Biblical Research Methods

[Gregory Matthews]

Vyhmeister, Nancy J. & Robertson, Terry D.  Your Guide to writing Quality Research Papers for Students of Religion & Theology,  3^rd Edition.  Zondervan,  2014, 290 pages. 

 

Among the people who post in Club Adventist are those whom I believe deliver quality posts on religious & theological issues. Some of them, I believe  could benefit from some help in researching their subject matter and in presenting their subject to others who may be interested and informed in areas of religion and theology.

 

The above book, I believe, will be helpful to such persons.  It can be purchased and delivered to your home for less than $15.  NOTE:  As this book has been published in multiple editions in both English and in Spanish, be certain to purchase the 2014 3^rd edition.  The first publication was in Spanish in 1980 and the first English edition was published in 1989.  The following is a partial listing of the contents:

 

What is research?

Biblical exegesis & interpretation.

Literary research.

Descriptive research.

Program development as research.

The case study as research.

Action research.

Writing for publication.

Academic Theses & dissertations.

The Doctor of Ministry project or dissertation.

Research thinking.

Choosing a topic.

Planning research.

Finding & evaluating resources in the library.

Taming the Internet:  Using and evaluating its resources.

Research reading & note taking.

Research writing.

Organizing the paper.

Documentation.

Statistics, tables & graphs.

Formatting the paper.

Reference notes & bibliographical entries in Turabian.

APA Citation style.

 Appendix A:  Transliteration of Biblical languages.

Appendix B:  Abbreviations for Bible books.

Appendix C: Websites for Abbreviations in the area of religion.

Appendix D:  Tips on format.

[Jeannieb43]

That looks like an interesting book to have just for its  information, regardless of whether one is expecting to write a dissertation.   

[Gregory Matthews]

Exactly