JTB.SDG
Puritan Board Junior
Hopefully by 2035...but not crossing my fingers!
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Grant
Puritan Board Graduate
Well why not just try A’ Bagel, I mean Brakel with your morning coffee?
https://www.monergism.com/blog/christians-reasonable-service-indexed
and coffee.
greenbaggins
Puritan Board Doctor
A'Brakel is a Dutch Further Reformation systematic theology that includes ethics, doctrine, and devotional material, all wrapped up in a scholastic methodology that avoids jargon. It is a rather remarkable work, and one that ought to be on the short list of any layman who wants thorough yet understandable treatments of Christian doctrine. Much more basic than Bavinck, yet not trite. Lots more devotional content than Vos, though otherwise fairly similar.
JimmyH
Puritan Board Senior
I think Joel Beeke and Mark Jones A Puritan Theology deserves a mention. Particularly for laymen such as myself. An opportunity for an overview to see which authors one might want to delve into further.
Theology of John Owen.
Charles Johnson
Puritan Board Junior
"A Golden Chain" by Perkins seems an obvious choice, being the definitive work in reformed soteriology.
Regi Addictissimus
Completely sold out to the King
Are you referring to the Soli Deo Gloria title?
JTB.SDG
Puritan Board Junior
Thank you, that's helpful.
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Username3000
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Thanks everyone. You have not helped me at all in choosing something to purchase haha
Kinghezy
Puritan Board Sophomore
To be fair, you did ask for what is the ultimate book. Maybe the question needs narrowed to type / size of books you would actually read and or interested in.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
I have looked through the sample on the Crossway site and see Beeke's appreciation of Bavinck. But no mention of Vos as far as I can see.
Do you know if he makes good use of Vos' RD in his doctrine of God? One reason I asked is that I was thinking that a quality modern Systematic Theology would make good use of the combined strengths of Bavinck and Vos (as well as outher solid theologians of course!).
TylerRay
Puritan Board Graduate
Beeke's book is probably largely based on his own lectures, and he's been teaching for a long time (note that Smalley is his teaching assistant). Vos's RD just came out a few years ago--my guess would be that the substance of what Dr. Beeke is putting in his ST was settled before Vos was available.
Someone with more inside information is free to correct me.
Regi Addictissimus
Completely sold out to the King
This is correct. These volumes are largely based on Dr. Beeke's course lectures. From what Paul Smalley told me last week, the last volume will take more time than the initial three as they are covering new ground.
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Those who read Dutch had access to Vos before the recent Lexham publication.
TylerRay
Puritan Board Graduate
Good point! I didn't think of that!
Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
One book that might be the magnum opus is Francis Roberts, The Mystery and Marrow of the Bible: God’s Covenants with Man (London: George Calvert, 1657). I have only dipped into bits of it, however, so I cannot say for definite. (See the extracts from here and here.) From what I recall when last looking at it is a massive work that covers a diverse range of subjects.
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Username3000
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So many books, so little time.
Read Bavinck.
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Username3000
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Regi Addictissimus
Completely sold out to the King
Bavinck is fantastic but this is way off. I thought I was stretching it a bit with Brakel. He is much closer than Bavinck.
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