The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology

In exactly one thousand statements, Campegius Vitringa instructs us in the Christian faith as it has been taught and cherished in the Reformed tradition. This compendium of theology originally served as an outline for his theological lectures and a catalyst for his students to further explore the truths of Scripture. But this is more than just an example of a textbook from a bygone era. The Fundamentals of Sacred Theology is a seventeenth-century gem meant to “instruct us about God and the ways of God for sure comfort in this life and salvation in the next.”

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9798886861136

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Campegius Vitringa (1659–1722) was professor of oriental languages, theology, and church history at Franeker University from 1680 until his death.

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“Campegius Vitringa Sr. is a person few know today but who was a giant in his own day. He was a renowned exegete and theologian who wrote massive works but also wanted younger students to grasp the fundamentals of theology. Fundamentals of Sacred Theology is where he makes transcendent truths accessible to the uninitiated. Informed by a close reading of Scripture and streams of deep theological thought, Vitringa’s work assists readers in knowing the Word of God. Professor Levi Berntson has done the church a great service by translating this once-lost-but-now-found gem.” J. V. Fesko, Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi