History I (3 Credits)

Church History, Volume One: From Christ to the Pre-Reformation: The Rise and Growth of the Church in Its Cultural, Intellectual, and Political Context by Everett Ferguson

CHS 601: Church History II (3 Credits)

Church History, Volume Two: From Pre-Reformation to the Present Day by John D Woodbridge

APS 600: ​Christian Apologetics (3 Credits)

Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief by John M. Frame

MIS 600: Missions (3 Credits)

Biblical Missions: Principles, Priorities, and Practices by Thomas Nelson

ETS 600: Biblical Ethics (3 Credits)

Christian Ethics: Living a Life That Is Pleasing to God, Revised Edition By: Wayne Grudem

​BCS 600: Biblical Counseling (3 Credits)

A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry by Heath Lambert

WOS 600: Reformed Worship (3 Credits)

Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for the Present by Jonathan Gibson and Mark Earngey

COS 600: The Canons of Dort (3 Credits)

Saving the Reformation: The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort by W. Robert Godrey

COS 601: The Belgic Confession (3 Credits)

With Heart and Mouth: An Exposition of the Belgic Confession by Daniel R. Hyde

THS 607: Covenant Theology (3 Credits)

Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives by Guy Prentiss Waters

PMS 600: Pastoral Ministry (3 Credits)

Pastoral Theology: The Pastor in the Various Duties of His Office by Thomas Murphy

THS 602: Systematic Theology III (3 Credits)

Reformed Systematic Theology, Volume 3: Spirit and Salvation by Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley

THS 603: Systematic Theology IV (3 Credits)

Reformed Systematic Theology, Volume 4: Church and Last Things by Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley

CHS 605: Dutch Reformed History (3 Credits)

A Goodly Heritage: The Secession of 1834 and Its Impact on Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and North America by Cornelis Pronk

EVS 600: Evangelism (3 Credits)

Evangelism: How to Share the Gospel Faithfully (MacArthur Pastor's Library) by John F. MacArthur

COS 602: The Heidelberg Catechism (3 Credits)

The Heidelberg Catechism: A Historical, Theological, and Pastoral Commentary by R. Scott Clark

CHS 602: The Reformation (3 Credits)

The Reformation: A History by Diarmaid MacCulloch

RCP 600: Reformed Church Planting (3 Credits)

Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century by Daniel R. Hyde and Shane Lems