Although justly famed for his landmark defence of the divine inspiration and authority of Scripture, B.B. Warfield was a theologian with multiple interests. In Biblical Doctrines Warfield reveals his mastery of such doctrines as the Trinity, the Person and Work of Christ, Redemption, and Faith. He covers the ground from the first essay, on Predestination, to the final one, on the Millennium with the apparent ease of the master craftsman. Rigorous in his scholarship, Warfield also possessed a personal spirit and style reminiscent of John Calvin's ideal of clarity and brevity. He had a highly refined ability to expound the truth to the mind in such a way that it arouses a distinctly religious response. In so doing he exemplifies the principle that all biblical theology ultimately leads to doxology.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Biblical Doctrines (Hardcover)
The majority of these articles (maybe all?) are available free online through the Princeton Theological Review archives. Each of the articles are written independent of the others, but the overlap is to a minimum. This is not a comprehensive overview of all Warfield's theology, and some of the articles are highly technical, but over all, its still very readable. To be fair, each of these articles should be reviewed independently. At first, I didn't enjoy the lay out of the pages, in terms of production quality, but as I read the book, it was fine. Footnotes are provided from the original articles. Overall, the footnotes seem to criticize Warfield's theology or argue with the articles rather than explain context. This is particularly true of his eschatology views in the last two articles.
2 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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rambling verbosity,
By it (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Biblical Doctrines (Hardcover)
I have several books by this author and they are written in a compact, logical style. This book is totally different. After reading 200 pages I gave up because there was no real information in it. Functionally it appears to be a collection of his notes for a book even though the chapters are reprints of his published work. Another clue to this book being the dregs of Warfield's works is that it is the last one out of about 15 published over the last 55 years.
0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
heavy duty,
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This is a really heavy, heavy, heavy-going book, and not really worth the (considerable) effort needed to understand. I've heard it said that 'No-one reads Warfield anymore', and this book could be the reason. Most of the articles are irrelevant....do yourself a favor & read Van Til & Rushdoony instead.
I only give this thing 2 stars because it's Warfield, who was an absolute giant of the Faith.
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