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REFORMED SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: Volume One, Revelation and God
JOEL BEEKE & PAUL SMALLEY
The first volume in the Reformed Systematic Theology set of four projected volumes that draws on the historical theology of Reformed tradition, exploring the first two of eight central points of systematic theology—the doctrines of revelation and the character of God—with an accessible and comprehensive approach that is biblical, doctrinal, experiential, and practical.
"We believe that the experiential application of doctrine is paramount for doing good systematic theology. Systematic Theology should minister to the whole person," write Beeke and Smalley. "We hope that this work will help prepare God's servants to nurture spiritual knowledge and saving faith in God's people according to the riches of Christ. We aim not only to educate you as the reader, but also to edify you and to equip you to tell others the wonders of our God"
VOLUME ONE: REVELATION & GOD
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Abbreviations
Tables
Preface
Part 1: Prolegomena: Introduction to Theology and the Doctrine of Revelation
Analytical Outline: Prolegomena
Section A: Introduction to Theology
What Is Theology? Part 1: An Academic Discipline
What Is Theology? Part 2: A Spiritual Discipline
Who Does Theology? Where? When?
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 1: Christian, Catholic, Evangelical
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 2: Reformed: Historical, Confessional, Theological, and Hermeneutical Perspectives
Which Theology Do We Do? Part 3: Reformed: Polemical and Experiential Perspectives
Why Do We Do Theology?
How Do We Do Theology? Part 1: Spiritual Dynamics
How Do We Do Theology? Part 2: Academic Methods
Section B: The Doctrine of Revelation
Theological Fundamentals of Divine Revelation
General Revelation, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
General Revelation, Part 2: Philosophy and Science
General Revelation, Part 3: Natural Theology and Theistic Arguments
Excursus: Some Historical Perspective on Natural Theology and Theistic Proofs
Special Revelation: Biblical Teaching
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 1: Romanism and Liberalism
Errors Regarding Special Revelation, Part 2: Liberalism’s Offspring
The Bible as the Word of God
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 1: Authority and Clarity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 2: Necessity, Unity, and Efficacy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 3: Inerrant Veracity
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 4: Objections to Inerrancy
The Properties of the Written Word, Part 5: Sufficiency
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 1: Charismatic Continuationism
The Cessation of Special Revelation, Part 2: Prophecy Today
Applied Revelation for Practical Fruit
Part 2: Theology Proper: The Doctrine of God
Analytical Outline: Theology Proper
Section A: The Doctrine of God’s Triune Glory
Introduction: The True Knowledge of God
Introduction to God’s Nature and Attributes, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
Introduction to God’s Nature and Attributes, Part 2: Theological Issues
The Name of “the Lord” (YHWH)
The Holiness of the Lord
Gods That Are Not God
God’s Spirituality
God’s Simplicity: “The Lord Our God Is One Lord”
God’s Infinity, Part 1: Incomprehensibility, Aseity, and Immensity
God’s Infinity, Part 2: Eternity: Infinity with Respect to Time
Excursus: Problems of Time and Eternity
God’s Immutability, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God’s Immutability, Part 2: Theological Questions
God’s Knowledge, Part 1: Omniscience and Wisdom
God’s Knowledge, Part 2: Foreknowledge
God’s Sovereignty: An Introduction to Omnipotence
God’s Moral Excellence, Part 1: Goodness and Love
God’s Moral Excellence, Part 2: Truth and Righteousness
God’s Moral Excellence, Part 3: Jealousy, Impassibility, and Joy
God’s Moral Excellence, Part 4: Wrath and Compassion
The Trinity, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
The Trinity, Part 2: Historical Development
The Trinity, Part 3: Theological and Practical Considerations
Section B: The Doctrine of God’s Sovereign Purpose
The Decree of God: General Considerations
Predestination, Part 1: Election and Reprobation
Predestination, Part 2: Historical Development through Reformed Orthodoxy
Predestination, Part 3: Questions and Uses
God’s Providence, Part 1: Biblical Teaching
God’s Providence, Part 2: Problems and Applications
Section C: The Doctrine of Angels and Demons
The Holy Angels of God
Satan and the Demons
Bibliography
General Index
Scripture Index
The aim of systematic theology is to engage not only the head but also the heart and hands. Only recently has the church compartmentalized these aspects of life—separating the academic discipline of theology from the spiritual disciplines of faith and obedience. This multi-volume work brings together rigorous historical and theological scholarship with spiritual disciplines and practical insights—characterized by a simple, accessible, comprehensive, Reformed, and experiential approach.
In this volume, Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley shift from the doctrine of God (theology proper) to the doctrine of humanity (anthropology) and the doctrine of Christ (Christology). This extensive reformed theology explores the Bible’s teaching about who we are and why we were created, as well as who Jesus is and why his divinity is essential to the Christian faith.
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