Revelation, Inspiration, & Canon Fred Zaspel | June 14, 2019

A First Primer on Inerrancy

This article first appeared on credomag.com Definitions The doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture asserts that the Bible is truthful and accurate, and therefore without error, in all that it affirms. Theological Reasoning The theological ground of inerrancy is established in the following steps: 1) Error arises from deceit and/or ignorance. 2) God is a […]

Book Reviews Fred Zaspel | September 28, 2015

CHRIST AND THE BIBLE, by John Wenham

Wipf & Stock, 2015 | 240 pages wtsbooks( Paperback ) Wenham, Warfield, and Inspiration by Fred G. Zaspel I recently re-read John Wenham’s Christ and the Bible and was reminded what a helpful work it is. His purpose, as the title indicates, is to demonstrate Jesus’ view of Scripture. The survey of the evidence is […]

Hermeneutics & Biblical Theology Fred Zaspel | November 1, 2012

Postmodern Dogmatics

I realize that the title seems self-contradictory, but I take it from the title of an article published nearly ten years ago now by John Franke, then of Biblical Theological Seminary, in the Westminster Theological Journal (WTJ 65 [2003]: 1-26): “Postmodern Reformed Dogmatics.” Franke has of course expressed his proposed theological method elsewhere, and for […]

Revelation, Inspiration, & Canon Fred Zaspel | May 1, 2012

General Revelation

By Fred Zaspel– The following helpful summary is from the late Robert J. Dunzweiler, my theology professor at Biblical Theological Seminary around 1990. These summary points are drawn from his analysis of such Biblical passages as Psalm 19, Romans 1, Acts 14:17, and 17:22-31. Doctrinal Formulation Concerning External General Revelation 1. There has been and […]

Revelation, Inspiration, & Canon Fred Zaspel | May 1, 2012

What is the Bible all about?

What is the Bible all about? What is its primary purpose in writing and its leading theme? We find the answer to our question when we examine the beginning and the end of Scripture. At the beginning God creates the world and all that is in it. We may be sure that he did this […]

Revelation, Inspiration, & Canon Fred Zaspel | September 1, 2011

The Formation of the Biblical Canon

The books of our Old Testament became recognized as “canon” in the same way that the Old Testament itself was formed — gradually, as holy men of old spoke and wrote, being moved of the Holy Spirit. In various ways and at various times throughout the old covenant times God spoke to his people through […]