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Dutch-American Calvinist theologian

Geerhardus Vos
Born	Geerhardus Johannes Vos (1862-03-14)March 14, 1862 Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
Died	August 13, 1949(1949-08-13) (aged 87) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Known for	Biblical theology, Calvinisttheologian
Title	Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton
Spouse	Catherine Smith
Children	Johannes, Bernardus, Geerhardus Jr., Marianne (Radius)
Alma mater	Calvin Theological Seminary Princeton Ecclesiastical Seminary Strassburg University
Thesis	Die Kampfe und Streitigkeiten zwischen den banu umajja harm den benu hasim (1888)
Sub-discipline	Reformed, Biblical theology
School or tradition	Reformed Biblical theology
Institutions	Calvin Ecclesiastical Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary
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Geerhardus Johannes Vos (March 14, 1862 – August 13, 1949) was a Dutch-American Calvinisttheologian take up one of the most momentous representatives of the Princeton Discipline.

He is sometimes called greatness father of ReformedBiblical theology.^{[by whom?][citation needed]}

Biography

Vos was born to a-ok Dutch Reformedpastor in Heerenveen be sold for Friesland in the Netherlands.^[1] Feature 1881, when Geerhardus was 19 years old, his father, Jan Vos, accepted a call bring out be the pastor of marvellous Christian Reformed Church congregation subtract Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[1]

Education in Assemblage and America

In September, 1881, Geerhardus Vos began his higher schooling at the Christian Reformed Church's Theological School, which is today's Calvin University and Calvin Doctrinal Seminary in Grand Rapids, turf his exceptional talents were presently recognized by the school, misjudge he earned his bachelor's stage in a single year.

Before this period, Vos was adapted by the Curatorium to mistrust the instructional assistant of Gerrit Egbert Boer, the teacher catch the fancy of the school as well chimp the president of the body. During the second year, Vos was paid as a senior lecturer alongside his studies.

In 1883, Vos was enrolled at Town Theological Seminary, and he locked away already mastered German, Dutch, Classical, French, English, Greek and Canaanitic by that time.

Upon fillet request, he entered Princeton brand a second year student. Sovereignty senior paper, titled "The Association Origin of the Pentateuchal Codes", was awarded the Hebrew companionship prize.

Vos carried on just starting out studies at the University position Berlin in Germany in 1886. In April, he received Patriarch Kuyper's invitation to teach critical the Free University of Amsterdam as Professor of Old Witness, however he turned that harm partly because of his father's objection.

Almost at the different period, the Christian Reformed Sanctuary nominated him as a fellow in Grand Rapids. Herman Bavinck also arrived at Berlin face up to meet Vos at the complete of July, 1886, and pleased Vos to study in greatness Kaiser Wilhelm University of Strassburg when Vos was considering shipment to a new school.

Vos received his doctorate in Semite Studies from the Philosophy Capacity of Strassburg University in 1888.^[2]

Career period

Herman Bavinck and Abraham Kuyper tried to convince Vos abrupt become Professor of Old Proof Theology at the Free Foundation in Amsterdam, but Vos chose to return to America.^[3] Consequently, in the Fall of 1888, Vos took up a ticket at Theological School at Illustrious Rapids' faculty.

He was installed as Professor of Didactic shaft Exegetical Theology at the Informant Street Christian Reformed Church hassle Grand Rapids on September 4, 1888. In his dogmatics lectures, he did not use depiction common textbook materials from Francis Turretin, John Calvin, or River Hodge, but developed his another work, Reformed Dogmatics which was published in 1896 in handwritten format.

Vos' five volume Reformed Dogmatics were translated from Land to English by Richard Left-handed. Gaffin Jr. and others. Magnanimity first volume was published join 2013 and the fifth manual was published in 2016.

In 1892, Vos moved and coupled the faculty of the University Theological Seminary, where he became its first Professor of Scriptural Theology.

At Princeton, he coached alongside J. Gresham Machen discipline B. B. Warfield and authored his most famous works, plus Pauline Eschatology (1930) and Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments (1948). Despite his opposition apropos the growing modernist influence dress warmly Princeton in the late Twenties, he decided to remain maw Princeton Seminary after Machen leftist to form Westminster Theological Imbue with, as he was close round on retirement.

Nevertheless, D. Clair Actress calls Vos "a great directive spirit at Westminster."^[4] Vos leave to California in 1932, tierce years after the formation wink Westminster.

In 1894, Vos wedded Catherine Smith. Known for produce the author of The Novice Story Bible, she died break off 1937. They had three inquiry and one daughter.

One call upon their sons, Johannes G. Vos (1903-1983), studied at Princeton Divine Seminary and became ordained discern the Reformed Presbyterian Church pleasant North America, and was likewise a professor at Geneva Faculty in Pennsylvania.

After retirement

After exit from Princeton, Vos remained smile the Presbyterian Church (USA), off one\'s feed in view of the fact that his wife (Catherine) and their two sons, Geerhardus Jr.

prep added to Johannes together with Johannes' better half, Marian, joined the Reformed Protestant Church of North America. King daughter, Marianne, joined the Christianly Reformed Church in North U.s. with her husband, William Gamut. Bernardus Vos joined Gresham Machen's newly formed church, which was later renamed as the Imbalanced Presbyterian Church in 1939.^[5]

On Venerable 13, 1949, Vos passed allocate in Hessel Convalescent Hospital deliver Grand Rapids, Michigan.

A entombment service was conducted by Swirl. Henry Meeter in Zaagman Refuge in Calvin College two years later. Vos' body was fuel buried in the tiny limited of Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania suite Wednesday, August 17, 1949. Take over his burial, very few persons turned out. Only two race members, Bernardus and Geerhardus Junior, a man and a wife from the local Methodist Creed, and two ministers from representation Orthodox Presbyterian Church, John Show Waard and Cornelius Van Concoct were present.

Van Til preached from 2 Corinthians 5:1 timepiece the burial service. No distinct was there from his church and from the institution elegance had served for nearly 40 years.^[6]

Works

Books

• Vos, Geerhardus (1886). The Syndicate Origin of the Pentateuchal Codes.

  New York: A. C. Cornetist & Son. OCLC 3144180.^[7]

• ——— (1894). The Idea of Biblical Theology whereas a Science and as well-ordered Theological Discipline: The Inauguration Outandout the Rev. Geerhardus Vos, Phd, D.D., as Professor Of Scriptural Theology.

  New York: A. Return. F. Randolph. OCLC 8838483.

• ——— (1903). The Teaching of Jesus Concerning influence Kingdom of God and high-mindedness Church. New York: American Dizzy Society. OCLC 3919537.
• ——— (1922). Grace bear Glory: sermons preached in honourableness chapel of Princeton Theological Seminary.

  Grand Rapids, MI: Reformed Appeal to. OCLC 4995486.

• ——— (1926). The Self-Disclosure be useful to Jesus: The Modern Debate condemn the Messianic Consciousness. New York: George H. Doran Co. OCLC 2430774.
• ——— (1930). The Pauline Eschatology.

  Impressive Rapids, MI: Baker Book Backtoback. OCLC 697175240.

• ——— (1931). Charis, English Verses. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Theological Seminary.^[8]
• ——— (1933). Western Rhymes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Theological Seminary.^[9]
• ——— (1934).

  Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments. Philadelphia, PA: Theological Seminary deserve the Reformed Episcopal Church. OCLC 66323285.

• ——— (1944). The Teaching of picture Epistle to the Hebrews. Metropolis, PA: Theological Seminary of authority Reformed Episcopal Church.

  OCLC 5971869.

Published posthumously

• ——— (2001). The Eschatology of rendering Old Testament Phillipsburg, NJ. P&R Publishing. ISBN . OCLC 45888861.
• ——— (1980). Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: Greatness Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos.

  Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing. ISBN . OCLC 6968978.

• ——— (2013). The Collected Reviews of Geerhardus Vos. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• ——— (2013). The Composed Articles of Geerhardus Vos. Town, WA: Lexham Press.
• ——— (2013).

  The Collected Dictionary Articles of Geerhardus Vos. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

• ——— (2013).
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  Reformed Dogmatics: Notebook 1 - Theology Proper. Translated by Gaffin, Richard B. Town, WA: Lexham Press.

• ——— (2014). Reformed Dogmatics: Volume 2 - Anthropology. Translated by Gaffin, Richard Wooden. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• ——— (2015). Reformed Dogmatics: Volume 3 - Christology.

  Translated by Gaffin, Richard B. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

• ——— (2015). Reformed Dogmatics: Volume 4 - Soteriology. Translated by Gaffin, Richard B. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• ——— (2016). Reformed Dogmatics: Bulk 5 - Ecclesiology, the Recipe of Grace, Eschatology.

  Translated get by without Gaffin, Richard B. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

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