Development and Purpose of Calvin’s Institutes
First published in English: I. John Hesselink, 1965. ‘Development and Purpose of Calvin’s Institutes.’ The Reformed Theological Review 24 (3): 65–72.Published originally in Japanese in Calvin Studies (Vol. I), Tokyo, 1965.The author, whose doctoral...
Maturing the Mind: Intellectual Attainment and Theological Education Introduction
First published RTR 55, no. 3 (1996).Every training institution is the subject of complaints which run along well-established lines. Where such institutions feed one of the professions, for example, it is certain that they...
Preaching and the Work of the Holy Spirit Part 1
First published: Klaas Runia, 'Preaching and the Work of the Holy Spirit Part 1', The Reformed Theological Review 59, no 3 (Dec 2000), 101–111.In today’s world and today’s church preaching finds itself in a...
The Interpretation of the Third Commandment
First published RTR XLVII, no. 1 (1988).It is often assumed that there is little controversy surrounding the meaning of the Third Commandment. On the two occasions in which it appears in the Decalogue it...
Genesis 3 in the Letter to the Romans
First published: Douglas J. W. Milne, ‘Genesis 3 in the Letter to the Romans’, The Reformed Theological Review 39, no. 1 (Apr 1980), 10–18.The Fall narrative in Genesis 3 plays a more important part...
The Free Offer of the Gospel
First published: Peter Barnes, ‘The Free Offer of the Gospel’, The Reformed Theological Review 59, no. 1 (April 2000), 28–36.Rabbi Duncan is well-known for his aphorism: ‘Hyper-Calvinism is all house and no door; Arminianism...
Preaching and the Work of the Holy Spirit Part 2
First published: Klaas Runia, ‘Preaching and the work of the Holy Spirit Part 2’, The Reformed Theological Review 60, no. 1 (April 2001), 30–41.It goes without saying that we also have to give serious...
Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ
First published: Donald William Bradley Robinson, ‘Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ.’ The Reformed Theological Review 23, no. 3 ( 1964), 65–74.My title is carefully...
The Aramaic Background of the Gospel
First published: B. D. Knox, ‘The Aramaic Background of the Gospel’, The Reformed Theological Review 6, no. 2 (1947), 24–29.The
Aramaic language is a Semitic language akin to Hebrew and Arabic. It is ancient,
going back...
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
First published: Richard B. Gaffin Jr., ‘The Gifts of the Holy Spirit’, The Reformed Theological Review 51 no. 1 (1992), 1–10.A lecture, slightly edited for publication, under the auspices of the John G. Paton...