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Index
Analytical Outline
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: THE OBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
1. God, the Covenant Lord
2. God and the World
3. God and Our Studies
Appendix A: Perspectivalism
Appendix B: Encyclopedia
Appendix C: Meaning
Appendix D: Fact and Interpretation
PART TWO: THE JUSTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE
4. The Problem of Justification
5. Perspectives on Justification
PART THREE: THE METHODS OF KNOWLEDGE
6. The Normative Perspective-The Use of Scripture
7. The Situational Perspective-Language as a Tool of Theology
8. The Situational Perspective-Logic as a Tool of Theology
9. The Situational Perspective-History, Science, and Philosophy as Tools of Theology
10. The Existential Perspective The Qualifications of the Theologian
11. Method in Apologetics
Appendix E: Evaluating Theological Writings
Appendix F: How to Write a Theological Paper
Appendix G: Maxims for Theologians and Apologists
Appendix H: Review of G. Lindbeck's The Nature of Doctrine
Appendix I: The New Reformed Epistemology
Appendix J: An Ontological Clarification
Bibliography
Index of Proper Names
Index of Topics
Index of Scripture References
Revelation?'
In a broad sense, all of God's dealings with creation are covenantal in character. Meredith Kline'
43:10-13; 44:6; 48:12f.) and exercises total control over them (Exod. 3:8, 14).2
It is certainly true that our knowledge is finite. The agnostic has recognized that in some measure,
about his present duty before God, but he might have made other kinds of mistakes, even about theolo
In the 1940s there was a debate within the Orthodox Presbyterian Church about the concept of God's i
4. God's thoughts always bring glory and honor to Him because God is always "present in blessing" to
6. God does not need to have anything "revealed" to Him; He knows what He knows simply by virtue of
7. God has not chosen to reveal all truth to us. For example, we do not know the future, beyond what
8. God possesses knowledge in a different way from us. He is immaterial and therefore does not gain
9. What God does reveal to us, He reveals in a creaturely form. Revelation does not come to us in th
10. God's thoughts, when taken together, constitute a perfect wisdom; they are not chaotic but agree
11. Discontinuity 7 is affected by the progress of revelation: the more God reveals, the more facts
Thus even what God has revealed is in important senses beyond our comprehension (cf. Judg. 13:18;
1. Divine and human thought are bound to the same standard of truth. As Van Til puts it, "The Reform
2. Divine and human thought may be about the same things, or as philosophers say, they may have the
Paul believed Christ was risen; God believes the same thing. Now of course we must keep our discon
4. Just as God is omniscient, so man's knowledge in a certain sense is universal. Van Til says, "Man
Why speak of "creation" here? Why not merely say that men "interpret" the data of creation in differ
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