Biblical Theology: The History of Theology from Adam to Christ (Owen) Biblical Theology: The History of Theology from Adam to Christ

by John Owen, Matthew Mead

Lovers of theology, and particularly of the Puritans, will welcome this English translation of John Owen’s Latin writings. In William Goold’s 24-volume edition of Owen’s works, this is the one volume that had been unavailable to English readers for years. Banner of Truth has reprinted the first 16 volumes plus the 7-volume commentary on Hebrews, but this volume has been available only in Latin until this edition was produced.

The major portion of this volume is a history of theology from Adam to Christ. Appended to this important work is Owen’s Defense of Scripture against Modern Fanatacism . The Defense is an affirmation that the Bible is the perfect, authoritative, and complete Word of God. Owen also defends proper interpretation against what was known in his day as ‘inner light’, and what is so common in our day – subjective, experience-driven interpretation.

Table of Contents:
Book I: Natural Theology
Book II: Theology from Adam to Noah
Book III: Theology from Noah to Abraham
Book IV: Theology from Abraham to Moses
Book V: Theology from Moses to Christ
Book VI: Evangelical Theology
Appendix – A Defense of Scripture against Modern Fanatacism

Genres: Theology, History, Christian, Biblical

862 pages, Hardcover

First published June 5, 2001

About the author

John Owen was an English theologian and "was without doubt not only the greatest theologian of the English Puritan movement but also one of the greatest European Reformed theologians of his day, and quite possibly possessed the finest theological mind that England ever produced" ("Owen, John", in Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals, p. 494)

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I revisited this translation of John Owen's Theologoumena Pantadapa five years after first reading it. He provides us with useful discussions of natural theology, redemptive history, and evangelical theology. Some of his digressions, however, were a bit needless. This translation has been heavily criticised, but not being a Latinist, I cannot comment. The translator's editorial comments on issues such as Owen being a presuppositionalist - a ridiculous assertion - and his comments on textual criticism were not helpful.

[Benjamin Phillips]

Definitely not a biblical theology.
It’s a Prolegomena mostly focused on the history of theology, reformation, and apostasy. Also Owen was slightly grumpy during this time. Paper forthcoming.

Again, definitely not a biblical theology.