The Federal Theology of Johannes Cocceius (1603-1669) / / Willem J. van Asselt ; translated by Raymond A. Blacketer.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions Series ; Volume 100
• VerfasserIn: Asselt, Willem J. van 1946-
• TeilnehmendeR: Blacketer, Raymond Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English; Dutch
• Series: Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; Volume 100.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume deals with the Federal theology of Johannes Cocceius, who lived in the seventeenth century (1603-1669). German by birth, he taught at Bremen, Franeker and Leiden, where he was Professor of Theology (1650-1669). As foremost biblical interpreter he sought to formulate a Covenant theory whi...

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• A Brief Sketch of the Life of Cocceius in the Context of His Times
• PART I. THE SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
• 1. A Survey of the Summa Doctrinae and the Summa Theologiae
• 2. The Sources of Knowledge
• 3. Philosophy and Theology
• 4. The Holy Scriptures
• PART II. THE DOCTRINE OF GOD
• 5. The Structure of the Doctrine of God
• 6. The Arguments for the Existence of God
• 7. The Attributes of God
• 8. The Doctrine of the Trinity
• PART III. GOD IN RELATION TO HISTORY
• 9. The Doctrine of the Decrees
• 10. The Doctrine of the Eternal Pact
• 11. The Doctrine of the Covenants
• 12. The Abrogations of the Covenant of Works
• PART IV. RECONSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION
• 13. Reconstruction
• 14. Evaluation
• Appendices
• Appendix I. The Origins of Federal Theology
• Appendix II. The Auction Catalogue of Cocceius' Library
• Appendix III. Impact of Cocceius' Federal Theology
• Bibliography
• Abbreviations
• Indices
• Index of Names
• Index of Terms
• Index of Places.