Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos

Geerhardus Vos

P & R Pub., 2001 - Religion - 571 pages

Emphasizing the historical character of biblical revelation, Vos was able to clarify the pervasive meaning of Scripture by bringing into view its basic structure. Far from an array of isolated proof texts, the Bible was, for Vos, an organism--its rich diversity giving unanimous expression of its redemptive message. In Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation, the shorter writings of this famed theologian have been gathered under one cover. The reader will discover here numerous major biblical and theological studies, selected addresses, and book reviews, as well as a 13-page bibliography of Vos's writings.

About the author

Geerhardus Vos (1862-1949) was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to the United States in 1881. He earned degrees from Calvin Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the University of Strasbourg (PhD in Arabic). In 1894 he was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in the USA. Before beginning a thirty-nine year tenure on Princeton's faculty, he was professor of systematic and exegetical theology at Calvin for five years.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos
• Author: Geerhardus Vos
• Editor: Richard B. Graffin
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: P & R Pub., 2001
• ISBN: 087552513X, 9780875525136
• Length: 571 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General; Religion / Biblical Studies / General; Religion / Christian Theology / Soteriology; Religion / Theology