1873-1957
Books (8)
The Assurance of Faith: the Firm Foundation of the Christian Hope, Buy 86 pages
Biblical Archaeology, 1928, 200 pages
Excellent introduction to a vast topic from a conservative
History of Christian Doctrines, Buy 285 pages
A solid and concise overview of the development of Christian doctrine through history
Manual of Christian Doctrine, Buy 372 pages
A concise and easy to read, medium length abridgment of his Systematic Theology
New Testament Introduction, Re-typset PDF, 1944, 225 pages
A handy conservative reference for background info on each book of the NT
Principles of Biblical Interpretation, Buy 1950, 169 pages
The classic introduction to Biblical hermeneutics (interpretation of the Bible). Filled with Biblical references and examples.
Summary of Christian Doctrine, HTML Buy 166 pages
One of the best, easy to read introductions to the Christian faith at the beginner level
Systematic Theology, HTML Buy 784 pages, This edition includes Introduction to the Study of Systematic Theology which was previously a separate work but intended to be read with his Systematic Theology. Also includes a Preface by the excellent reformed historian Richard Muller.
This is the best, classic, brief, one volume systematic theology out there. It was originally intended to be an abbreviated summary of the thought of Bavinck’s four volume Reformed Dogmatics.
The Three Points in All Parts Reformed, 1925, 21 paragraphs
This is all the collected quotes from Berkhof’s Dutch, De Drie Punten in Alle Deelen Gereformeerd, that have been translated into English, where he defends the three points of Common Grace asserted by the Christian Reformed Church just a year earlier.
Chapters from Books (2)
(Every chapter of his Systematic Theology, Summary of Christian Doctrine, and Introduction to the New Testament are available indexed and online. See the links above.)
Perversions of the Gospel, in the early church, from his History of Christian Doctrine
What is the Word of God? from The Word of God and the Reformed Faith, addresses
delivered at the Second American Calvinistic Conference held at Calvin College and Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI, June 3-5, 1942, Baker edition