Theoretical-Practical Theology, vol. 4: Redemption in Christ

by Peter Van Mastricht

Publisher:

Reformation Heritage

, 2023

Overview

Petrus van Mastricht’s Theoretical-Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive methods of treating Christian doctrine. In it, Mastricht treats every theological topic according to a four-part approach: exegetical, dogmatic, elenctic, and practical. As a body of divinity, it combines a rigorous, scholastic treatment of doctrine with the pastoral aim of preparing people to live for God through Christ. Students and pastors will find it a valuable model for moving from the text of Scripture to doctrinal formulation that will edify the people of God. Volume 4, Redemption in Christ, examines God’s great work of obtaining redemption in the Mediator, Jesus Christ. Mastricht sets the stage with a discussion about the covenant of grace as God’s eternal purpose of restoration and restitution for the elect of fallen humanity. From that vantage point, he uses the remainder of the volume to address the glorious procurer of this covenantal grace. Mastricht walks us through the dignity, names, person, offices, states, and redemptive accomplishment of Jesus Christ. This volume helps us learn the significance of the One who secured so great a redemption for the people of God.

Key Features

• Helps us learn the significance of the One who secured so great a redemption for the people of God
• Examines the covenant of grace as God’s eternal purpose of restoration and restitution for the elect of fallen humanity
• Examines God’s great work of obtaining redemption in the Mediator, Jesus Christ

Contents

• Part 1 Continued: Prolegomena and Faith

Book 5: Redemption in Christ

• The Covenant of Grace
• The Mediator of the Covenant of Grace
• The Names of the Mediator
• The Person of the Mediator
• The Threefold Office of the Mediator
• The Mediator as a Prophet
• The Mediator as a High Priest
• The Mediator as a King
• The Humiliation of the Mediator
• The Incarnation of the Mediator
• The Life of the Mediator
• The Death of the Mediator
• The Descent of the Mediator
• The Exaltation of the Mediator
• The Resurrection of the Mediator
• The Ascension of the Mediator
• The Session of the Mediator at the Right Hand of God
• The Mediator’s Redemption Itself

Praise for the Print Edition

The ongoing translation of Petrus van Mastricht’s Theoretical-Practical Theology is a gift to the church. Mastricht’s work dispels the widely held belief that Reformed scholasticism is a soul-deadening exercise. His practical applications of every doctrine should be a model for contemporary theologians. In volume 4, Mastricht moves to the topic of the person and work of the Mediator Jesus Christ. The bulk of this volume is a gold mine.The translators, editors, and publisher are to be thanked for providing such a rich resource to the church.

—Keith Mathison, professor of systematic theology, Reformation Bible College

Any serious student of Reformed theology needs to sit at the feet of Petrus van Mastricht. The challenge has been that to do so you needed to know Latin or Dutch. Thanks to the herculean efforts of the folks at the Dutch Reformed Translation Society and Reformation Heritage Books, English readers can now learn the art of ‘living for God through Christ.

—Stephen J. Nichols, president of Reformation Bible College and chief academic officer of Ligonier Ministries

Product Details

• Title: Theoretical-Practical Theology, Volume 4: Redemption in Christ
• Author: Peter Van Mastricht
• Series: Theoretical-Practical Theology
• Volume: 4
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 741
• Era: era:reformation
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Reformed Church › Doctrines--Early works to 1800
• Resource ID: LLS:RTCLPRCTCLCHR04
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-06-18T00:34:33Z

About Peter Van Mastricht

Peter Van Mastricht (1630-1706) was a German-Dutch theologian who studied at Utrecht under Gisbert Voetius. He held pastorates in Germany and Denmark before accepting a position as professor of Hebrew and practical theology at Frankfurt, and later at his alma mater, Utrecht. Van Mastricht is probably best known for his Theologia Theoretico-Practica (1682-87), a comprehensive and infuential work that was translated into Dutch and won much acclaim. Van Mastricht deeply shaped the experiential piety of the “Nadere Reformation” in the Netherlands, as well as larger currents of Reformed theology, even within English-speaking divinity from the late 17th century onward.

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