I. Works on the Theology of the Whole New Testament
- August Neander (d. 1850): Geschichte der Pflanzung und Leitung der christlichen Kirche durch die Apostel. Hamburg, 1832; 4th ed. 1847, 2 vols. English trans. by J. A. Ryland, Edinburgh, 1842; revised by E. G. Robinson, New York, 1865. An early historical analysis of apostolic doctrine types.
- Samuel Lutz: Biblische Dogmatik, edited by R. Rüetschi. Pforzheim, 1847.
- Christian Friedrich Schmidt (d. 1852): Biblische Theologie des Neuen Testaments, ed. by Weizsäcker. Stuttgart, 1853; 2nd ed., 1859. 2 vols. English abridged trans. by G. H. Venables, Edinburgh, 1870.
- Edward Reuss: Histoire de la théologie chrétienne au siècle apostolique. Strasbourg, 1852; 3rd ed., Paris, 1864. 2 vols. English trans. by Annie Harwood, London, 1872.
- Lutterbeck: Die neutestamentlichen Lehrbegriffe. Mainz, 1852. 2 vols. A liberal Roman Catholic perspective.
- G. L. Hahn: Die Theologie des Neuen Testaments, vol. 1. Leipzig, 1854.
- H. Messner: Die Lehre der Apostel. Leipzig, 1856. In the tradition of Neander.
- F. C. Baur (d. 1860): Vorlesungen über neutestamentliche Theologie. Leipzig, 1864. Posthumous work; focuses strongly on Pauline theology.
- W. Beyschlag: Die Christologie des Neuen Testaments. Berlin, 1866.
- Thomas D. Bernard: Progress of Doctrine in the New Testament. Bampton Lectures. London and Boston, 1867.
- H. Ewald: Die Lehre der Bibel von Gott. Leipzig, 1871–76. 4 vols. Emphasis on the Old Testament.
- A. Immer: Theologie des neuen Testaments. Bern, 1877.
- J. J. van Oosterzee: Biblische Theologie des Neuen Testaments (Dutch orig.). Elberfeld, 1868. English trans. by G. E. Day, New Haven, 1870; another English version by Maurice J. Evans, London, 1870.
- Bernhard Weiss: Biblische Theologie des Neuen Testaments. Berlin, 1868; 4th ed., 1884. English trans., Edinburgh, 1883, 2 vols.
II. Works on the Theological Types of Individual Apostles
- James: W. G. Schmidt, Beyschlag
- Peter: Mayerhoff, Weiss, Morich
- Paul: Usteri, Pfleiderer, Holsten, Leathes, Irons
- Hebrews: Reihm
- John: Frommann, Köstlin, Weiss, Leathes
These authors provide focused doctrinal analysis of individual apostolic voices, as discussed in earlier sections.
III. Doctrinal Sections in Histories of the Apostolic Church
- Johann P. Lange, Karl Lechler, Friedrich Thiersch, Arthur Stanley, and Philip Schaff (esp. pp. 614–679)
- Also Neander, as cited above.
- Compare also Charles A. Briggs: The Idea, History, and Importance of Biblical Theology, in the “Presbyterian Review,” New York, July 1882.
IV. The Apostolic vs. Rabbinical Theology
- Ferdinand Weber (d. 1879): System der altsynagogalen palästinischen Theologie, based on Targum, Midrash, and Talmud. Published posthumously by Franz Delitzsch and G. Schnedermann, Leipzig, 1880.
This work serves as a comparative theological backdrop, highlighting the contrast between apostolic teachings and Jewish traditional theology.
