Christology, Redemptive History, and Hermeneutics

In the sixth course of our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics, Dr. Lane G. Tipton explores Van Til's doctrine of the person and work of Christ in polemical engagement with modern christological alternatives.

Format

Online
Course

Duration

6 hours, and 6 minutes

Subtitles Included

English and Spanish

Price

$97
Free

Course Overview

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This course will explore Van Til’s doctrine of the person and work of Christ in polemical engagement with modern christological alternatives. Topics will include a presentation of Van Til’s doctrine of the hypostatic union, with an intensive focus on the personalizing relation between the immutable person of the Son and his assumed humanity, along with the bearing of the eternal Son’s preexistence on his revelation in redemptive history.

Special attention will be given to Van Til’s most programmatic treatment of Christology in his neglected but important volume, The Great Debate Today, a work that showcases his sustained appropriation of the pioneering work of Geerhardus Vos and Herman Ridderbos in stunning application to Rudolph Bultmann’s so-called program of demythologization. The course concludes with a biblical exposition and pastoral application of Van Til’s theology and hermeneutic of the “self-attesting and self-interpreting Christ” of Scripture.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Articulate the antithetical contrast between the confessionally Reformed doctrine of Christ and modernist and neo-orthodox alternatives.
Apply Van Til’s defense of the immutability of the person of the Son against ancient and modern Christological heresies.
Read the Bible with a Christ-centered hermeneutic following Christ’s own interpretation of the Old Testament as presented in the Gospels.
Analyze and evaluate the contributions of Geerhardus Vos and Herman Ridderbos to a redemptive-historical and eschatological understanding of the person and work of Christ.

Resources and Information

Accreditation
Course Materials
Certification

Reformed Forum is an approved provider of Continuing Education Units through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). As of 8/29/2024, this course is approved by ACSI for 6.10 Educational CEUs. Take this course for ACSI CEU credit.

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Each lesson concludes with a brief quiz, which will assist you in assessing your progress. The questions are multiple choice or true/false. Each question is designed to reinforce basic points of the lectures and to provide a means of self-assessment.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will have the option to download a certificate of completion on the main course page.

Course Lessons

Your Teacher

Patrick Jones - Course author

Lane G. Tipton

Dr. Lane G. Tipton is pastor of Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Easton, Pennsylvania and Fellow of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Reformed Forum.

Christology, Redemptive History, and Hermeneutics

In the sixth course of our Fellowship in Reformed Apologetics, Dr. Lane G. Tipton explores Van Til's doctrine of the person and work of Christ in polemical engagement with modern christological alternatives.

Format

Online
Course

Duration

6 hours, and 6 minutes

Subtitles Included

English and Spanish

Price

$97
Free