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A CLASSIC SEMINARY EDUCATION: 神學教育典範：神學生必讀書目 What the 21st century longs and needs to see, are Christians and churches who have a message to proclaim. Do you know what you believe? Building one’s own theological foundation is a life time task. It may involve going to seminary, or it may not. Not everyone has that opportunity. Sadly, very often a seminary degree does not mean a solid foundation in the doctrines of the Bible. However you can launch out on your own seminary education. It will involve effort and sacrifice of time. But it is most rewarding, and most importantly, it strengthens your faith and your ministry. 21世紀需要聽到的，是有信仰根基的信息﹔21世紀渴望看見的，是有道可傳的教會與信徒。可是，建立一個基督徒的信仰基礎，不是一兩天的功夫可以做到的，需要一輩子的努力。 有些基督徒進神學院進修，裝備自己帶職事奉，可是不是每一位信徒都有這機會。不幸的是，很多神學院畢業生沒有為自己的神學（信仰）打好根基。不少當代的神學院 （包括福音派）因為崇尚學術而在建立信仰根基這方面失敗了。不過，你還是可以自己開始這個漫長而有意義的旅程，自己來精心設計一個對生命和事奉有幫助的進修計劃。這需要你犧牲時間和長期的毅力。這是絕對值得的投資，給你的信仰和事奉建立穩固的基礎。 First we must correct a wrong concept among Christians: many want to buy and read new books only. Beware! New books are not always better than old books. Spiritual giants like John Stott （司徒德╱史托特） and J.I. Packer （巴刻） advises the reader to drink from the foundations of ripe, mature theology which has been handed down through the centuries. Let the beginner take heed! The content of our beliefs is the Bible; the standard for our beliefs is also the Bible, God’s inspired, inerrant and infallible Word. A system of belief, therefore, must be consistent, and completely based on the Bible. However, to build a belief system you may begin at a number of points, since a theological system is a comprehensive whole made up of many parts. You may start with a serious study of each book of the Bible; or by studying systematic theology. You may begin by using reference works （e.g. theological dictionaries） to supplement your preparation for Sunday School classes and Bible studies; or you may choose to follow a Bible survey or a Bible textbook. 我們信仰的內容、準則都來自《聖經》，是神所默示的、無誤無謬的話語。完備而合乎《聖經》的信仰系統，應該是前後一貫的整體。因此，學習的計劃可以從不同地方入手。你可以先好好地細讀《聖經》的書卷，或者從學習系統神學開始。前者比較屬歸納法思維方式，後者比較像演繹法，兩者都是合理的思維方式。
A profitable Bible study lifestyle is an excellent starting point to build your theological foundation. Christians need to make the most out of their personal devotions! For those who serve as Bible study leaders or Sunday School teachers, it will help to take advantage of some reference books, especially a good Bible dictionary. Or you may begin by using a survey of the Bible. 一個有益的讀經生活，是建立紮實的信仰根基的起點。在查經和主日學事奉的弟兄姐妹們，可以用一些信仰穩固的參考書來幫助你準備主日學或查經班，例如一本有份量的《聖經》辭典。或者，你可以跟着一本《聖經》入門（《聖經》綜覽）和一本《聖經》教科書來讀經。 Although most Christians are now using The New International Version （NIV， 新國際版） of the Bible, there are problems. A British edition of the NIV has been published, using “inclusive language.” I have recently switched back to the New American Standard Bible （NASB）. It may not read as smoothly as the NIV, but it is more accurate to the original words of ????ure. If you shop carefully at your local Christian bookstore, there may be a very inexpensive version of the NASB （as low as US $3 or $6）, which you may buy for your entire Sunday School class/Bible study group. Also the English Standard Version （ESV） is receiving very favorable comments from conservative scholars since its recent publication. 目前英語世界的基督徒，很多愛用《新國際版聖經》（NIV），不過這裡不無問題。將來出版的《今天新國際版聖經》（TNIV），可能採用女權主義的詞彙（即英文地所謂 inclusive language）。筆者已從《新國際版》改回用《新美國標準版》 （New American Standard Bible, NASB）﹔後者可能沒有《新國際版》（NIV）讀起來那麼舒服，可是對原文的字句忠實得多（比方說，羅3：24的挽回祭，意即主耶穌在十字架上挽回父神的忿怒，這觀念 NASB 不會翻譯成贖罪祭）。讀者不妨到附近的基督教書店逛一逛，有時可以買到很便宜的《新美國標準版》。可以為你的主日學的學生購買，讓人手一冊﹗另外，《英文標準版》（English Standard Version, 簡稱 ESV）近年來面世，獲得很多信仰保守的信徒與學者的讚賞。 中文讀者除了《和合本聖經》（1919） 以外，可以考慮《中文新譯本》﹔後者翻譯原則有點像《新美國標準版》。《中新譯本》與《現代中文譯本》是兩本不同的《聖經》﹔後者是意譯的，採用的原則與英文的 Good News Bible 相似。 A solid tool to accompany your Bible study is The Spirit of the Re????ation Bible ????er name： The New Geneva Study Bible （order from Third Millennium Ministries： http://www.thirdmill.org/estore/default.asp/category/estore, U.S. $27 for U.S. delivery （list price： $39.99）. The notes and the special articles all seek to build a solid theological foundation from the historic, 16th century Re????ational perspective. If we complement this with something like the Life Application Bible （Tyndale and Zondervan, 1988）, we will have two tools to build solid, practical Bible studies and sermons. 可以用英文讀《聖經》者，應考慮用《宗教改革精神聖經》 （以前稱《新日內瓦聖經》）。這本研讀本《聖經》提供不少的解釋與專文，以十六世紀的宗教改革運動的精神，幫助讀者建立紮實的信仰根基。我個人認為，這本《聖經》可以與《靈修聖經》一起並用，必定有很大的收穫。 在中文《聖經》中，《聖經：新國際版研讀本》是最佳的選擇，更新傳道會出版，有足夠的學術水準，同時能實際地幫助讀者明白經文的意義，與其他幫助基督徒靈修的《聖經》是有所不同的。 Another helpful Chinese tool is the study Bible edited by China Graduate School of Theology’s faculty： Sheng jing： chuan zhu zhu xi ben 《聖經：串珠注釋本》 [The Bible： CGST Study Edition] （Hong Kong： Christian Communications Ltd., 1987）. The bottom half of every page is shaded in gray, and packed with thought-provoking questions （no answers, just questions!）. 另外一本是由早期的中國神學研究院講師編寫的《聖經：串珠注釋本》（香港：證主，1987），每一頁的下半頁都有查經的問題，讓讀者好好的回到經文去找答案。（沒有答案，只有問題﹗） Christian Renewal Ministries has recently published The Quest Bible 靈修聖經, which is the Chinese translation of The Life Application Bible. 更新傳道會最近在出版《靈修聖經》，是讀經者的好消息，有很多實際的應用、提示與《聖經》人物介紹。 The ones I have listed are aimed at building one’s theological foundations. 這裡介紹的《聖經》，都是幫助你嚴謹研究《聖經》的工具。市面上還有其他《聖經》，如《當代聖經》和《現代中文譯本》等。《當代聖經》英文版的譯者是泰來博士，他當初翻譯《聖經》的目的，是為家裡孩子們在家庭靈修時用的。《當代聖經》與《現代中文譯本》都是意譯的版本。 There are non-evangelical translations which can be scholarly, but should be used for reference only： e.g. The New Revised Standard Version （NRSV—National Council of Churches USA）; The New English Bible （Oxford University Press/Cambridge University Press）; The New Jerusalem Bible （Roman Catholic）; and The New American Bible （Roman Catholic）. 在福音派大家庭以外還有其他的版本，如美國教協 （NCC） 的《修訂標準版》RSV （Revised Standard Version, 1952） 和 《新修訂標準版》NRSV （New Revised Standard Version）. 天主教則出版 了《耶路撒冷聖經》 （Jerusalem Bible） 。 Two older translations ????ed the background to the NASB, and are very solid and reliable： The Revised Version（RV） of the 1880’s, and The American Standard Version （ASV） of the 1900’s. The Re????ation Bible is based on The New King James Version （NKJV）, which patterns itself after the King James Version of the 1610s – archaic sounding, but quite good. 新美國標準版出版之前，在歷史上有兩次重要的翻譯：1880 年代的 Revised Version， 與 1900 年代的上ASV。近年來英語世界出版了《宗教改革精神聖經》（原稱《新日內瓦聖經》），《新日內瓦聖經》採用的是新鑑定版 （New King James Version），英文比較古老，可是卻是一本信仰可靠的工具書。 Both Chinese and English Bible readers should be aware that The Restoration Bible （hui fu ban，恢復本） is published by The Living Stream Ministries （shui liu zhi shi zhan 水流職事站）, operated by the cult commonly known as The Local Church Movement, begun by the late Witness Lee. Another cultic Bible is The New World Translation, published by The Watchtower Society 守望台 （Jehovah’s Witnesses 耶和華見證人）. College students often receive a copy of the New Testament of this translation on campuses. 英文與中文讀者需要留意，異端也出版《聖經》，如李常受的異端 （英稱地方教會運動，出版社名水流職事站）最近出版了《恢復本聖經》；耶和華見證人（守望台）的《聖經》名為《新世界翻譯本》（ New World Translation ）。這些翻譯本都屬正統基督教範圍以外。
My suggestion for personal Bible study is: before you dig into a book of the Bible, first read the 2-page introduction which is given before that book, in most study Bibles. Then for every day after that, read 10-12 verses, or one major paragraph. Re-read this section 1-2 days later. Make good use of study questions or notes on the bottom, or at the margin of your study Bible. Perhaps in our hectic lifestyle we will be able to retain some insights that we learn day by day, week after week! To help you along in your Bible study, I would recommend works which stimulate your thinking. 讓我們介紹一些能刺激你的思想，嚴謹研究《聖經》的工具書。 The best tool is Search the ????ures （London: Inter Varsity Press, 1949）, which has been translated into Chinese as Yan Jing Ri Ke 《研經日課》 （Hong Kong： Christian Communications Ltd., 1972, 1980, 1982; 3 volumes）. Two sets of questions are given for every passage from Genesis to Revelation. No answers, just questions! This is probably the most difficult book in its category, but well worth your diligent effort in digging into the Word of God. When you have adequately and correctly answered the two questions for every passage, you almost have a sermon/Bible study lesson ready! 我認為，查經工具書中對學生最有幫助的，是《研經日課》（三卷，香港：證主，1972，1980， 1982）。對每一段經文，都提出兩套問題。書中並不提供答案﹗在查經書中，這本可能是最難用的，可是值得花時間、精神去使用。按照問題回到經文去找答案，然後把答案寫出來，就差不多有一篇講章或一課查經╱主日學了﹗ Another book in the same category is This Morning With God （IVP）, and the Chinese translation is Qing Chen Jing Si Zhu Hua 《清晨靜思主話》 （Hong Kong： Seed Press, 1976-1981; 4 volumes）. There are a greater number of questions for each passage; and they are easier to answer. I would use this book in conjunction with Search the ????ures 《研經日課》。 另外一套，與《研經日課》一樣是寫給大學生讀經用的，就是《清晨靜思主話》（香港：種籽，1976-1981，四卷）。每一段經文的研讀問題比較多，也比較淺易。我的建議是：與《研經日課》一起用。 For those who cannot get hold of either volume, The Navigators 導航會 （Navpress） as well as Inter Varsity Press have been producing series after series of Bible study guides. I have particularly enjoyed using The “Lifechange Series” published by Navpress. These are guides which points you to open the Bible and find the answers to the study questions. You see, a good Bible study guide does not only stimulate discussion; it guides all members of the group back to the Bible text itself, to find the original meaning and teaching. A reliable Bible study guide which is orthodox in its beliefs, certainly would not insert the editor’s own personal, secular theories into the discussion. 若不能找到上述兩套書，導航會（Navpress） 與 Inter Varsity Press 都出版了一套套的查經書，可供個人靈修或查經小組用。筆者很喜歡導航會出版的 Lifechange Series 系列。好的查經書或小書，不只是讓小組的討論活潑生動，也必定要帶領讀者回到經文去反覆思想，找出原意和經訓。信仰可靠的查經書籍，一定不會把作者的主觀意見，或來自當代世俗學術的理論，插進討論經文意義（meaning）的材料中。（如：有一次筆者在某教會夫婦團契參加查經，用一位美國中部浸信會牧師編寫、學園傳道會出版的婚姻查經書。書中在討論彼前第3章時，把經義倒過來，說假如是彼得對妻子說的話，他會教導妻子要看待丈夫為缺乏安全感的人。這跟經文原意沒有關係，最多是該書作者的主觀意見；更甚者，是將當代世俗心理學讀進了《聖經》，這是研經法嚴重的錯誤。） 查經班的負責人和主日學教員們，常常自行編制教材，其實「專家」們已經花了多年時間編好了這麼多系列的查經材料，我們大可以採購使用。除了導航會、IVP以外，校園出版社、中華福音神學院、香港基督徒學生福音團契、讀經會（????ure Union）等都出版這類材料。若有好的書籍在這裡沒有介紹，請原諒。 One criterion to keep in mind, when you are shopping for Bible study guides in the Christian bookstore, is: Does this guide merely encourage group discussion? Does this guide merely encourage people to open up themselves and talk about their present and past experiences, including hurts and pains? Or does this guide primarily point the group members to explore the text of the Bible? Is there a balance between “observation” and “interpretation” questions, on the one hand （which forces the reader to grapple with the text）, and “application” and “ice-breaker” questions, on the other （which brings the Bible to our own situation）? A study guide which does not have a solid portion （at least half） of study questions in the “observation” and “interpretation” category, may be wasting your group members’ precious time. HOW TO INTERPRET THE BIBLE 釋經 福音派一向相信《聖經》是神的話，解釋《聖經》的出發點，就是相信《聖經》是神向我們說的話。20世紀福音派的「如何查經」書籍中，T. Norton Sterrett 的 How to Understand Your Bible （Downers Grove, IL： Inter Varsity Press, 1974 ）中譯本：《如何明白聖經》（台北：中國主日學協會） 是很有代表性的。讀者不必懂原文，用英文《聖經》和英文字典便可開始系統查經生活。這種上一代的保守學者，寫書時並沒有感到向世俗理論低頭的必要，也不處處參考福音派圈子以外的意見。寫釋經學的書時，往往承認聖靈是默示《聖經》的那一位，《聖經》是神的話。 Sterrett begins his book by declaring that the Bible is God’s Word, it is God’s gift to us. We must treasure it, keep it, learn and understand it, then obey it. He tells us what a prerequisite mindset should be as we begin Bible study： we must have a new heart, an obedient, disciplined heart, and a teachable heart. 《如何明白聖經》一書開始便宣告：「《聖經》是上帝對我們所說的話。基督徒相信，上帝賜給我們這份奇妙的禮物，是要我們寶貴、保存、學習、了解並且遵行。」（諾頓˙史特瑞，《如何明白聖經》，新加坡：新加坡福音書房，1985 ﹔第一章：「個人研經的必要」，頁8。）該書在第二章說明，解釋《聖經》者應具備甚麼條件： This book belongs to the generation when evangelicals were not running to the non-evangelicals for guidance, and when evangelicals really believed, and emphasized, the fact that the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit. These authors would encourage the reader to wait upon the Holy Spirit for illumination, and to study the Bible with a reverent attitude. 《如何明白聖經》屬於上一代作者的著作，當時大部分的福音派作者都相信《聖經》是聖靈默示的，因此寫解經教科書的時候，都強調這一點，也鼓勵信徒好好等候聖靈的光照，以恭敬的態度研究《聖經》。 Another standard textbook on Biblical hermeneutics is Louis Berkhof’s Principles of Biblical Interpretation （Eerdmans）. 另一本上一代保守信仰的釋經學教科書是：Louis Berkhof, Principles of Biblical Interpretation （Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans） 《釋經學原理》 - 香港：浸信會出版社）。 With the advent of neo-evangelicalism, however, so-called “evangelical” Bible scholars are shying away from emphasizing the inspiration and doctrinal unity of ????ure. They often lean toward highlighting the historical progression and the variety of literary genres reflected in the various books of the Bible, even emphasizing the discrepancies between authors. They also emphasize how traditional evangelical approaches to the Bible failed to answer many difficult questions, and that there is a variety of viewpoints among evangelicals toward the Bible – thus, we must develop new approaches to the Bible. This type of books （all too common on the bookstore shelves） often bewilder the layperson. 可是，隨着所謂新福音派的興起，很多《聖經》學者不再在他們的書中強調《聖經》的默示和《聖經》教義的合一性（統一性）。他們往往強調《聖經》的啟示是歷史性的、漸進性的，還有，不同的書卷用不同文體寫出，甚至有時候強調《聖經》書卷之間的矛盾。他們也指出，傳統福音派的解經法不能回答一些棘手的問題，而宗派之間、學者之間也持不同的解經理論和意見，因此我們需要新的解經方法。這種著作往往使平信徒困惑，可是它們往往是書店找得到的大部分解經書。 Bernard Ramm’s book, Protestant Bible Interpretation, is very scholarly. Ramm changed his doctrinal stance in 1980 from evangelicalism to neo-orthodoxy, declaring such a change in his book, Beyond Fundamentalism. Personally I prefer to use Bible study texts by Berkhof, Stott, Sproul and Sterrett. 蘭姆（Bernard Ramm） 的Protestant Bible Interpretation（《基督教釋經學》）多年來頗受歡迎。蘭氏在80年後接受巴特的神學立場，從比較保守的立場走到新福音派或新正統派。 我個人比較喜歡推薦《明白神的話》和Berkhof, Stott, Stererett與 Sproul等的作品。 Newer books, such as the very very popular How To Understand The Bible For All Its Worth, by Gordon Fee and others 《讀經的藝術》, conveniently skips over the doctrine of inspiration （only lighting mentioning the Bible’s “eternal relevance”）, and immediately points the reader to the various kinds of literature in the Bible – a dangerous move）. This book represents the new generation of scholars who no longer emphasize the Bible’s inspiration, but rather presents the Bible as a book which needs our interpretation. These authors also do not believe in approaching the Bible in order to discover doctrines （propositions） to believe and obey （see the introduction to the book）. In other words, they don’t believe in “propositional revelation.” 近年來福音派作者的作風，更忽略《聖經》的默示，較着重《聖經》的人性，將《聖經》當作一本人寫的書來研究。例如 How To Understand The Bible For All Its Worth, by Gordon Fee et al（中譯：《讀經的藝術》），是當今最受歡迎的釋經學書之一。兩位作者們很方便地跳過《聖經》默示的教義（只輕輕地提到《聖經》的永恆適切性），很快帶讀者注意到《聖經》裡不同的文體──這是危險的作法。這種當代作者告訴我們，《聖經》是一本需要解釋的書（不再強調《聖經》是上帝所默示的）。他們並不相信我們應該藉研究《聖經》來發現《聖經》中的教義。意思是說，他們並不相信命題式的啟示，有意無意地反對《聖經》裡有一套單一的、穩定的教義。 More recent books on interpretation have been written by R.C. Sproul and John Stott. Shorter works in Chinese include A. Stibbs’ Understanding God’s Word 《明白神的話》（Milltown, NJ: Christian Renewal Ministries, 1975）. Stibbs’ books represent the work of an earlier generation of solid British authors. R. C. Sproul 和 John Stott 都寫了一些易懂的解經原則書籍。更新傳道會出版了《明白神的話》等書，代表上一代英國作者的屬靈遺產。 Dan Doriani’s Getting the Message （Phillipsburg, NJ： Presbyterian and Re????ed, 1996） is a fresh, dynamic approach to Bible interpretation which is faithful to the inspiration and authority of ????ure, and in dialogue with contemporary theories of interpretation. Doriani also balances concerns of the heart with those of the mind. Consider using this along with Berkhof, Stott and Sproul! Other very solid textbooks are Vern Poythress, God Centered Interpretation, and Dan MacCartney, Let the Reader Understand （www.prpbooks.com）.
The one single volume which I think a Christian should purchase to supplement his/her Bible is The New Bible Dictionary （Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; originally published by Inter Varsity Press, 1962）; Chinese translation： Sheng Jing Xin Ci Dian 《聖經新辭典》（2 volumes; Hong Kong： 天道Tien Dao, 1993, 1997）. The Chinese version, based on the 1982 2nd edition, is expensive （approx. US $155 in North America for the two volumes）, but well worth the investment. You need to learn to use it regularly! You can also use the CD-Rom version of the Chinese edition, produced by Almega （啟創）. 筆者認為，除了《聖經》以外，基督徒最需要具備的一本書，就是《聖經新辭典》（香港：天道，1993，1997）。中文版比較昂貴（在美國零售價：約US $155）；可是讀者可以考慮購買 CD-Rom 版（香港啟創 Almega 出版）。 When you are preparing for a Bible study lesson or sermon, after you have studied the passage, look up the most significant （“heavy”） doctrinal words in the dictionary. Here are some examples： 當你準備查經或主日學或講章的時候，研讀了經文之後，可以查考經文出現，又在《聖經新辭典》裡找得到的教義性或專題性文章： Sacrifice 犧牲，獻祭 《聖經新辭典》在前面列出了所有的作者，下列的一些作者都在神學和《聖經》研究方面作出了重要的貢獻： Leon Morris 莫理昂－－澳洲新約學者與神學家 。Australian theologian, wrote article on “Atonement”. R. A. France 法蘭士－－着有 The Living God （《認識永生神》，校園）等。Author of The Living God （Chinese: Ren shi yong sheng shen 《認識永生神》，台北：校園 ） and several other books. J. I. Packer 巴刻－－辭典中着有 「默示」 （“Inspiration”） 等文章﹔著作有中譯本者包括《認識神》、《簡明神學》、《活在聖靈中》、《傳福音與神的主權》、《基要主義與神的道》等。 Packer wrote the articles on “Inspiration,” “Predestination” and many others; author of Knowing God, God’s Words, Concise Theology《簡明神學》 , Keep in Step with the Spirit 《活在聖靈中》, and The Quest for Godliness, etc. F. F. Bruce – New Testament scholar, for many years professor in Manchester, England; author of The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? （IVP） Donald Guthrie －－多年來在倫敦聖經學院任教；着有 New Testament Introduction, New Testament Theology 等。 Bible scholar, London Bible College; author of New Testament Introduction, New Testament Theology. John Murray 慕理－－威敏斯特神學院已故教授; 着有 Redemption Accomplished and Applied （中譯本：《再思救贖奇恩》，天道）; 他的《羅馬書注釋》被認為基督教歷史中最重要的著作之一。 Late professor, Westminster Seminary; his classic works include The Imputation of Adam’s Sin （Presbyterian and Re????ed）; Redemption Accomplished and Applied （Eerdmans）; Commentary on Romans; and his 4-volume Collected Works of John Murray （Banner of Truth Trust）. R. V. G. Tasker －－英國學者，着有《聖經》注釋數本。British author of several commentaries. J. A. Motyer －－英國學者，着有《聖經》注釋數本。British author of several commentaries, esp. in the Tyndale OT/NT commentaries series. E. J. Young 楊以德－－威敏斯特已故教授，保守派舊約大師;着有 Thy Word Is Truth （Banner of Truth）; Studies in Genesis One; Thy Servants the Prophets; 以賽亞書注釋 （三冊）; 中文有：《舊約導論》 （基督教文藝出版社）。 Late Old Testament professor, Westminster Seminary; author of Thy Word Is Truth （still in print from Banner of Truth）; Studies in Genesis One; Thy Servants the Prophets; a 3-volume commentary on Isaiah; An Introduction to the Old Testament 中譯：《舊約導論》（香港：基督教文藝出版社，或道聲出版社）, etc. Herman Ridderbos – Dutch Re????ed New Testament theologian J. Barton Payne －－舊約教授，曾任教於聖約神學院，惠敦大學。 ????er professor, Covenant Seminary and Wheaton College. J. D. Douglas －－蘇格蘭教會歷史家，多年來駐新加坡神學院；乃《聖經新辭典》之主編。 Scottish church historian; for many years professor at Singapore Bible College; the original general editor of The New Bible Dictionary! Meredith Kline －－舊約權威，專著有關盟約的神學書籍，曾任教威敏斯特，哥敦神學院等。Brilliant Old Testament scholar; ????er professor at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and Westminster Seminary. The New Bible Dictionary is an excellent “buffet table” where you can try “nuggets” from the giants listed above. Once in a while, in some of the articles authored by other scholars, one finds objectionable viewpoints, e.g. that parts of the Five Books of Moses were written after the Exile, etc. Let the reader beware. 《聖經新辭典》好像一台宴席，又像自助餐廳，讓你品嘗當代神學大師的傑作。不過，有時也會遇見一些作者在當代《聖經》批判理論面前低頭的，如：說摩西五經是被擄後才寫成的（特別是在第二，三版里）， 讀的時候須謹慎。 For the course on “introduction to systematic theology” which I teach, I usually assign students to read these articles from the New Bible Dictionary： 我開「系統神學導論」一科時，都會指定學生細讀《聖經新辭典》裡的下列文章： Knowledge 知識 Other helpful ones include： Predestination 預定 Note： there are at least three English versions： the original New Bible Dictionary （the cover may look different because of different printings）; the Tyndale Illustrated Bible Dictionary （3 volumes）; and the New Bible Dictionary： Third Edition. I prefer the first： it is the original, it is the cheapest, and since it is older, it is not as much affected by contemporary theories of biblical criticism. The Tyndale edition is in 3 volumes, and has many illustrations in color. The text is the same as the older version; only the illustrations are new; and the price is rather high. 英文世界裡 《聖經新辭典》以好幾種形式出現。有原本的 New Bible Dictionary （第1、2版） ： 1962 年出版的第一版為最正統，可惜已經絕版，讀者可去網上拍賣舊書的圈子去找；第二、三版加插了一些近代的《聖經》批判理論，讀者留意。另外是Tyndale Illustrated Bible Dictionary （三冊，附彩色圖片）和 New Bible Dictionary： Third Edition。 總的來說，IVP 等出版社的產品，每出一次修訂版，書裡比較接受或同情最新的《聖經》研究理論的文章就會比上一版多些。 Many Christians use the cross-references along their Bibles’ margins to look up the same word in other passages. This may or may not be a profitable avenue of exploring the Bible’s message. A much more helpful way is to use Baker’s Topical Guide the Bible （Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1991） edited by Walter Elwell of Wheaton College. Chinese translation was published in 1996 as Zhu Ti Hui Shi Sheng Jing 《主題匯析聖經》 （Logos Publishers 基道出版社, Hong Kong）. There is a simplified-???? Chinese version as well as the traditional ???? version. This is an excellent tool, because it is simply an arrangement of Bible verses, all typed out in full, according to an order of doctrine/systematic theology. This is helpful as you study a particular topic or doctrine. 多年來，信徒喜歡用串珠《聖經》。可是，有的時候所串的經文並不相關，讓信徒有點隨意地把一些經文連在一起來解說。最近在福音派圈子內出版了一本非常獨特的參考書，中譯本是《主題匯析聖經》（香港： 基道出版社, 1997）。英文原著書名為：The Topical Analysis of the Bible （Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1991）；後來易名為 Baker’s Topical Guide to the Bible。主編是惠敦大學的資深神學教授 Walter Elwell. 這本參考書非常寶貝，因為它看上來雖然與經文匯編一樣，可是它的排法乃是按照教義（系統神學）的主題，如：啟示、神論、人論、罪論、基督論、聖靈論、教會論等。這樣，讀者可是對某一個教義主題的主要經文一目了然，所有的經文都完全打了出來。《主題匯析聖經》已有光碟版本 （e-book, CD Rom），由香港啟創（Almega） 出版。要為自己的信仰打好根基的信徒，不容錯過。
The main message of the Bible is： the eternal God, the creator of the universe, has entered into time and space, to concretely reveal himself. Therefore God’s revelation is understandable. This message stands in stark contrast with what many modern theologians are saying： that God is “wholly other,” we cannot really know God himself, and his revelation is really beyond the grasp of human reason or experience. Many theologians have given up the belief in “propositional revelation” （that is, God has told us things, ideas, concepts, doctrines, in the Bible）. Dear brother/sister, the Holy Spirit has given us the words of the Bible by inspiration; we can read the Bible to understand and know what God has said! We need to meditate upon ????ure day and night, and obey it all the years of our lives. The Bible is a book we can come to understand! 《聖經》的主要內容是：永恆的神、宇宙的創造主，進入到時間、空間，具體地啟示自己（God concretely revealed himself），因此神的啟示是人能夠認識的。不像一些當代神學家所說，神是不可言諭的，祂的啟示也不能被人的理性掌握，「命題的啟示」（propositional revelation）逐漸被神學家摒棄。親愛的信徒讀者們，聖靈默示了人把神的話寫下，是要我們可以閱讀、明白、晝夜思想、終生遵守。神的話──《聖經》，是我們可以清楚地掌握的。 After mankind fell in Adam, God revealed himself as the covenant-making lord and covenant-keeping lord. The theme of the Old Testament is “covenant”： God has come to establish the relationship of covenant with his people; he will be their God, they are his people. The theme of the New Testament is the “kingdom of God”： this means that God has come, to be king, to rule as king. Jesus Christ is the king from heaven; he has come, therefore the kingdom has come （or has drawn near）. Christ will return a second time; at that time the kingdom will completely become a reality. You see, the Old and the New Testament both revolve around God and his plan. Our faith is not man-centered, it is God-centered. Everything comes from him, works through him, and is unto his glory. Is it this way with your faith? Is your faith self-centered or God-centered? 在人類墮落之後，神顯現自己為立約的神、守約的神。舊約的主題乃是神的約 （covenant）：神作以色列人的神，以色列作神的子民。新約的主題是天國 （kingdom）：天國（神的國）的意思就是，神來了，要作王，掌王權。耶穌基督是天國的王，祂來了，因此天國來了（或說：近了）。主耶穌必再來，天國完全實現在宇宙中。因此，新舊約《聖經》都以神和神的計劃為中心。我們的信仰不是以人為中心的，是以神為中心，因為萬物都出於祂、借着祂（依靠祂），也歸於祂。你我的信仰到底是以自己為中心，還是以神為中心呢？ If you are getting started in Bible study, you need to make sure that you use reliable, Bible-believing guides to establish your faith. A reliable Bible survey will help you grasp the main theme of each book of the Bible. Before you use a “Bible survey,” you should have already been using a standard study Bible （NIV Study Bible, Spirit of the Re????ation Bible, etc.）. You should already know something about the author, background and main theme of each book of the Bible. 一位在查經起步的學生，應該用一些信仰保守可靠的《聖經》導論書籍，來幫助建立一個以神為中心的信仰。一本可靠的《聖經》綜覽 （Bible survey） 能幫助讀者掌握每一卷書的主要內容。使用《聖經》綜覽之前，應該已經善用一本研讀版《聖經》（更新傳道會主辦的新國際版是標準的研讀版《聖經》），對每一卷書的作者、背景和主題已有一般的認識。 There are many surveys of the New Testament; for may years, Merrill Tenney’s New Testament Survey has been very reliable. Dr. Tenney served during his lifetime as dean of Wheaton College Graduate School of Theology. During roughly the same time （mid-20th century）, Dr. Gleason Archer was teaching Old Testament at Moody Bible Institute and later Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His text, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, was nicknamed “the yellow Bible,” because so many of his quizzes and examinations were based on a detailed grasp of the material in it! Both Tenney and Archer are available in Chinese. 新約《聖經》綜覽方面，多年來最可靠之一的是：滕慕理，《新約綜覽》（香港：宣道出版社，1976；原著：Merrill Tenney, New Testament Survey, Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1961）。 Tenney 博士生前曾任惠敦大學神學研究院教務主任多年（dean, Wheaton Graduate School）。 The word “introduction” is a technical term in theological studies. Thus, an “introduction to the Bible” is more advanced in content than a “survey of the Bible.” Edward J. Young, who taught for many years at Westminster Seminary, has written An Introduction to the Old Testament, in which he stands firm in evangelical convictions, yet engages with liberal critical scholars. Donald Guthrie, ????er dean of London Bible College, has given us New Testament Introduction. Guthrie gives an overview of the many theories on a debate, and then seeks to offer reasonable support for the conservative view. This is the kind of approach which contemporary evangelical scholars should, but do not, imitate. Both Young and Guthrie solidly stood within the evangelical tradition. 入門（introduction）是神學的專用名詞，一本《聖經》入門就比《聖經》綜覽仔細，學術程度比較高。舊約入門方面，楊以德 （Edward J. Young），《舊約導論》 （香港：基督教文藝出版社） 是持守堅固福音派立場，同時與當代學術理論對話的一本少有的好書。倫敦聖經學院的Donald Guthrie也着有 New Testament Introduction，內容比較詳細。這兩本信仰立場都保守可靠。 More recently, two Westminster professors, the late Raymond B. Dillard and Dr. Tremper Longman III, has written An Introduction to the Old Testament （Grand Rapids： Zondervan, 1994） in the spirit of E.J. Young’s masterpiece. Well worth your careful study! Available in Chinese. 近年來威敏斯特神學院兩位教授，繼承楊以德的精神出版了《21世紀舊約導論》，值得參考！（原著：Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III, An Introduction to the Old Testament, Zondervan, 1994；中譯本：《21世紀舊約導論》，劉良淑譯，台北：校園，1999。） Two helpful Old Testament history textbooks are： Leon Wood, A Survey of Israel’s History （Zondervan 1970） and Jack Scott’s God’s Plan Unfolded （Whreaton： Tyndale House 1976）. Scott’s is a clearly covenantal perspective on the Old Testament. Wood is available in Chinese. 另外，《以色列民族史》是一本易讀的舊約歷史教科書（原著：Leon Wood, A Survey of Israel’s History, Grand Rapids, MI： Zondervan, 1970）。舊約歷史綜覽方面，還有一本英文書：Jack Scott, God’s Plan Unfolded （Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1976）。 Increasingly we are seeing new works done by Chinese evangelical authors; some of these books are directly adopted as adult Sunday School curriculum in Chinese churches. 華人創作的新舊約成年《聖經》教科書，近年來有很多的努力，成果也不少，讀者可去各大華人基督教書局詢問。不少教會已經採用在成人主日學事工上。 A special genre of books deals with the major themes of the Old and New Testaments. Dr. Che Bin Tan, recently retired president of Taiwan’s China Evangelical Seminary, has written this type of book. His teacher, F.F. Bruce, was author of The Message of the New Testament. 有一類的書籍，是以《聖經》的信息為主題，扼要地勾畫新約或舊約的教訓。陳濟民博士，前任中華福音神學院院長，寫了好幾本這種的書；他的指導老師 F.F. Bruce 也着了 The Message of the New Testament （中譯：《新約信息》），讀者不容錯過。 Unfortunately, a number of Chinese Bible scholars have imbibed liberal critical theories in Bible interpretation. For example, some might say that Genesis was not intended to give us a historical account of God’s work of creation; it is a book about the history of the patriarchs （Abraham, Isaac, Jacob etc.）. They reject much of evangelical / fundamental beliefs as outdated, or “rotten theology.” Let the reader beware! 不過，在華人創作的《聖經》研究書籍中，好些不幸染上了最新的《聖經》批判理論，例如：說《創世記》的主題不是上帝創造天地，而是先祖的歷史；先知不是未卜先知等等。結果讓讀者懷疑，是否所有以前所聽、所領受的都是錯誤的？有的作者，稱以前福音派的信念為 「壞鬼神學」（註：粵語 「壞鬼」的意思是：食物壞掉，不能吃），似乎是多破壞而少建設。讀者買書時必須謹慎，閱讀這類的書籍，應常求聖靈的光照，以免信仰走歪。 My position is: the Bible student should start with a clearly and solidly conservative reference tool such as Young and Archer. 我的立場是：起步研經的信徒，最好靠一些保守的作者，如楊以德的《舊約導論》，或 Archer 的《舊約概論》。 BIBLE HANDBOOKS 《聖經》手冊 A handbook of the Bible combines material from a “survey” and a “dictionary,” often with material similar to that found in study Bibles. A standard example is the Eerdmans Handbook to the Bible （Lion Handbook to the Bible in the British Commonwealth）. 《聖經》手冊的內容，包括《聖經》辭典和《聖經》綜覽里的一些背景資料，和研讀版《聖經》裡關於每一卷書的介紹。比較常用的有《證主聖經手冊》。 We have seen above that authors of Bible study books have different presuppositions （convictions）! The more common presupposition among evangelical Bible scholars is: the Bible is a book written by men, and should be studied as such. Many Bible scholars no longer believe that God has given us propositional revelation （i.e., that God told us things, ideas, concepts, truths, doctrines, in the Bible）. This is at variance with what evangelicals have always believed, at least since the Protestant Re????ation of the sixteenth century. 我們在上文看見，如何查經和釋經學這類的參考書籍，不同的作者們對《聖經》的預設都不同。目前福音派的神學家中，比較普遍的預設乃是：《聖經》是人寫的，而且神並沒有要向人類啟示一些命題（presuppositions）或教義（doctrines）。在這方面讀者們必須儆醒，因為這與幾百年的正統（福音派）信仰有所出入。 Let us now look at Bible commentaries. Jonathan Edwards, the eighteenth-century theologian and leader in the Great Awakening, once said that, our understanding of one passage of ????ure must be based on our understanding of the entire Bible. What he meant was： we must have a basic, overall grasp of what the Bible teaches. Otherwise, it is so easy to take Bible passages out of context! 十八世紀大覺醒復興運動教復興 （The Great Awakening）領袖之一，也是美國最偉大的神學家愛德華茲（Jonathan Edwards）曾經說過：「我們對每一段經文的認識，乃是建造在我們對整本《聖經》的認識。」他的意思是說，我們對《聖經》的總原則和主題必須有某一程度的掌握，不然的話，很容易斷章取義。 Of course, we must begin our journey with studying individual portions （passages, paragraphs） of the Bible, and eventually build up a solid system of beliefs. However, we also must believe that the Holy Spirit does illumine and guide us. Ever since we were converted, we had a certain understanding of the Bible, even though it may be very rudimentary. We all know that Jesus is our Savior; he has forgiven our sins; we are saved. We know something about the power of the cross, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Then we learn a few things about the character （attributes） of God, and we get involved in the ministry of the church – so we learn about the doctrine of the church. At least, we begin to ask questions in these areas! These are all theological questions; they are intimately related with our study of the Bible. 當然，基督徒必須從一段一段經文的研讀，來建構我們的信仰系統。可是，我們必須相信聖靈會光照我們。從重生得救之後，我們對《聖經》的主題都會有某一程度的理解，雖然在起初時，這方面的理解非常幼稚，但我們都知道耶穌基督是我們的救主，赦免了我們的罪；後來，對救恩的道理、十字架的能力、聖靈的工作有一些進一步的理解；曾幾何時，對神的屬性（the attributes of God） 又開始知道一些；事奉一段時間之後，對教會論 （doctrine of the Church） 開始接觸，至少心中會產生這方面的問題。這些都是教義 （doctrine）或系統神學的問題，都與我們的解經息息相關。 You see, Biblical studies cannot be separated from doctrine （systematic theology）! Every time we study the Bible, we bring our overall understanding of the Bible （i.e., our presuppositions） with us to the Bible. This is only natural, it should not surprise us! We need to be aware of this fact, and constantly re-????uate our faith according to the clear teaching of ????ure. We should continue to ask the Holy Spirit to illumine, guide, and correct us. We can then share with all the saints in Christ our common knowledge of Christ’s love, and come to learn something of the mind of God revealed in ????ure. 《聖經》研究與系統神學是不可分開的！我們每次查經的時候，都會把我們對《聖經》的總原則、對《聖經》主題的認識帶進我們的研經過程中。這是非常自然的，我們並不需要驚奇，只要我們意識到這點，常常按照《聖經》清楚的教導來檢視我們的信仰（教義），而且不斷的求聖靈光照、教導、糾正，就可以相信我們是與眾聖徒一同在認識基督的豐富上長進，並掌握神在《聖經》裡要啟示的心意（the mind of God）。 解釋《聖經》，並沒有「中立」 （neutral） 的地帶。所謂「中立」的解經，或說讓《聖經》自己說話 （Let the Bible speak for itself）， 從兩千年教會歷史和神學的宏觀看來，不過是神話，是一些《聖經》學者（不是所有《聖經》學者）的自我安慰。我們每一個人的解經都有預設（presuppositions），重要的是，我們有沒有意識到自己的預設，這些預設是否合乎《聖經》本身的教導。 Bible commentaries may be helpful as we prepare Bible study lessons or sermons; they encourage us to see the big picture, and not take things out of context. Some pastors discourage Christians from using commentaries; their point is： let’s learn from God’s Word only rather than learning from men. Of course, they have a good point. We need to learn what God says; our goal is to grasp the mind of God. However we are all human – not only the Bible student, but the Bible commentator as well. We are all sinners saved by grace （if evangelical Christians）. We all need the illumination by the Holy Spirit, and learn in accountability with other saints throughout history. We all bring our preferences, biases, interests, and spiritual needs into our Bible study. After we study a passage carefully, we can go to a basic Bible commentary to check whether we have interpreted it properly. The single one-volume Bible commentary most available and most helpful is The New Bible Commentary： Revised （Eerdmans, 1970; Chinese translation was based on original version： The New Commentary, Inter Varsity, 1953; in Chinese： Sheng Jing Xin Shi《聖經新釋》, Hong Kong： Christian Witness Press 證道出版社, 1958）. It is compact, and does not intend to answer every theological question. But is is a helpful overview of the content of the passage. Remember that this commentary has gone through many editions, including the present 21st century edition. I prefer the older editions, which have not been influenced by contemporary theories of biblical criticism. 當我們經過嚴謹的讀經、查經之後，可以參考一些基本的注釋，來檢查我們對一段經文的解釋，有沒有斷章取義。中文的《聖經》注釋方面，有《聖經新釋》這本單行本（香港：證道出版社，1958）。這本注釋是從英文的 New Bible Commentary翻譯過來的，不過原著已經絕版，取代的是不同的修訂本，包括：The New Bible Commentary： Revised （Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1970）。《聖經新釋》非常的精簡，並沒有解答所有有關的神學問題，可是它可以給我們每一卷書一個正確的概念。用《聖經新釋》時，不要忽略好好地讀每一卷書的介紹。 我比較喜歡中譯本所用的第一版本，因為後來的版本比較多受最新的《聖經》批判理論所影響，比方說有些舊約書卷（摩西五經等）可能是被擄之後寫的，等等。 Ripe, mature commentaries on the various books of the Bible have been written by John Calvin （1509-64）, the Puritans and other leaders since the 16th century. Some Puritan commentaries appear in The Geneva Commentaries （Banner of Truth Trust）. Try the one-volume abridged Bible commentary by Matthew Henry, or his 6-volume set. It is devotional, and solidly rooted in the Puritan’s reverence study of ????ure. 自從加爾文的系統原文解經以來，基督教在不同時期都出現了嚴謹的注釋。可惜，中譯本不多，加爾文的只有一兩本。到了清教徒時期，《聖經》注釋不斷地出版，而亨利馬太（Matthew Henry）的《聖經》注釋，是清教徒運動後期的作品，收集了一百多年（1550年代至1660年代）的清教徒們的智慧。今天我們可以買到六卷的，或者是單行本的亨利馬太《聖經》注釋。小的時候，我只知道父親的書架上放着六本亨利馬太的注釋，到了幾十年後才知道是屬靈寶藏。 Campus Evangelical Fellowship in Taiwan 校園 has been translating and publishing the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries and Tyndale New Testament Commentaries series 《丁道爾聖經注釋》 （English original published by Inter Varsity Press）. They are very helpful. More recently written commentaries contain evangelical scholar’s dialogue with, and use of, contemporary theories of Bible interpretation. 台灣的校園出版社為華人教會做了一件好事，就是出版舊約和新約的《丁道爾聖經注釋》；原著是 Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries 和 Tyndale New Testament Commentaries series （Inter Varsity Press）.這些都很有幫助，不過最近寫的部分可能包含了最新的《聖經》批判理論。 Some individual Bible commentaries are truly classics: the 3 volume commentary on Isaiah by E.J. Young 楊以德, the 1-volume or 2-volume commentary on Romans by John Murray 慕理, and the 2-volume on The Sermon on the Mount by Martyn Lloyd-Jones are tremendous feasts of spiritual wisdom. They are all in print at this point! Martyn Lloyd-Jones has been hailed as the greatest preacher in the 20th century. He has written Bible commentary series on Romans and Ephesians, etc. James Montgomery Boice, the late pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, is an able Bible commentator; some of his commentaries have been published in Chinese. 英文的《聖經》注釋世界裡有一些著作是經典之作，所以，雖然它們有時從一些系列中被取代了，可是出版社還會獨自地再版。最好的例子就是慕理的羅馬書注釋：John Murray, The Epistle to the Romans。另外，鍾馬田的登山寶訓和以弗所書，楊以德的以賽亞書注釋（三卷）都是不可錯過的。鍾馬田的注釋中譯本，請中文讀者注意。還有 James Montgomery Boice的注釋也陸續面世。 My favorite New Testament commentary series is William Hendriksen, The New Testament Commentary （Grand Rapids, MI: Baker）; it was completed after Hendriksen’s death by Dr. Simon Kistemaker of Re????ed Theological Seminary. Hendriksen - Kistemaker is expository and homiletical; that is, the commentary reads like a sermon. There are many helpful outlines, and I Corinthians, in particular, was written by Kistemaker who responded intelligently to contemporary debates, e.g. the place of women in the ministry of the church. 我個人喜歡用的新約注釋，是William Hendriksen 和 Simon Kistemaker 合着的 New Testament Commentary，對準備講道很有用，沒有學術味道，對傳道人和平信徒都適宜。 至於中文出版社陸續出版的中文作者寫的《聖經》注釋系列，每一位作者對《聖經》的立場都不同，讀者可以自行判斷，例如：作者是否相信以賽亞書是以賽亞寫的？還是兩個以賽亞寫的？摩西五經有沒有一些段落是被擄之後才寫的？《聖經》的神跡是否事實？等等。
Biblical theology 《聖經》神學 is different from systematic theology 系統神學. While systematic theology asks the question, “What does the entire Bible teach about a particular topic x?,” Biblical theology is the study of themes which God has revealed, at different periods of the history of revelation. For example, studies on the covenant in the Five Books of Moses; the promise of the Messiah in the Old Testament prophets; the kingdom of God in the Gospels; suffering and the age to come in the epistles of Paul; etc. are classic examples of Biblical theology. 《聖經》神學與系統神學不同。系統神學研究的是：整本《聖經》關於某一個題目的教導是甚麼？而《聖經》神學問的乃是：上帝在某一段時期啟示了甚麼？例如：在摩西五經里的「約」，舊約先知書所預言的「彌賽亞」，保羅書信里的「與基督受苦」和「來世」等，這些都是《聖經》神學研究的典型內容。 Your understanding of the Bible will be greatly enriched through the study of Biblical theology. Another benefit is： you will be amazed how Jesus Christ is really the central figure and focus of the Old Testament. 《聖經》神學能豐富你對《聖經》的理解。另一好處是：你會驚訝地發現，耶穌基督乃是舊約的中心人物！ In my view, an effective worship leader should be a student of Biblical theology, especially Old Testament biblical theology. 我認為要做一位有效帶領會眾敬拜的信徒領袖，必須熟識《聖經》神學，特別是舊約的神學。 Biblical theology is grounded on two beliefs： the historical progression of revelation, and the unity of revelation. Contemporary evangelical Biblical scholars often forget the unity of revelation; e.g. they pitch Jesus （a Hippie-like lover of all people） against Paul （whom they accuse of being a woman-hater）. This is the kind of Biblical study which clearly harms the church and erodes the Christian’s confidence in the Bible! 《聖經》神學根據兩個信念：上帝的啟示是歷史的、漸進的，同時是統一的、前後一貫的。當代的《聖經》學者往往忽略了《聖經》啟示的一貫性，例如：他們把耶穌與保羅對立起來。這種《聖經》研究對教會有害無益，因為這樣損害了信徒對《聖經》的信任。 在這裡提醒讀者：我們指的「聖經神學」是福音派里的《聖經》神學運動，而不是另外一種新派的所謂「聖經神學」。參考：巴刻，《真理與權能》一書。 The great leader of the evangelical Biblical theology movement – as properly understood by J.I. Packer in Truth and Power – is Dr. Edmund P. Clowney, retired president of Westminster Theological Seminary. You can taste the riches of Biblical theology through Clowney’s book, The Mystery Unveiled, or his older work, Preaching and Biblical Theology. A shorter work by one of the numerous students of Clowney, is Charles Drew, Ancient Love Song: Finding Christ in the Old Testament （Presbyterian and Re????ed, 2001）. Standard academic works on Old Testament biblical theology include： Gerhardus Vos, Biblical Theology; Meredith Kline, Treaty of the Great King; and Meredith Kline, The Structure of Biblical Authority. Seminary students are often required to read works on biblical theology by non-evangelicals such as Von Rad and W. Eichrodt. 中文的《聖經》神學書籍不多，首推Gerhardus Vos 的《聖經神學》（卷一、二，天道），可惜已經絕版。近年來有《聖經神學辭典》出版，與《聖經新辭典》一起用，勉強可補償這方面的缺欠。 New Testament biblical theology is best exemplified by the last section in G. Vos, Biblical Theology, and Vos’ other work: Pauline Eschatology. Besides G. Vos, Herman Ridderbos is another name to remember when shopping for books on biblical theology. Ridderbos has a book on Paul. Vos has a shorter book entitled The Coming of the Kingdom. A French Roman Catholic author has edited a one-volume Dictionary of Biblical Theology, which is very helpful as a supplementary tool.
There are some other books in the field of Biblical studies： a good Bible atlas may be very helpful. Increasingly there are Chinese books published （written by Chinese authors） on textual criticism; Greek and Hebrew textbooks; Greek and Hebrew Bibles; concordances based on the original languages, concordances based on the English or Chinese Bible, and verse-by-verse interpretation of the original text （e.g. by A.T. Robertson）. May you learn to discern, and mature in your grasp of God’s Word! May you be a blessing to Christ’s church! 《聖經》研究是一個很大的範疇，除了上述的幾種書籍，還有很多可以考慮的資料：《聖經》地圖、關於古卷考據的書、希臘文和希伯來文教科書、原文《聖經》、原文經文匯編、中文或英文的經文匯編和原文逐節解經等。願上帝賜的屬天分辨能力，使我們在掌握上帝的話語上逐漸成熟，造福教會！ La Mirada, California |
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