The Babylonian creation story repeats many of the details of the Biblical account but clearly is not the source of that account. The striking parallels constitute a strong argument against the framework hypothesis defended by Meredith Kline and his adherents. The Babylonian story presents the creation in terms of a consecutive story, with striking details in the same order as the Biblical account, but clearly not with the same ‘characters” or “actors” and not in a “framework.”
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I have long recognized Geerhardus Vos as one of the most accomplished authors in the field of Biblical theology ... I did recommend textbooks for a possible reading course on the subject. Chief among the recommended books was Dr. Vos’ Biblical Theology. The only weakness in the book that stood out to me was his style of writing. The current book is an effort to render Vos’ work in a somewhat more understandable form.
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Consider the question “what difference does it make if we accept what the advocates of Klinism are saying regarding the new doctrine of the republication of the covenant of works, and the new doctrine regarding the two kingdoms? That is, what difference does it make if we allow these deviations to persist among us?” There are several responses to this question.
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The New Two Kingdoms doctrine and the New Republication Doctrine.
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Old Testament biblical theology is a very interesting and engrossing subject because it deals with the specifics of the biblical revelation stage by stage. The whole study will be presented in more than one book. This, the first book, deals systematically with a number of different approaches to the Old Testament.
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This book opens with a survey of the matters of prolegomena to biblical theology. Then after a discussion of certain introductory items, it deals first with the prelapsarian, pre-fall, covenant of God with Adam and then with the postlapsarian, post-fall covenant. Hence, it is entitled from Adam to Adam.
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Dr. Leonard J. Coppes is a graduate of Westminster Seminary (Th. D.) with extensive post-graduate language work at Dropsie. Contributing to the New King James Bible, Nelson Bible Almanac and the Theological Wordbook of the OT, Dr. Coppes has over a dozen books and pamphlets dealing with a wide-range of topics, displaying his theological grasp of current issues. He has been an Orthodox Presbyterian pastor for over 40 years. He has served on General Assembly study committees including the paedocommunion and creation days. He has served as the treasurer of the OPC General Assembly's Committee on Diaconal Ministries for many years.
His 40+ years of experience and godly wisdom, coupled with his in-depth education, made him a great boon to our church and community! Dr. Coppes now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.