The Progress of Doctrine in the New Testament

by Thomas Dehany Bernard, Peter Pikkert (Editor)

Considered the grandest book of the 19th century by A.T. Pierson and “indispensable to all Christians” by Griffeth Thomas, this classic is now available in 21st century English–without losing the grandeur of the original.

Genres: Theology

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 1968

Reviews

[David Mcconnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the Bampton Lecture for 1865 and is considered by many (including me) to be a classic that has no equal. I first heard about it while reading several of Sir Robert Anderson's books who referred to it at least eight of his eighteen or more books. Anderson was head of Scotland Yard from 1888 to 1901. Anderson was perceptive in some ways and blinded by his adherence to dispensationalism in other ways. So reading his books requires extreme care. However, his comments regarding Bernard's Progress of Doctrine in the New Testament were absolutely on target--a great book that should be in every person's library.

[Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the tremendous Bampton Lectures of 1864 delivered by Thomas Dehaney Bernard. If you want to see how the whole of doctrine in the New Testament is truly progressive in nature, this is the book for you. The language can be difficult at times (this is not a fast-read) but it will greatly reward the time you invest to wade into deep water to understand the divine plan of why the Scriptures have been gathered together in their present form.

[Deo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

I choose this book as a result of listening to Bob Mumford. It is an eye opening treatise of the development of the doctrines of the Bible. It was brilliantly written and for the most part easy to follow the author's logical presentation.

[Judson Greene · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book gives a robust answer to a rather unimportant question.

[Kenneth Cheong · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you read through your bible and cannot seem to understand how all the books are linked, or why Paul's epistles are stacked up, or why Matthew comes first, this book explains it. He shows you why and how they are intertwined and support each other, even though they were written by different authors over a span of approximately 70 years, they show the wisdom of God. Highly recommended, though it is clearly not light reading, the time taken to digest its contents are worth it.