Word and Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology

Few Reformed theologians have exerted the influence in both the church and the academy that Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. has, shaping the theology and spiritual formation of generations of pastors and teachers. Until now, his most significant published works have been inaccessible to most theological readers, published in academic journals, denominational newsletters, and out of print festschrifts and essay collections. A decade in the making, Word & Spirit gathers Gaffin’s finest works of biblical and systematic theology and arranges them in a singular, organic whole that presents Gaffin’s thought and work as comprehensively and clearly as it ever has been. More than 40 essays, articles, and tracts have been compiled, including “The Usefulness of the Cross”, No Adam, No Gospel, “A Cessationist View,” and “The Work of Christ Applied”. This collection is a must-have for any student of theology.

Publisher: Westminster Seminary Press
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781955859011

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ichard B. Gaffin, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, and he holds his ThM and ThD degrees from Westminster. He is the author of Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul's Soteriology, and Perspectives on Pentecost.

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“To open the pages of Word and Spirit is to find oneself in a treasure trove of biblical and theological riches that will delight scholars, pastors, and all serious students of the New Testament. Our gratitude is due to Professors Garner and Waters for so fittingly doing with the scattered jewels of Dick Gaffin’s essays what he once similarly did for Geerhardus Vos—and, surely, with the same confidence that they will be of lasting benefit to the church. Here is a virtual symphony of exegesis, biblical theology and systematic reflection of the finest kind, all expressed with a melody line of deep commitment to Christ. In his own ministry as a doctor of the church Dr. Gaffin has laid bare the deep foundations of the gospel in a way that enhances appreciation of its unsearchable riches and shapes the way in which it is preached and applied. Here then are shorter writings calculated to bring long-term benefits both for our personal understanding of Scripture and for the preaching of the gospel. It surely belongs to the ‘must have’ category of books in a minister’s library.” Sinclair B. Ferguson, Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary