Biblical Theology

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Summary: Great book!!
Review: In this excellent book Vos shows the progression of God's plan of Redemption and revelation to man. Vos very clearly shows the harmony as well as the tension between the Old and New testaments.

Definitely not a book for unlearned folk wanting a quick introduction to reformed theology. Especially those inclined to fear big words. :-)

Rating:
Summary: Informative, but wordy.
Review: This book has a good amount of information in it, and as such has to be fairly wordy. I, however, found it to be wordy to the degree the author sounds arrogant, trying to impress the reader with his vocabulary (when simpler words would have done just as well and made the book more enjoyable to read.) It is the kind of book one reads for seminary, not for pleasure.

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Summary: If you *want* the Bible, you will want to read Vos
Review: Vos is deep; but he's exactly what one would expect if one were to embark on the journey trying to understand the revelation of God to men. Among other things, Vos teaches the differences between Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology. If you don't know the differences, and you don't know why they matter, then you will enjoy Vos.

In this book Vos raises the bar on what it means to be Reformed. Some disagree with Vos' use of difficult words -- this is a fair complaint, I suppose, but it should encourage us to become better readers, not to leave off reading a great book. If you do little else in life, read Vos and you will have done much.