8
March 2007.
Mr.
(Rev. Dr. Prof.) Herman Ridderbos died (13 Feb 1909—8 Mar 2007). A
highly productive, scholarly, catechetized, Confessional, Reformed New
Testament scholar.
Ridderbos, Herman. Paul: An Outline of His Theology (trans. John Richard De Witt). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975.
Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos (1909 – 2007) was born on February 13, 1909, in Easterein, Friesland, the Netherlands.
His
father, Jan Ridderbos, was an ordained minister in the Reformed Church of the
Netherlands, a biblical commentator, and professor of Old Testament at the
Theological School of the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands in Kampen.
Herman Ridderbos completed his undergraduate studies there, and did his
post-graduate work at the Free University of Amsterdam under F. W. Grosheide,
qualifying for his doctorate in 1936. In 1943, after serving as a pastor for
eight years, Ridderbos was appointed to the post of Professor of New Testament
Studies at that same school, succeeding Dr. Sidney Greidanus who had been one
of his professors. He served there for over forty years.
Works
These
are his major writings in chronological order:
De strekking der Bergrede naar Mattheüs. [The Tenor of the Sermon on the Mount according to
Matthew] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1936. [This was his PhD dissertation.]
Het Evangelie naar Mattheüs I. [The Gospel to Matthew I] Korte Verklaring der Heilige
Schrift. Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1941.
Het Evangelie naar Mattheüs II. [The Gospel to Matthew II] Korte Verklaring der Heilige
Schrift. Kampen: J.H. Kok, 1946.
Zelfopenbaring en zelfverberging. Het historisch karakter van Jezus’ messiaansche
zelfopenbaring volgens de synoptische evangeliën. [Self-revelation and
Self-concealment: The Historical Character of Jesus’ Messianic Self-revelation
according to the Synoptic Gospels] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1946.
De komst van het Koninkrijk. Jezus’ prediking volgens de
synoptische evangeliën. Kampen:
J. H. Kok, 1950.
The Coming of the Kingdom, edited by Raymond O. Zorn, translated by H. de Jongste.
Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1962 [1969]. 556 pp.
Paulus en Jezus. Oorsprong en algemeen karakter van
Paulus’ Christus-prediking. Kampen:
J. H. Kok, 1952.
Paul and Jesus:
Origin and General Character of Paul’s Preaching of Christ, translated by David
H. Freeman. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1958. 155 pp.
The Epistle of Paul to the Churches of Galatia, translated by Henry Zylstra. The New International
Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1953 [1968, 1970,
1976, 1981]. 238 pp.
“Israël
in het Nieuwe Testament, in het bijzonder volgens Rom. 9 – 11” [“Israel in the
New Testament, especially according to Rom. 9 – 11”] in G. Ch. Aalders and H.
Ridderbos, Israël, 23 – 73. Exegetica. Oud- en nieuw-testamentische studiën II,
2; Den Haag: Van Keulen, 1955.
Heilsgeschiedenis en Heilige Schrift van het Nieuwe
Testament. Het gezag van het Nieuwe
Testament. Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1955.
The Authority of the New Testament Scriptures, translated by H. de Jongste. Philadelphia: Presbyterian
and Reformed, 1963. 93 pp.
Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures, translated by H. De Jongste, revised by Richard B.
Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1968; 2nd Rev. ed.,
1988. 91 pp.
When the Time Had Fully Come: Studies in New Testament
Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1957. 104 pp.
Het verborgen Koninkrijk. Handleiding tot het Evangelie van Mattheüs. Kampen: J.
H. Kok, 1958.
Matthew’s Witness to Jesus Christ: The King and the
Kingdom. World Christian Books
23. London: Lutterworth Press, 1958.
Aan de Romeinen.
Commentaar op het Nieuwe Testament. [To the Romans] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1959.
Bultmann,
translated by David H. Freeman. Philadelphia: Presbyterian & Reformed,
1960. 46 pp.
Aan de Efeziërs. Aan de Colossenzen. Commentaar op het Nieuwe Testament. [To the Ephesians.
To the Colossians.] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1960. *Authored by F. W. Grosheide.
The
Speeches of Peter in the Acts of the Apostles. London: Tyndale Press, 1962
[1977]. 31 pp.
“Opbouw
en strekking van de proloog van het evangelie van Johannes.” [“The Structure
and Scope of the Prologue to the Gospel of John”] in Placita Pleiadia.
Opstellen aangeboden aan Prof. Dr. G. Sevenster. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1966.
Also published in Novum Testamentum 8 (1966): 180 – 201.
Paulus. Ontwerp van zijn theologie. Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1966. 653 pp.
Paul: An Outline of His Theology, translated by John Richard De Witt. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1975 [1997]. 587 pp.
De
Pastorale brieven. Commentaar op het Nieuwe Testament. [The Pastoral Epistles]
Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1967.
Het Woord, het Rijk en onze verlegenheid. [The World, the Kingdom, and Our Embarrassment] Kampen:
J. H. Kok, 1968. [During the celebration of the 25th anniversary of his
professorship in 1968, his colleagues presented him with a collection of a
number of his articles and lectures.]
“Tradition
and Editorship in the Synoptic Gospels,” translated by E. R. Geehan.
In
Jerusalem and Athens: Critical Discussions on the Theology and Apologetics of
Cornelius Van Til, edited by E. R. Geehan, 244 – 59. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian
& Reformed, 1971. 498 pp.
Zijn wij op de verkeerde weg? Een bijbelse studie over de
verzoening. [Are We on the Wrong
Way? A Biblical Study of Reconciliation] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1972. [Ridderbos
was involved in a controversy about Herman Wiersinga’s dissertation De
verzoening in de theologische diskussie [Reconciliation in the Theological
Discussion] (Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1971). He wrote this as a response.]
Studies in Scripture and Its Authority. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. 109 pp.
Het Woord is vlees geworden. Beschouwingen over het eigen
karakter van het Evangelie van Johannes [The Word Became Flesh: Reflections on the Unique
Character of the Gospel of John] Kampen: J. H. Kok, 1979.
Het Evangelie naar Johannes. Proeve van een theologische
exegese I – II. Kampen: J. H. Kok,
1987, 1992.
The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary, translated by John Vriend. Grand Rapids; Cambridge:
Eerdmans, 1997. 721 pp.
Jan Ridderbos.
Mens. Kamper Miniaturen 4. Kampen: Vereniging van Oud-Studenten van de
Theologische Universiteit Kampen, 1999.
Here endeth Wikipedia.
Here beginneth the Gospel Coalition
and Mr. Justin Taylor.
We reproduce Mr. Taylor’s post on Mr. (Rev. Dr.
Prof.) Ridderbos.
“Herman Ridderbos (1909-2007)
“
“Rev. Dr. Herman Ridderbos, one of the foremost
developers of the redemptive-historical approach to Biblical theology, a
hallmark of Westminster Theological Seminary, died 8 March, having celebrated
his 98th birthday on 13 March. Among his more widely distributed writings were
“Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures,” “Paul and Jesus,” and
“Paul: An Outline of His Theology.” Reportedly Ned Stonehouse once said this of
Ridderbos: “Wherever the Dutch language is read Professor Herman Ridderbos is
recognized as an outstanding New Testament scholar and theologian . . .”
“HT: Jack Collins
“An interesting thing about Ridderbos: despite
being one of the most influential NT scholars of the 20th century, there seems
to be almost no personal information about him publicly available. If I’m wrong
on that, let me know. Here’s the basic information:
"Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos was born in 1900
[sic?]. His father, Jan Ridderbos, was an ordained minister in the Reformed
Church of the Netherlands, a biblical commentator, and professor of Old
Testament at the Theological School of the Reformed Churches of the Netherlands
in Kampen. Herman Ridderbos completed his undergraduate studies there, and did
his post-graduate work at the Free University of Amsterdam under F. W.
Grosheide, qualifying for his doctorate in 1936. In 1943, after serving as a
pastor for eight years, Ridderbos was appointed to the post of Professor of New
Testament Studies at that same school, succeeding Dr. Sidney Greidanus who had
been one of his professors. He served there for over forty years.
“ H. N. Ridderbos’s brother N. H. Ridderbos became
Professor of Old Testament at the Free University of Amsterdam in the early
fifties. The Ridderbos family name, needless to say, has become virtually
synonymous with eminent Biblical scholarship. Ridderbos was raised in the
church. From his father, a staunch churchman and prominent spokesman in the
Dutch controversy of the 30s and 40s, Ridderbos learned first hand both the
dangers which a psychologizing homiletic posed to the church of God and the
imperative to ground all things in the objective realities revealed in
Scripture. Ridderbos became a vocal churchman in his own right, arguing
effectively in sermons, lectures, treatises, and the ecclesiastical courts, for
a redemptive historical approach and understanding of Scripture. Ridderbos’s
antagonism against dilusive subjectivism is evident in all of his works. A
prolific New Testament commentator and redemptive historical theologian par
excellence, Ridderbos has produced some of the most helpful insights on
redemptive history, corporate personality, the Kingdom of God and eschatology.
His seminal work on the theology of Paul is widely and highly acclaimed, and is
considered a definitive exposition of by many, both in the Reformed church and
by the scholarly community at large.
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