J. J. van Oosterzee - Worth reading?

[Taylor]

I read a fair amount of Dutch theological works, and I see J. J. van Oosterzee's name mentioned all the time, especially in Berkhof's works. Was van Oosterzee a solid theologian? Is he worth reading? I am wondering if anyone here has consulted his Christian Dogmatics before. If so, what are your thoughts?

 

[Alexander Suarez]

I read a fair amount of Dutch theological works, and I see J. J. van Oosterzee's name mentioned all the time, especially in Berkhof's works. Was van Oosterzee a solid theologian? Is he worth reading? I am wondering if anyone here has consulted his Christian Dogmatics before. If so, what are your thoughts?

Here is one review of Vol 1 that is enlightening:

Andy's review of Christian Dogmatics, Vol. 1

3/5: Volume 1 of J.J. Van Oosterzee's “Christian Dogmatics contains the typical combination of tedium and brilliance found in most books of this nature. The tedium arises, no doubt, from the fact that Van Oosterzee is battling with the likes of Strauss and Schleiermacher, figures who don't loom...

www.goodreads.com

 

[ZackF]

Here is one review of Vol 1 that is enlightening:

Andy's review of Christian Dogmatics, Vol. 1

3/5: Volume 1 of J.J. Van Oosterzee's “Christian Dogmatics contains the typical combination of tedium and brilliance found in most books of this nature. The tedium arises, no doubt, from the fact that Van Oosterzee is battling with the likes of Strauss and Schleiermacher, figures who don't loom...

www.goodreads.com

That reads as if the work was finished posthumously.