Reformed Systematic Theology, Volume 1
Revelation and God
Published on 31. March 2019
Book
Hardback
1312 pages
978-1-4335-5983-9 (ISBN)
Description
"An immensely valuable gift to the twenty-first-century church." -Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary
The church needs good theology that engages the head, heart, and hands.
The first volume in a 4-volume work combines rigorous historical and theological scholarship with application and practicality-characterized by an accessible, Reformed, and experiential approach.
This volume explores the first 2 of 8 central themes of theology: revelation and God. Each of the 55 chapters exegetes, expounds, and applies key portions of Scripture that lie at the heart of each doctrine discussed, and encourages engagement and worship through study questions and suggested hymns for response. The authors also draw upon the writings of church history throughout the ages, and interact with differing points of view.
The result is a comprehensive yet accessible systematic theology of the Reformed Christian faith that ministers to the whole person-head, heart, and hands.
The church needs good theology that engages the head, heart, and hands.
The first volume in a 4-volume work combines rigorous historical and theological scholarship with application and practicality-characterized by an accessible, Reformed, and experiential approach.
This volume explores the first 2 of 8 central themes of theology: revelation and God. Each of the 55 chapters exegetes, expounds, and applies key portions of Scripture that lie at the heart of each doctrine discussed, and encourages engagement and worship through study questions and suggested hymns for response. The authors also draw upon the writings of church history throughout the ages, and interact with differing points of view.
The result is a comprehensive yet accessible systematic theology of the Reformed Christian faith that ministers to the whole person-head, heart, and hands.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
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Height: 236 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 68 mm
Weight
1854 gr
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978-1-4335-5983-9 (9781433559839)
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Persons
Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) has written over one hundred books. He is chancellor and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; the editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; the board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books; the president of Inheritance Publishers; and the vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.
Paul M. Smalley (DD, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) is faculty research and teaching assistant to Joel Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also a part-time pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and previously served for twelve years as a Baptist pastor in churches in the midwestern United States.
Paul M. Smalley (DD, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary) is faculty research and teaching assistant to Joel Beeke at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also a part-time pastor at Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and previously served for twelve years as a Baptist pastor in churches in the midwestern United States.
Content
Abbreviations
Tables
Preface
Part 1: Prolegomena: Introduction to Theology and the Doctrine of Revelation
Analytical Outline: Prolegomena
Section A: Introduction to Theology
What Is Theology? Part 1: An Academic Discipline
What Is Theology? Part 2: A Spiritual Discipline
Who Does Theology? Where? When?
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 1: Christian, Catholic, Evangelical
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 2: Reformed: Historical, Confessional, Theological, and Hermeneutical Perspectives
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 3: Reformed: Polemical and Experiential Perspectives
Why Do We Do Theology?
How Do We Do Theology? Part 1: Spiritual Dynamics
How Do We Do Theology? Part 2: Academic Methods
Section B: The Doctrine of Revelation
Theological Fundamentals of Divine Revelation
General Revelation, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
General Revelation, Part 2: Philosophy and Science
General Revelation, Part 3: Natural Theology and Theistic Arguments
Excursus: Some Historical Perspective on Natural Theology and Theistic Proofs
Special Revelation: Biblical Teaching
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 1: Romanism and Liberalism
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 2: Liberalism's Offspring
The Bible as the Word of God
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 1: Authority and Clarity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 2: Necessity, Unity, and Efficacy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 3: Inerrant Veracity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 4: Objections to Inerrancy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 5: Sufficiency
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 1: Charismatic Continuationism
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 2: Prophecy Today
Applied Revelation for Practical Fruit
Part 2: Theology Proper: The Doctrine of God
Analytical Outline: Theology Proper
Section A: The Doctrine of God's Triune Glory
Introduction: The True Knowledge of God
Introduction to God's Nature and Attributes, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
Introduction to God's Nature and Attributes, Part 2: Theological Issues
The Name of "the Lord" (YHWH)
The Holiness of the Lord
Gods That Are Not God
God's Spirituality
God's Simplicity: "The Lord Our God Is One Lord"
God's Infinity, Part 1: Incomprehensibility, Aseity, and Immensity
God's Infinity, Part 2: Eternity: Infinity with Respect to Time
Excursus: Problems of Time and Eternity
God's Immutability, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God's Immutability, Part 2: Theological Questions
God's Knowledge, Part 1: Omniscience and Wisdom
God's Knowledge, Part 2: Foreknowledge
God's Sovereignty: An Introduction to Omnipotence
God's Moral Excellence, Part 1: Goodness and Love
God's Moral Excellence, Part 2: Truth and Righteousness
God's Moral Excellence, Part 3: Jealousy, Impassibility, and Joy
God's Moral Excellence, Part 4: Wrath and Compassion
The Trinity, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
The Trinity, Part 2: Historical Development
The Trinity, Part 3: Theological and Practical Considerations
Section B: The Doctrine of God's Sovereign Purpose
The Decree of God: General Considerations
Predestination, Part 1: Election and Reprobation
Predestination, Part 2: Historical Development through Reformed Orthodoxy
Predestination, Part 3: Questions and Uses
God's Providence, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God's Providence, Part 2: Problems and Applications
Section C: The Doctrine of Angels and Demons
The Holy Angels of God
Satan and the Demons
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
Tables
Preface
Part 1: Prolegomena: Introduction to Theology and the Doctrine of Revelation
Analytical Outline: Prolegomena
Section A: Introduction to Theology
What Is Theology? Part 1: An Academic Discipline
What Is Theology? Part 2: A Spiritual Discipline
Who Does Theology? Where? When?
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 1: Christian, Catholic, Evangelical
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 2: Reformed: Historical, Confessional, Theological, and Hermeneutical Perspectives
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 3: Reformed: Polemical and Experiential Perspectives
Why Do We Do Theology?
How Do We Do Theology? Part 1: Spiritual Dynamics
How Do We Do Theology? Part 2: Academic Methods
Section B: The Doctrine of Revelation
Theological Fundamentals of Divine Revelation
General Revelation, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
General Revelation, Part 2: Philosophy and Science
General Revelation, Part 3: Natural Theology and Theistic Arguments
Excursus: Some Historical Perspective on Natural Theology and Theistic Proofs
Special Revelation: Biblical Teaching
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 1: Romanism and Liberalism
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 2: Liberalism's Offspring
The Bible as the Word of God
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 1: Authority and Clarity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 2: Necessity, Unity, and Efficacy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 3: Inerrant Veracity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 4: Objections to Inerrancy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 5: Sufficiency
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 1: Charismatic Continuationism
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 2: Prophecy Today
Applied Revelation for Practical Fruit
Part 2: Theology Proper: The Doctrine of God
Analytical Outline: Theology Proper
Section A: The Doctrine of God's Triune Glory
Introduction: The True Knowledge of God
Introduction to God's Nature and Attributes, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
Introduction to God's Nature and Attributes, Part 2: Theological Issues
The Name of "the Lord" (YHWH)
The Holiness of the Lord
Gods That Are Not God
God's Spirituality
God's Simplicity: "The Lord Our God Is One Lord"
God's Infinity, Part 1: Incomprehensibility, Aseity, and Immensity
God's Infinity, Part 2: Eternity: Infinity with Respect to Time
Excursus: Problems of Time and Eternity
God's Immutability, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God's Immutability, Part 2: Theological Questions
God's Knowledge, Part 1: Omniscience and Wisdom
God's Knowledge, Part 2: Foreknowledge
God's Sovereignty: An Introduction to Omnipotence
God's Moral Excellence, Part 1: Goodness and Love
God's Moral Excellence, Part 2: Truth and Righteousness
God's Moral Excellence, Part 3: Jealousy, Impassibility, and Joy
God's Moral Excellence, Part 4: Wrath and Compassion
The Trinity, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
The Trinity, Part 2: Historical Development
The Trinity, Part 3: Theological and Practical Considerations
Section B: The Doctrine of God's Sovereign Purpose
The Decree of God: General Considerations
Predestination, Part 1: Election and Reprobation
Predestination, Part 2: Historical Development through Reformed Orthodoxy
Predestination, Part 3: Questions and Uses
God's Providence, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God's Providence, Part 2: Problems and Applications
Section C: The Doctrine of Angels and Demons
The Holy Angels of God
Satan and the Demons
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index