It appears to me that Dr. Schreiner sees three functions of the Sabbath. The first is related to old covenant Israel. It was a sign between God and Israel. It was a shadow. It was temporary. It was fulfilled in Christ. The Sabbath no longer functions as it once did. The second function is eschatological. It is a foreshadow of eschatological rest that “will be fulfilled on the final day when believers rest from earthly labors” (These are Dr. Schreiner’s words.). It still functions this way. “The Sabbath, then, points [notice the present tense] to the final rest of the people of God” (Dr. Schreiner’s words). Its third function would be to require (?) regular physical rest for believers.
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Analysis of Geerhardus Vos’ Nature and Method of Biblical Theology: Part I
This lecture was delivered on May 8, 1894 as Vos’s inaugural address as Professor of Biblical Theology in Princeton Theological Seminary. He was 32 years old and just embarking upon his teaching ministry at Princeton. Vos spoke as a representative of Reformed orthodox theology on an issue that had been the nearly exclusive property “of the liberal/critical biblical-theological enterprise” for over 100 years.
Response to Schreiner on the Sabbath: #1
Justin Taylor recently posted a piece at his blog from Tom Schreiner’s newest book, 40 Questions About Christians and...
Is the Sabbath Still Required for Christians?
Justin Taylor recently posted a piece by Thomas Schreiner on the question of the Sabbath and Christians. In the days...
Who am I?
Four clues are given to assist you in determining the identity of the person described.
Why the Epistles?
A new life had begun, intellectual, moral, and social, teeming with elements, which could not but work and expand. It...
MP3 of interview on Iron Sharpens Iron
Chris Arnzen of Iron Sharpens Iron interviewd me about by dissertation last month. You can listen to it here.
Biblical Theology of the Exodus
Yesterday I posted lessons learned from a study of the relationship between the Exodus and the work of Christ. Below are the biblical premises for the conclusions (i.e., lessons).
Jim Hamilton – Biblical Theology and Preaching
Jim Hamilton article on BT and Preaching.