From Reformation to Reformation
Ministries
De Moor's Didactico-Elenctic Theology
Prolegomena
General Description
Bernardinus de Moor (1709-1780) studied at the great Dutch University of Leiden, under some of the great Reformed theologians of the age. He was especially attached to Johannes à Marck, and à Marck, shortly before his death, asked De Moor to continue his work, and perpetuate the tradition of orthodox Reformed Scholasticism.
“[Bernardinus de Moor] wrote a commentary on à Marck’s dogmatic compendium…which represents the most comprehensive dogmatic text that was ever produced in the Netherlands. In this work of seven volumes (1761-1778), de Moor classified and combined material from the Reformed dogmatics produced by his predecessors at Utrecht and Leiden into a whole.” --van Asselt, Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism
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This first chapter is devoted to issues of theological prolegomena, a point of significant scholarly interest currently.
Prefatory Material
I. Reading and Discussion: "Who is De Moor?"
II. Reading and Discussion: "Preface to the Reader"
III. Reading and Discussion: "Outline of the Entire System of Theology"
IV. Reading and Discussion: "Reading Difficult Books"
V. Reading and Discussion: "Title Page"
VI. Reading and Discussion: "Outline of the Term and Definition of Theology"
The Term and Definition of 'Theology'
I. Reading and Discussion: "The Etymology of 'Theology'"
II. Reading and Discussion: "Extra-Biblical Uses of 'Theology'"
III. Reading and Discussion: "Biblical Uses of 'Theology'; and the Personal Word"
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