SP Theologiae

To all fellow students of Theology, linguistics/History, I'm so excited to finally share my translation project initiation! It is one Caspar Olevian's (Substance of the Covenant) "De substantia foederis gratuiti inter Deum et electos, seu de foedere gratiae". Any Reformed/Protestant scholar should appreciate the substantive contributions of Olevianus (as I've previously stated, one of the most underrated yet influential Reformers). Since translation projects are often a massive task I've seen it best that I take up a task like this. I've set my eyes on a PhD in Post-Reformation studies when I first read Turretins Volume 3; And so, I'm excited to see how this translation project may develop my future theological contributions. Most importantly it feels even better knowing that the translation may help future scholars and presbyterian clergymen. Please find it linked below for FREE on my Drive link. I will continue to update it there: https://drive.goog...

 Notes on Turretins Volume 1 (Institutio) and Bavinck (Reformed Dogmatics Volume 1) Turretin on Theology: Turretin 'meets the opinion' of those who object to the use of the title "Theology" and concludes that while it's not expressly used in what he calls the "Formally and in the abstract"  it does occur "Materially in the concrete" . He compares the formulation of the use of  "theology" to that of the composition of  "the words “triad,” homoousiou, “original sin"  as they have been used by theologians. In article 4 he interestingly refers to Theology as "our true and saving SCIENCE.  Aquinas' "Theologia a Deo docetur, Deum docet, et ad Deum ducit"  (Theology is taught by God, teaches us about God and leads to him) is adopted by Turretin in article 7 to address the idea that Theology is a 'discourse of God' or 'discourse about God'. He says  "These two must be joined together because w...

  Turretin On Justification "Does faith justify us properly and by itself or only relatively and instrumentally? The former we deny; the latter we affirm against the Socinians, Remonstrants and Romanists" Turretin states the two fold nature of Justification, that it can be on the part of God ("actively") or on the part of man ("passively").  I assume Turretins following discourse has an emphasis on the passive; considering his follow critique on the Socinians, Romanist and Orthodox mainly focuses on the instrumental (and organic/improper) cause of Justification.  -Turretin see's Faith as a work. It has to be a work for the Socinian and Romish theories to be false.  On the Socinians its brief, as their theory is essentially making Faith the formal, and instrumental cause. Or as Turretin expresses it "properly and by itself and so is our very righteousness" Swiftly moving onto Romanist. It seems that they hold to the idea that Faith "begin...