Keith Throop Baptist Theology, Book Reviews, Books, Reformed Baptist Theology, Systematic Theology

The First Reformed Baptist Theology

Free Grace Press is making A Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity from 1657, by Robert Purnell, available now for a discounted price. It appears to be the first Reformed Baptist systematic theology work ever written. This surprised me, because I thought that distinction belonged to John Gill, who actually wrote his theology 100 years … Continue reading The First Reformed Baptist Theology

Keith Throop Apologetics, Historicity of Jesus

Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ

A new book is available for per-order on Amazon. It is entitled Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ, written by Dr. Tom C. Schmidt. He argues that Josephus' references to our Lord Jesus as the Christ are actually authentic. Here are a couple of interviews with the author that may pique … Continue reading Josephus and Jesus: New Evidence for the One Called Christ

Keith Throop Believers Baptism, Book Reviews, Covenant Theology, Reformed Baptist Theology

The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism (Revised)

Back in 2010, I offered a brief review and recommendation of The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism, in which I stated that it then topped my list of the best books in defense of believer's baptism. Well, it still tops my list, so you can imagine how excited I am that it … Continue reading The Fatal Flaw of the Theology Behind Infant Baptism (Revised)

Keith Throop Biblical Interpretation, Christian Platonism, Great Tradition, Hermeneutics, Reformed Baptist Theology, Theology

Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”

In my previous post, I began a four part series addressing the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. As we saw in that post, Carter could speak of “the Great Tradition” as though it were synonymous with his understanding of the Nicene doctrine of … Continue reading Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”