Reformed Systematic Theology, Volume 2: Man and Christ (Joel R. Beeke, Paul M. Smalley)

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"Here is catechesis at its best, instructing the student of theology, providing pastors with a sermon-enriching manual, and giving growing Christians a resource book that will both inform and nourish them, as well as provide endless theological enjoyment!”

—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries

This four-volume work combines rigorous historical and theological scholarship with application and practicality—characterized by an accessible, Reformed, and experiential approach.

In this volume, Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley unpack the doctrine of humanity (anthropology) and the doctrine of Christ (Christology), revealing to us what the Bible says about who we are, who Jesus is, and how we should live in light of that knowledge.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations 

Tables 

Preface

Part 3: Anthropology: The Doctrine of Man 

Analytical Outline: Anthropology 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Anthropology 

Section A: The Doctrine of Creation 

Chapter 2: The Creation of the World, Part 1: God the Creator 

Chapter 3: The Creation of the World, Part 2: Historical and Theological Questions 

Chapter 4: The Creation of the World, Part 3: Exegetical Questions 

Chapter 5: The Creation of the World, Part 4: Scientific Questions 

Section B: The Doctrine of Man’s Creation and Nature 

Chapter 6: The Creation of Man by God 

Chapter 7: The Controversy over the Historical Adam 

Chapter 8: The Image of God, Part 1: Exegetical and Biblical Theology 

Chapter 9: The Image of God, Part 2: Historical and Polemical Theology 

Chapter 10: The Image of God, Part 3: Systematic and Practical Theology 

Chapter 11: The Gender and Sexuality of Man 

Chapter 12: The Constitution of Man, Part 1: Unity and Duality 

Chapter 13: The Constitution of Man, Part 2: Body and Soul 

Chapter 14: God’s Covenant with Adam, Part 1: Biblical Teaching 

Chapter 15: God’s Covenant with Adam, Part 2: Historical and Systematic Theology 

Chapter 16: God’s Covenant with Adam, Part 3: Practical Implications 

Section C: The Doctrine of Sin 

Chapter 17: Introduction to the Doctrine of Sin 

Chapter 18: The Fall of Man into Sin and Misery 

Chapter 19: The State of Sin, Part 1: Historical Theology of Original Sin 

Chapter 20: The State of Sin, Part 2: Universal Sin, Imputed Guilt, and Lack of Righteousness 

Chapter 21: The State of Sin, Part 3: Total Depravity and Inability 

Chapter 22: The Free Choice of the Will 

Chapter 23: Actual Sins: The Diverse, Poisonous Fruit of Original Sin 

Chapter 24: The Punishment of Sin by God 

Chapter 25: Sin and the Believer 

Chapter 26: Suffering and the Believer

Part 4: Christology: The Doctrine of Christ 

Analytical Outline for Christology 

Section A: The Doctrine of the Covenant of Grace 

Chapter 27: Introduction to the Covenant of Grace 

Chapter 28: Historical Perspectives on God’s Covenants 

Chapter 29: The Perpetual Continuity of God’s Gospel 

Chapter 30: The Eternal Covenant with God’s Son and Those in Union with Him 

Chapter 31: The Diverse Administrations of God’s Covenant of Grace, Part 1: Noah, Abraham, and Moses 

Chapter 32: The Diverse Administrations of the Covenant of Grace, Part 2: David and the New Covenant 

Chapter 33: The Essential Unity of God’s Covenant of Grace 

Chapter 34: The Abiding Duty to Obey God’s Moral Law 

Chapter 35: The Church’s Union with Her Covenant God through Faith 

Section B: The Doctrine of the Person of Christ 

Chapter 36: Introduction to the Study of Christ’s Person and Work 

Chapter 37: The Names of Christ 

Chapter 38: The Deity of Christ 

Chapter 39: Christ’s Incarnation, Part 1: The Coming of the Incarnate Son 

Chapter 40: Christ’s Incarnation, Part 2: Humanity and Relations 

Chapter 41: Christ’s Incarnation, Part 3: Historical Development of Orthodox Christology 

Chapter 42: Christ’s Incarnation, Part 4: Theological Questions and Practical Applications 

Section C: The Doctrine of the Work of Christ 

Chapter 43: The Threefold Office of the One Mediator 

Chapter 44: The Two States of Our Prophet, Priest, and King 

Excursus: He Descended into Hell 

Chapter 45: Christ’s Prophetic Work, Part 1: Introduction and Typology 

Chapter 46: Christ’s Prophetic Work, Part 2: Revelation by the Word 

Chapter 47: Christ’s Prophetic Work, Part 3: Illumination for His Prophetic People 

Chapter 48: Christ’s Priestly Work, Part 1: Introduction to Christ’s Priestly Office 

Chapter 49: Christ’s Priestly Work, Part 2: Penal Substitution for the Satisfaction of God’s Justice 

Chapter 50: Christ’s Priestly Work, Part 3: Christ’s Sacrificial Obedience 

Chapter 51: Christ’s Priestly Work, Part 4: The Perfections of Christ’s Sacrificial Accomplishment 

Chapter 52: Christ’s Priestly Work, Part 5: Intercession for a Priestly People 

Chapter 53: Christ’s Kingly Work, Part 1: Introduction, Victory, and Triumph 

Chapter 54: Christ’s Kingly Work, Part 2: Power, Grace, and Glory 

Chapter 55: Christ’s Kingly Work, Part 3: Christ’s Kingly People 

Chapter 56: Practical Conclusion to Christology: The Centrality of Christ

Bibliography: Works Cited in This Volume 

General Index 

Scripture Index

Endorsements

“In volume 2 of Reformed Systematic Theology, Joel Beeke and his theological Barnabas, Paul Smalley, continue their massive exposition of Christian doctrine. Like the first volume, it is marked by constant use of Scripture coupled with references to the great theologians, and is written for all of the people of God in language that is more pastoral than metaphysical. This second volume covers the vital areas of anthropology and Christology, and continues in the style of a true ‘church dogmatics’ reminiscent of the work of the great pastor-theologians of the church. A model of clarity, it will promote doxology, maturity, and further inquiry. Here is catechesis at its best, instructing the student of theology, providing pastors with a sermon-enriching manual, and giving growing Christians a resource book that will both inform and nourish them, as well as provide endless theological enjoyment!”

— Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries

“The scholarship and devotion of this volume are truly impressive and must reflect the result of many years of rigorous study and careful teaching of the themes pursued. I have not read a systematic theology that impressed me to the same extent. This is a work that not only instructs but also speaks to the heart. It is a presentation of orthodox Reformed theology that reflects the Puritan tradition, but also presents that tradition in the context of the flow of Christian theology from the Bible through the church fathers and the medieval expositors, the Reformation challenges, and on to the contemporary scene.”

— Robert W. Oliver, Pastor Emeritus, Old Baptist Chapel, Bradford on Avon, UK; Emeritus Lecturer in Church History and Historical Theology, London Theological Seminary

“Written with great clarity and thoughtful simplicity, this volume can be confidently relied upon for study and teaching. This is how systematic theology should be done—by having in mind both the pastor in the pulpit and the people in the pews. The authors are to be commended for giving us this top-rate, scholarly-yet-accessible, God-honoring volume.”

— Rob Ventura, Pastor, Grace Community Baptist Church, North Providence, Rhode Island; coauthor, A Portrait of Paul and Spiritual Warfare

“This volume continues the heart-warming approach of volume 1. I particularly admire the authors’ insightful and scrupulously fair exposition of positions with which they disagree. Their work offers a pretty comprehensive approach to different readings throughout the history of the subjects dealt with.”

— Jonathan F. Bayes, UK Director, Carey Outreach Ministries; Pastor, Stanton Lees Chapel, Derbyshire, England; author, Systematics for God’s Glory and The Weakness of the Law

“Reformed Systematic Theology not only takes readers into the depths of our triune God, but also shows what these great truths have to do with the Christian life. No contemporary systematic theology will bring the reader to a greater understanding of how theology blossoms into doxology than this one.”

— Matthew Barrett, Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Executive Editor, Credo Magazine; editor, Reformation Theology

“Reformed Systematic Theology is the ripe fruit of Joel Beeke’s lifelong engagement as a preacher and as a teacher of preachers. This is not a systematic theology written by an ivory-tower theologian, but rather by a seasoned preacher for whom the doctrines he expounds have become, by the grace of God, an experiential reality.”

— Bartel Elshout, Pastor, Heritage Reformed Congregation, Hull, Iowa; translator, The Christian’s Reasonable Service and The Christian’s Only Comfort in Life and Death

“Beeke and Smalley have written a work useful to the church at large that teaches Christians what they should believe and how they should love, but they have not sacrificed academic rigor to achieve these goals.”

— J. V. Fesko, Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi

“Joel Beeke has continued his decades-long service to Christ and his church by presenting us with his mature reflections on the nature of systematic theology. This work is fully reliable, well written, easily understood, and thoroughly researched.”

— Richard C. Gamble, Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary

“Joel Beeke is a rare gift to the church, a noted Christian leader who combines the skills of a learned theologian, master teacher, noted historian, and yet also a caring pastor. Reformed Systematic Theology is a virtual gold mine of biblical doctrine that is systematically arranged, carefully analyzed, historically scrutinized, and pastorally applied.”

— Steven J. Lawson, President, OnePassion Ministries; Professor of Preaching, The Master’s Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries

“‘Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!’ This expression of praise from Paul’s great doxology is a fitting response to reading this wonderful work of doctrine and devotion. Though the Reformed faith is often caricatured as merely intellectual, this work demonstrates that Reformed theology is also profoundly experiential, as no chapter fails to move from theology to doxology.”

— John MacArthur, Pastor, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California; Chancellor, The Master’s University and Seminary

“Here is theology functioning as it ought to function—calling us to worship. You will not need to agree with the authors at every point to believe and to hope that this work will serve Christ’s church well in our generation and for generations to come.”

— Jeremy Walker, Pastor, Maidenbower Baptist Church, Crawley, UK; author, Life in Christ; Anchored in Grace; and A Face Like a Flint

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Product Details

Author: Joel R. Beeke, Paul M. Smalley

Format: Hardcover w/ Jacket

Page Count: 1360

Size: 15.3 cm x 23 cm

Weight: 2kg

ISBN: 9781433559877

Published: November 17, 2020