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This bilingual edition of the Synopsis Purioris Theologiae (1625) makes available for the first time to English readers a seminal treatise of Reformed Scholasticism. Composed by four professors of Leiden University (Johannes Polyander, Andreas Rivetus, Antonius Walaeus, and Anthonius Thysius) , it gives an exhaustive yet concise presentation of Reformed theology as it was conceived in the first decades of the seventeenth century. From a decidedly Reformed perspective, the Christian doctrine is defined in contrast with alternative or opposite views (Catholic, Spiritualist, Arminian, Socinian). Both on the academic level and on the ecclesiastical level, the Synopsis responds to challenges coming from the immediate context of the early seventeenth century. The disputations of this first volume cover topics such as Scripture, doctrine of God, Trinity, creation, sin, Law and Gospel.
Volume One was published in 2014, Volume Two came out in 2016. Volume Three, the final volume, is expected late 2019.
Volume One was published in 2014, Volume Two came out in 2016. Volume Three, the final volume, is expected late 2019.
Price: $198.00
Pages: 660
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions
Publication Date:
12 September 2014
ISBN: 9789004192188
Format: Hardcover
"This book includes an impressive critical apparatus. The original Latin text and the English translation appear face-to-face on every page, offering access for further academic study and comparison. Footnotes provide detail on church fathers, theological terms, and issues referred to in the text, making it easier to follow. The editors have also included an excellent glossary of Latin theological concepts and terms. In addition, a general index and index of scriptural references serve as helpful tools to use this text more effectively. An extensive bibliography of primary and secondary works provides opportunities for those who intend to pursue additional research." - Martin I. Klauber, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 338-339
"The translation by Riemer Faber is fluid, accurate, and readable. … With this new edition of the Synopsis, the editors and translator have made an important treatise of Reformed scholasticism accessible to a much wider audience. Their efforts are commendable, and we anticipate the subsequent volumes that will complete the set." - Keith D. Stanglin, Austin Graduate School of Theology, in: Calvin Theological Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2 (2015), pp. 318-320
"impressive … a valuable contribution to the study of historic Reformed theology." - Wes Bredenhof, Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Australia, in: The Confessional Presbyterian, Vol. 11 (2015), pp. 220-222
"The translation by Riemer Faber is fluid, accurate, and readable. … With this new edition of the Synopsis, the editors and translator have made an important treatise of Reformed scholasticism accessible to a much wider audience. Their efforts are commendable, and we anticipate the subsequent volumes that will complete the set." - Keith D. Stanglin, Austin Graduate School of Theology, in: Calvin Theological Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2 (2015), pp. 318-320
"impressive … a valuable contribution to the study of historic Reformed theology." - Wes Bredenhof, Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Australia, in: The Confessional Presbyterian, Vol. 11 (2015), pp. 220-222
R.T. (DOLF) TE VELDE (1974), Ph.D. (2010). Postdoctoral researcher at the Theological University Kampen. Author of The Doctrine of God in Reformed Orthodoxy, Karl Barth, and the Utrecht School (Brill, 2013).
RIEMER A. FABER (1961), Ph.D. (1992). Associate Professor of Greek and Latin Philology, Department of Classical Studies, University of Waterloo, and Director of the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies.
WILLEM J. VAN ASSELT (1946-2014), Ph.D. (1988), was retired honorary senior lecturer in Church History at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Since 2008 he was Professor of Historical Theology at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit in Leuven (Belgium).
W.A. (WILLIAM) DEN BOER (1977), Ph.D. (2008). Postdoctoral researcher in Early Modern Reformed Theology at the Theological University Kampen, and Research Associate at the Jonathan Edwards Centre, University of the Free State, South Africa. Author of God’s Twofold Love. The Theology of Jacob Arminius (1559-1609) (Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht, 2010).
RIEMER A. FABER (1961), Ph.D. (1992). Associate Professor of Greek and Latin Philology, Department of Classical Studies, University of Waterloo, and Director of the Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies.
WILLEM J. VAN ASSELT (1946-2014), Ph.D. (1988), was retired honorary senior lecturer in Church History at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Since 2008 he was Professor of Historical Theology at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit in Leuven (Belgium).
W.A. (WILLIAM) DEN BOER (1977), Ph.D. (2008). Postdoctoral researcher in Early Modern Reformed Theology at the Theological University Kampen, and Research Associate at the Jonathan Edwards Centre, University of the Free State, South Africa. Author of God’s Twofold Love. The Theology of Jacob Arminius (1559-1609) (Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht, 2010).