Collected Writings of John Murray

Volume 4: Studies in Theology

Author

John Murray

Category Collected Works/Sets, Theology Books

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Weight	1.66 lbs
Dimensions	9.5 × 6.5 × 1.45 in
ISBN	9780851513409
Binding	Cloth-bound
Topic	General Theology, God, Scripture, The Law
Original Pub Date	1982
Banner Pub Date	Feb 1, 1982
Page Count	400
Format	Book

Book Description

Studies in Theology is the fourth and concluding volume in the Collected Writings of John Murray. Like the preceding volumes it presents a selection of the finest work, produced mainly during his long and distinguished ministry as Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.

Volume 4 includes articles dealing with several areas of doctrine which lay close to Murray’s heart. Among them is the hitherto unpublished work, ‘Jesus, the Son of God’, which is possibly his last piece of theological writing. Its chief characteristic – as with all of Murray’s writings – lies in the way in which the text of Scripture suffuses everything he says. This concern to be thoroughly biblical applied also to his doctrine of Scripture, to Christology, and to his understanding of the proclamation of the gospel and the Christian ethic. Outstanding articles in each of these areas may be found in these pages.

John Murray was a systematic theologian par excellence. But he also wrote several magisterial studies in the area of historical theology. Studies in Theology includes his expositions of Calvin’s teaching on Scripture and Divine Sovereignty, the Theology of the Westminster Confession, and the Covenant Theology. All of these chapters display erudition of the highest quality, and at the same time are seasoned with the humility of mind which was one of John Murray’s greatest spiritual qualities.

Also included in this volume is a collection of Murray’s book reviews which first appeared in The Westminster Theological Journal during the years 1954-1967. Major theological works influence teachers, students, ministers, and eventually the entire Christian church. For this reason Professor Murray’s discussions of the writings of such influential figures as Karl Barth, Emil Brunner and G. C. Berkouwer are of lasting value.

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	Preface	vii
I	STUDIES IN THEOLOGY
	1. Systematic Theology	1
	2. Inspiration and Inerrancy	22
	3. The Inspiration of the Scripture	30
	4. Jesus the Son of God	58
	5. Who Raised Up Jesus?	82
	6. The Reconciliation	92
	7. The Free Offer of the Gospel	113
	8. Paul’s Use of ‘Nomos’	133
	9. The Weak and the Strong	142
	10. Calvin’s Doctrine of Scripture	158
	11. Calvin and the Authority of Scripture	176
	12. Calvin on the Sovereignty of God	191
	13. Calvin, Dordt and Westminster on Predestination – A Comparative Study	205
	14. Covenant Theology	216
	15. The Theology of the Westminster Confession of Faith	241
	16. Tradition: Romish and Protestant	264
II	REVIEWS 1954-1967
	1. Claude Welch: In This Name. The Doctrine of the Trinity in Contemporary Theology	277
	2. Steven Barabas: So Great Salvation. The History and Message of the Keswick Convention	281
	3. Anton Fridrichsen et al.: The Root of the Vine. Essays in Biblical Theology	286
	4. G. C. Berkouwer: Studies in Dogmatics. Faith and Justification.	288
	5. John Christian Wenger: Introduction to Theology. An Interpretation of the Doctrinal Content of Scripture, Written to Strengthen a Childlike Faith in Christ	292
	6. Emil Brunner: Eternal Hope	296
	7. John Frederick Jansen: Calvin’s Doctrine of the Work of Christ	302
	8. Harry Buis: The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment	304
	9. C. K. Barrett: A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans	306
	10. Paul van Buren: Christ in our Place. The Substitutionary Character of Calvin’s Doctrine of Reconciliation	310
	11. B. B. Warfield: Biblical Foundations	314
	12. Karl Barth: Christ and Adam. Man and Humanity in Romans 5	316
	13. Dwight Hervey Small: The Biblical Basis for Infant Baptism. Children in God’s Covenant Promise	321
	14. G. C. Berkouwer: Studies in Dogmatics. Divine Election	323
	15. Bernard Ramm: The Witness of the Spirit. An Essay on the Contemporary Relevance of the Internal Witness of the Holy Spirit	331
	16. Bernard Ramm: Special Revelation and the Word of God	334
	17. Andre De Bovis, S. J.: What is the Church?	339
	18. A. Berkeley Mickelsen: Interpreting the Bible	342
	19. G. C. Berkouwer: Studies in Dogmatics. The Work of Christ	345
	20. Gustaf Aulen: The Faith of the Christian Church	349
	21. Herman N. Ridderbos: When the Time Had Fully Come: Studies in New Testament Theology	355
	Bibliography	361
	Index of Names	379
	Index of Subjects	382