Building upon Geerhardus Vos’s foundational essay “The Eschatological Aspect of the Pauline Conception of the Spirit” Dr. Lane Tipton develops the role of the Spirit with regard to redemptive history, the law and soteriology. Vos remarks that the core of Paul’s eschatology…
Vos Group #12 — Revelation in the Patriarchal Period, Part 1
For the first Vos Group of 2015, Dr. Lane Tipton guides us through Chapter 7 of Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical Theology, “Revelation in the Patriarchal Period,” pp. 66–72. The section titles are Critical Views, The Historicity of the Patriarchs, and Theophanies. Roughly each month, Lane…
Vos Group #11 — Between Noah and the Patriarchs, Part 2
Dr. Lane Tipton is back for Vos Group #11, considering chapter 6 of Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical Theology, “The Period Between Noah and the Great Patriarchs.” This week we look at part 2 of the chapter, points 3, The division of tongues, and 4, The…
Vos Group #10 – Between Noah and the Patriarchs, Part 1
Dr. Lane Tipton returns for Vos Group #10, to speak about the first two points of chapter six of Vos’ Biblical Theology (pp. 56–59). The first point of chapter six is The prophetic deliverances of Noah [Gen. 9:20–27], and The table of the nations. Roughly…
Vos Group #9 – The Noachian Revelation, Part 2
Dr. Lane Tipton joins us to speak about the rest of chapter 5 (pgs. 51–55) of Geerhardus Vos’s Biblical Theology, “The Noachian Revelation and the Development Leading Up to It.” In this portion, Vos explains the significance of the Noahic covenant…
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments
Publisher’s Description The aim of this book is no less than to provide an account of the unfolding of the mind of God in history, through the successive agents of his special revelation. Vos handles this under three main divisions:…
Vos Group #8: The Development Leading Up to the Noachian Revelation, Part 1
This week, Dr. Lane Tipton leads Christ the Center’s “Vos Group” through chapter 5 of Geerhardus Vos’s Biblical Theology, “The Noachian Revelation and the Development Leading Up to It.” In the first part of the chapter, pages 45–51, Vos explores the significance of…
Vos Group #7: The Content of the First Redemptive Special Revelation
The seventh episode of Vos Group, we arrive at chapter 4 of Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical Theology, with Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey. Having completed discussion of pre-redemptive special revelation, Vos moves to consideration of the first redemptive special revelation, which includes…
Vos Group #6: The Content of Pre-Redemptive Special Revelation, Part 2
Dr. Lane Tipton returns to Christ the Center for the sixth episode of Vos Group, concerning the second half of chapter three of Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical Theology (pp. 33–40). Vos established in the previous chapter the presence of special revelation in the…
Vos Group #5: The Content of Pre-Redemptive Special Revelation, Part 1
For the fifth episode of Vos Group, Dr. Lane Tipton and Camden Bucey examine the first portion of chapter three of Geerhardus Vos’ Biblical Theology (pp. 27–33). Vos has established the presence of special revelation in the garden of Eden, God’s words…
