Review: The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament – by Edmund P. Clowney

Overview
ISBN: 0875521746
Publisher: P&R (1988)
Genre: Biblical studies, hermeneutics, Old Testament
Reading Level: high school; very accessible; non-scholarly, non-dense
Worthy read? Yes!
Price: $7.99 @ WTS Books
Abstract
Dr. Edmund Clowney, former president of Westminster Theological Seminary and professor of practical theology, summarizes the main goal of The Unfolding Mystery in his own words:
The purpose of this book is not to tell [...]

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Credo-Paedo Baptism Debate: Dr. Thomas Schreiner and Dr. David VanDrunen

Grace Reformation Church of Woodland, CA, recently hosted a fraternal debate on the doctrine of baptism and has graciously released the MP3s for free.
Listen to the debate or download the MP3s below:
Dr. Thomas Schreiner: Credo-Baptism (30 min.)

Dr. Thomas Schreiner on Credobaptism (MP3)
Dr. David VanDrunen: Paedo-Baptism (30 min.)

Dr. David VanDrunen on Paedobaptism (MP3)
Q & A Session [...]

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An Uncommon Logos Between Christianity and Islam

Note: this post and the papers referenced below have been superseded. Please see the updated paper: An Uncommon Logos and “A Common Word”: Reformed Reflections on Epistemological and Ethical Normativity within a Current Christian-Muslim Dialog.
Abstract
My papers evaluate Dr. Miroslav Volf’s publications and lectures related to A Common Word. In the epistemology paper I examine Volf’s arguments [...]

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Paper on Revelation 20: Covenantal and Exegetical Foundations of the “First Resurrection”

Overview: What hope does a Christian have in death?
My paper seeks to answer this question from two angles: exegesis and covenant theology. First, exegetically, I attempt to build upon the work of Meredith Kline’s two articles on Revelation 20:1-6 (“The First Resurrection” and “The First Resurrection: A Reaffirmation“) by asking a question Kline did not [...]

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Jesus’ Obedience to the Law as a Covenant of Works

To understand the distinction between believers’ relation to the covenant of works and the covenant of grace it is necessary to first grasp Jesus’ relation to both. The following quote from Herman Bavinck explains well the former aspect of this question–how the Christ relates to the covenant of works:
Even more, as a human being Christ [...]

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Cosmology and Covenant: Vos on the Heart of Reformed Theology

While tracing the rich historical development of the Reformed doctrine of the covenant, Geerhardus Vos zooms out to scan the big picture and asks, “To what, then, does one attribute the fact that from the beginning this concept of the covenant appears so much in the foreground of Reformed theology?” Vos’ answer? Christian cosmology demands [...]

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James White and Bill Shishko Infant Baptism Debate MP3s

Dr. James White, president of Alpha and Omega Ministries, debates Rev. William Shishko, pastor of Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Franklin Square, NY, over the topic of infant baptism.
Debate Topic: Baptism is only for those who have personally repented & believed in Christ.
Part 1

(download; 64MB)

0:00-11:00 Introduction
11:30-31:30 White’s opening affirmative statement
31:30-34:50 Shishko’s cross-examination
35:10- 55:00 Shishko’s opening statement
55:20-58:15 [...]

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