The Person and Work of Christ

by B.B. Warfield

This collection of the writings of the late Dr. Warfield deals, with rare exegetical skill and unusual command of the relevant critical literature, with what the Bible teaches concerning the person of Christ and His work as Redeemer.

Warfield stresses the fact that the only Jesus discoverable in the New Testament is a supernatural Jesus and over against those who commend a merely human Jesus he maintains that it is "the desupernaturalized Jesus which is the myth ical Jesus, who never had any existence, the postulation of whose existence explains nothing and leaves the whole historical development hanging in the air.

Among the chief merits of these writings is the contribution they make toward an understanding of the distinctive nature of Christianity and the help they afford in distinguishing between genuine
Christianity and its counterfeits.

Genres: Theology, Christian, Christianity, Religion, Nonfiction

575 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (usually known as B. B. Warfield) was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. Some conservative Presbyterians consider him to be the last of the great Princeton theologians before the split in 1929 that formed Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

(Wikipedia)

Reviews

[ThePrill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite good, just not what I was expecting. For example, the chapter entitled ‘Redeemer and Redemption’ did not much focus on the ‘work’ proper of Christ at all. Rather Warfield delved into 1) the occurrences of those terms throughout church history, 2) the etymology, 3) why ‘ransom’ is actually the word to be preferred (a fascinating part of the chapter), and 4) how the liberal German theologians pervert those terms. And all the chapters were in that vein. Very good and informative, just not the systematic theology that I was expecting. ‘The Emotional Life of our Lord’ was the stand-out chapter. I enjoyed getting into Princetonian refutation and argumentation, and this was my very first Warfield venture. I would certainly read him again.

[Clifton Rankin · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Person and Work of Christ: Revised and Enhanced (The Classic Warfield Collection),” edited by John J. Hughes, is a collection of seventeen essays written by the Christian scholar, Benjamin B. Warfield, of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921, about who Christ is, and what He has accomplished through his redemptive work. Warfield was a brilliant scholar (and a godly one) and he delves deeply into Scripture, history, and theology to educate and inspire his readers. The book was not what I thought it would be, and the 800+ pages were daunting, but the time was not wasted as he cogently spelled out the truths of Scripture about Christ and what He accomplished through his life, death, resurrection, and ascension. (If I could give "half stars" I would give it 4 1/2 stars.)

[Drew Norwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of essays on both the person and work of Jesus Christ. "The Emotional Life of Our Lord" and "The Person of Christ According to the New Testament" were excellent chapters.

"Our Lord has, with His strong feet, broken out a pathway along which, in Him, sinful man may at length climb up to the high destiny which was promised him when it was declared he should have dominion over all creation. Jesus Christ stooped only to conquer, and He stooped to conquer not for Himself (for He was in His own person no less than God), but for us."

[Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read Pt 1: The Person of Christ. Numerous unique insights. "The Emotional Life of Our Lord" and "The Person of Christ According to the New Testament" were the best chapters.

[Wyatt Houtz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Warfield is the best.