comparison charts – Best Bible Commentaries

Systematic theology books are plentiful. Almost every theological viewpoint, and every Christian denomination, has a corresponding Systematic Theology book that reflects their positions on different topics of Scripture. Yet looking at a book's cover, or even reading the back of it, does not always tell a person what viewpoints are defended inside it. Systematic Theology books can be expensive, especially multi-volume editions, so it is important for a person to know what they are buying or using to ensure it is the right fit for them. The Systematic Theology Comparison Chart below is intended to simply the process and point the reader in the right direction for their specific purposes. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel to see weekly videos on Bible commentaries. Want to save money on bible commentaries?Logos Bible Software is the best digital resource for bible commentaries, theology books, and more. When you sign up through Best Bible Commentaries, you will save 10% on the cost of the software in addition to getting five free books. Click on the LOGOS image above to learn more. CoverAuthor/TitleTheological ApproachDetailsBrowseBarth,Karl /ChurchDogmaticsSwiss Reformed;Neo-Orthodox14 volumesAmazonBavinck,Herman /ReformedDogmaticsDutchReformed,Calvinistic4 volumes; J.I. Packer calls it a "supremeachievement"AmazonBerkof,Louis /SystematicTheologyDutch-AmericanReformed,Calvinisticformer pastor,former professor of Calvin SeminaryAmazonBerkouwer,G.C. /Studies inDogmaticsDutchReformed,Calvinistic14 volumesAmazonBird,Michael /EvangelicalTheologyEvangelicalAnglicanargues that the center oftheology isthe gospelAmazonBloesch,Donald /ChristianFoundationsReferred to himself as a "progressive evangelical"multi-volumesetAmazonBoice,JamesMont-gomery / Foundationsof theChristianFaithReformedPresbyterian,championedinerrancyBoice foundedAlliance ofConfessingEvangelicalsAmazonBuswell,James / ASystematicTheology of theChristianReligionReformedPresbyterian,held to mid-tribraptureBuswell was WWI chaplain:premill, midtribulationalistAmazonCalvin,John /Institutes of theChristianReligion"Calvinism"characterizesPresbyterian and Reformedchurchesstarted writing at 26, reviseduntil his death at age 54AmazonChafer,LewisSperry /SystematicTheologyPremillennial,pretribulation,dispensationist8-vol. and 4-volversions; foundDallas TheologicalSeminaryAmazonCulver,Robert /SystematicTheologyReformed"bold,comprehensive" -R. Albert Mohler AmazonErickson,Millard /ChristianTheologyBaptist,conservative,evangelicalseminary-levelAmazonErickson,Millard /IntroducingChristianDoctrineBaptist,conservative,evangelicallay person to undergrad reading levelAmazonFinger,Thomas /ChristianTheologyAnabaptist, e.g. Mennonite, Bretherenauthor has taught at Mennonite seminariesAmazonFrame,John /SystematicTheologyReformed,Calvinist,presuppositionalapologetics"massive, magnificent, and biblical" - John Piper AmazonGarrett,James /SystematicTheologySouthernBaptisthelpful to pastors and those teaching theologyAmazonGeisler,Norman /SystematicTheologyconsidered himself a "moderate Calvinist," rejected Limited Atonementfounded Southern Evangelical SeminaryAmazonGrudem,Wayne /BibleDoctrineReformed, evangelical, non-cessationist regarding tongueslay person to undergrad reading levelAmazonGrudem,Wayne /SystematicTheologyReformed, evangelical, non-cessationist regarding tonguesseminary-levelAmazonGunton,Colin /TheChristianFaithEnglish Reformed, member of United Reformed Churchfollows the Nicene CreedAmazonHanson,Bradley /Introduction to Christian TheologyLutheranintroductoryAmazonHenry,Carl /Revelation and Authority, etal.Baptist, evangelical, championed inerrancy6 volumesAmazonHodge,Charles /SystematicTheologyReformed Presbyterian, forerunner for evangelicalsKnown for his commentary on RomansAmazonHorton,Michael /TheChristianFaithReformed,Calvinistic,evangelicallay person to undergrad reading levelAmazonHorton,Michael /PilgrimTheologyReformed,Calvinistic,evangelicalseminary-levelAmazonHorton,Stanley /SystematicTheologyPentecostal, ordained in Assemblies of God denominationmulti-author projectAmazonJenson,Robert /SystematicTheologyLutheranstudied under BarthAmazonLetham,Robert /SystematicTheologyReformedPresbyterianbegins with arguments for God's existenceAmazonLewis, Gordon and Demarest, Bruce /IntegrativeTheologyBaptist,conservativeintegrates historical, biblical, systematic, apologetic, and practical theologyAmazonLloyd-Jones,D. Martin /Great Doctrinesof the BibleReformed,Calvinistic,evangelicallink to the right is for 3 -in-1 book editionAmazonMacArthur,John /Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible TruthReformed,Baptist,cessationistlay person to undergraduate reading levelAmazonMcClendon,James /SystematicTheologyAnabaptist, e.g. Mennonite, Bretherenfocuses on theological ethicsAmazonMcCune,Rolland /Systematic Theologyof BiblicalChristianityIndependentBaptistpublished byDetroit BaptistTheologicalSeminaryAmazonMcGrath,Alister /ChristianTheologyAnglican,TheisticevolutionCompanion volume: A Christian Theology ReaderAmazonMenzies, William and Horton, Stanley /BibleDoctrinesBoth members of Assemblies of God denominationFollows AG 16 Fundamentals of FaithAmazonOden, Thomas C. /Classic Christian-ity: ASystematicTheologyArminian,Methodistbrings today's church "the best wisdom from its past"AmazonOlson,Roger /The Mosaic of Christian BeliefAmericanBaptist,Arminianevangelical,introductoryAmazonPacker,J.I. /ConciseTheologyAnglican,Calvinist,evangelicalpaperback usually under $15AmazonPannenberg,Wolfhart /SystematicTheologyLutheranintroductory, grounded in historical revelationAmazonReymond,Robert /A NewSystematic Theology of theChristianFaithReformedPresbyterianUpholds classic Calvinist positionsAmazonRyrie,Charles /BasicTheologyBaptist,Dispensational94 short chaptersAmazonSawyer, James /The Survivor's Guide to TheologyBaptist, evangelical, dispensationalintroductoryAmazonShedd,William /DogmaticTheologyReformedPresbyterianA leading theologian of the 19th centuryAmazonSproul,R.C. /Everyone's A TheologianReformedPresbyterian,championedintroductoryAmazonStrong,Augustus /SystematicTheologyReformed,Baptista Reformed, baptistic, classicAmazonThiessen, Henry /Lectures in Systematic Theologyevangelical,dispensationalakin to Chaeferrevised in 1979AmazonTillich,Paul /SystematicTheologyLutheran, some evangelicals argue he is pantheistic3 volumesAmazonVos,Geer-hardus /ReformedDogmaticsDutch-AmericanReformedPresbyterianrecommended by Michael HortonAmazonWarfield,B.B. /WorksReformedPresbyterian,championedinerrancy10 volumesAmazonWiley,Orton /ChristianTheologyWesleyan,Holiness,Church of the Nazarene Methodist, ArminianAmazonWilliams,Rodman /RenewalTheologyPentecostal,Renewaltheologiancharismatic traditionAmazon