Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Being There
Any religion that first had to prove its god existed prior to worship is impoverished from the get go. Bavinck has demonstrated... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Fenner on Lam. 3:57
Walter Brueggemann once said, “When we pray we participate in the ultimate act of humanness as we yield to a power greater... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: Thomas Manton on Daniel 7:13, ‘The Son of Man’
Rudolph Bultmann famously asked, “Is exegesis without presuppositions possible?†Many Biblical scholars since have made clean distinctions between exegesis and eisegesis, sometimes... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Herman of Damascus
The inability to know God’s essence is not a puzzle to be solved. It is instead the motive of worship and adoration.... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Where There’s a Will
Last week Bavinck led us onto the negative path to knowing God. Even in the modern age, John Lloyd has humorously noted... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Learned Ignorance
Dogmatics takes for its starting point the certainty of God’s existence. Everything else is details. For Bavinck the outset of Christian theology... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: The Grand Scheme of Things
“Mystery is the lifeblood of dogmatics†are Bavinck’s opening words to the doctrine of God. Even when a confirmed believer moves past... Read More
Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics: Supply vs. Popular Demand
It’s been more than 2 months since we ended our year long series in Herman Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics. We covered two of... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: John Trapp on Ecclesiastes 11:5
Handing out resumes and shuffling investments have two things in common: uncertainty and Ecclesiastes 11:6. John Trapp (1601 – 1669) noted that... Read More
The Puritan Exegesis Project: John Trapp on Ecclesiastes 11:6
John Trapp’s (1601 – 1669) commentaries were Spurgeon’s personal treasure. As biblical scholarship progresses the minister and serious student continue to benefit... Read More