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Subsections
Systematic Theologies
Relation of Biblical & Systematic Theology
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Order of Contents
Articles 5
Book 1
Quote 1
Historical 2
Latin 2
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Articles
1800’s
Biblical Repertory – Article 3, “On the Use & Abuse of Systematic Theology” in Biblical Repertory & Theological Review, vol. 4, New Series, no. 2 (1832), pp. 171-90
Warfield, B.B. – ‘The Idea of Systematic Theology’ in The Presbyterian & Reformed Review, vii (1896), pp. 243-71 Also in Studies in Theology (Oxford, 1932), pp. 49-87
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1900’s
Murray, John – ‘Systematic Theology’ in Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 4 (Banner of Truth, 1982), pp. 1-21 Originally published as two articles in Westminster Theological Journal 25, 2 (May, 1963), pp. 133-42 and WTJ 26, 1 (Nov., 1963), pp. 33-46
Gaffin, Jr., Richard B.
‘Systematic Theology & Biblical Theology’ in The New Testament Student & Theology, vol. 3 of The New Testament Student, ed. John H. Skilton (P&R, 1976), pp. 32-50
‘The Vitality of Reformed Dogmatics’ in eds. J. M. Batteau, J. W. Maris & K. Veling, The Vitality of Reformed Theology: Proceedings of the International Theological Congress, June 20-24th 1994, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (Kampen: Uitgeverij Kok, 1994), pp. 16-50
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Book
1800’s
Warfield, B.B. – The Right of Systematic Theology (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1897) 90 pp. no ToC Intro by James Orr
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Quote
1600’s
Manton, Bates, Case, Baxter, Fairclough, et al.
The Judgment of Non-Conformists of the Interest of Reason in Matters of Religion in which it is Proved against Make-Baits that both Conformists & Non-Conformists, & All Parties of true Protestants are herein really agreed, though unskilful speakers differ in words (London: 1676), pp. 12-13 This was signed by 15 non-conformist English puritans.
“We must use our best reason in diligent meditation and judgment to… to expound the text, to translate it truly, to discern the order of sacred verities that are dispersed through all the Scriptures, to gather them into catechisms and professions of faith, discerning things more necessary from the less needful, and the more clear from the more obscure; to compose our sermons, prayers, and praises of God, according to his Word: To gather just and certain inferences from Scripture assertions: To apply general rules to particular cases, in matters of doctrine, worship, discipline and ordinary practice, prudently to discern those duties which are but generally commanded in the Scripture and left to be discerned by us…”
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Historical
In the Middle Ages
Colish, Marcia L. – ‘Systematic Theology’ in ch. 21, ‘The Twelfth Century: the Logica Modernum & Systematic Theology’ in Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 400-1400 in The Yale Intellectual History of the West (Yale Univ. Press, 1997), pp. 277-88
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On the 1800’s to 1900’s
Irons, Lee – ‘Biblical & Systematic Theology: A Digest of Reformed Opinion on Their Proper Relationship’ (2007) 30 paragraphs
Irons surveys the views of Warfield, G. Vos, J. Murray and R. B. Gaffin before giving his own brief reflections.
Szabados, Adam – ‘Systematic Theology as Science: B. B. Warfield’s Idea of Systematic Theology’ (2010) 18 pp.
This appears to be a seminary paper.
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Latin Article
1700’s
Voget, Albert – ch. 3, ‘Of the Systematic Method that ought to be Used to Derive Supernatural Theology out of Sacred Scripture’ in Institutions of Christian Theology (Gronigen, 1736), Preliminary Part, pp. 66-70
Voget (1695-1771) was a reformed professor of theology at Gronigen and Utrecht. According to Wikipedia he tried to combine the theologies of Cocejus and Voetius.
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Latin Book
1700’s
Chladenius, Martin – Sacred Logic, or an Introduction to Systematic Theology (Coburg, 1745) 554 pp. ToC
Chladenius was a Lutheran.
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