8 Mar 2007: Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Herman N. Ridderbos Died

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.

An edition is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-An-Outline-His-Theology/dp/0802844693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376960948&sr=8-1&keywords=herman+ridderbos

Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos (1909 – 2007) was born on February 13, 1909, in Easterein,  Friesland,  the Netherlands.

He grew up in the Reformed Church and was an important New Testament theologian, having worked extensively on the history of salvation (Heilsgeschichte) and biblical theology.

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.

Taylor, Justin.  “Herman Ridderbos (1909-2007).”   The Gospel Coalition.  March 14, 2007.  Accessed August 19, 2013. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2007/03/14/herman-ridderbos-1909-2007/

We reproduce Mr. Taylor’s post on Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Ridderbos.

“Herman Ridderbos (1909-2007)

“

Sean Michael Lucas reports:

“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.

Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Herman Ridderbos' "Paul: An Outline of His Theology:" Historical Tour

Ridderbos, Herman. Paul: An Outline of His Theology (trans. John Richard De Witt). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975.

It is 587 pages, contains footnotes at the bottom of each page, but no bibliography at the end.

An edition is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-An-Outline-His-Theology/dp/0802844693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376960948&sr=8-1&keywords=herman+ridderbos

I. Main Lines in the History of Pauline Interpretation

1. Introduction, pages 13-15

“What’s the main entrance” to Paul? What is the “architecture” of his thoughts and proclamation? The Reformation revived and restored justification by faith alone. The ordo salutis came more to attention over the historia salutis. Pietism, mysticism, and moralism caused the center of gravity to shift. There was a move “more and more from the forensic to pneumatic and moral aspects.” This observation by Mr. Ridderbos is overwhelming and powerful; as one reads here one sees the “time-conditioned” hermeneutics of scholars. Mr. Ridderbos gives four shifts over the 100 plus years: the Hegelian Paul of the Tubingen school, the liberal Paul of liberal theology, the mystical Paul of the history of religions school, and the Heideggerian and “existentialist” Paul of Bultmann and his ilk. Re-raising these issues reactivate old inquiries.

2. F.C. Baur (the Tubingen School), pages 16-17

This presents the Hegelian, if not outrightly Gnosticized, Paul. F.C. Baur postulated it. The “Infinite and Absolute” (Spirit) opposes the “Finite” (the flesh). Salvation is freedom from the flesh. He postulated Paul v. Peter schools within the New Testament. (This brings back long memories of lectures by Mr. Rev. Dr. Prof. Richard Gaffin of yesteryears.) Of course, Mr. Baur, like Marcion too, has an amputated canon.

3. The Liberal Interpretation and its Decline, pages 17-22

Representative thinkers: Holstein, Ludeman, Pfeiderer, Holtzman. Two elements were put in opposition: the “juridical line” from Judaism and the “ethical line” from Greek-Hellenistic thinking. The Spirit (=rational) gains over the lower, sensual aspect (=flesh). This sounds like Gnosticizing Paul or putting Paul into those Platonic categories, willy nilly. What emerges is the “rationalistic-moralistic” Paul of liberals. Mr. Ridderbos somewhat slyly notes that the liberals “attempt to hide” other things in Paul. This too has not survived.

4. The History of Religions Approach, pages 22-29
Representative thinkers: Cumont, Rohde, Diederich, Reitzenstein and, famously, Bousett. Sometimes it is called the school religionsgeshictliche. Mr. Ridderbos notes this was a “typical product” of the WW1 period. The idea is that Paul was influenced by Hellenistic religion. Extended discussions ensued about Eleusinianism, Isis and Osiris, Baalism, Adonis, and Mithraitism. The idea was victory over death and hostile powers with a view to immortality. Some consequences were mysticism: the “Christ-experience,” “Christ-mysticism” and “Christ-communion.” Allegedly, these are Gnostic terms that Paul used: pschikos, pneumatikos, gnosis, agnosia, photizein, doxa, morphousthai, metamorphousthai, nous, and pneuma. Ah, yeah. Postulating this about a Jewish Rabbi, schooled in Israel, the Old Testament and with the apostolic teaching on Christ’s advent, suffering, death and resurrection? This school, Mr. Ridderbos notes, has been universally rejected.

5. The Eschatological Interpretation, pages 29-32

Diametrically opposed to the above, was the reconnection of Paul with his rabbinic background and the early church, notably, at Jerusalem. The “already but not yet” hermeneutic rooted in the resurrection.

6. Continuing Development, pages 32-43

As noted in #5 above, Paul has been put back into his Old Testament and Jewish connections. Ya’ think? Whoodda’ thunk that? Mr. Ridderbos points to a “redemptive historical and eschatological proclamation oriented to God’s saving activity in the advent, death, resurrection and ultimate consummation of the parousia.” All subordinate parts relate to that perspective. It sounds like the old liturgical calendar, although that’s not his intention.

Bottomline: delusionary, self-inflicted, governing, time-conditioned and philosophic subjectivism. Gnosticism, Marcionism, and more subjectivism.

Herman Ridderbos: "Paul, An Outline of His Theology"

Ridderbos, Herman. Paul: An Outline of His Theology (trans. John Richard De Witt). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975.

An edition is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-An-Outline-His-Theology/dp/0802844693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376960948&sr=8-1&keywords=herman+ridderbos

 
Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos (1909 – 2007) was born on February 13, 1909, in Easterein, Friesland, the Netherlands.

Can't go to seminary? Buy all Mr. Ridderbos's volumes...read, mark, learn and inwardly digest. Mr. Ridderbos was connected with the famous names of Misters (Revs. Drs. Profs.) Grosheide and Greidanus. Further, he was catechetized in the Reformed Faith, Three Forms of Unity and Psalm-singing, producing unique doctrine, worship and piety (unseen in America, essentially). Poor Mr. (Canterbury) Laud could only wish he had the same background as Mr. Ridderbos.

He grew up in the Reformed Church and was an important New Testament theologian, having worked extensively on the history of salvation (Heilsgeschichte) and biblical theology.

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.

Author’s Preface

Translator’s Preface

I. Main Lines in the History of Pauline Interpretation

 1. Introduction
2. F.C. Baur (the Tubingen School)
3. The Liberal Interpretation and its Decline
4. The History of Religions Approach
5. The Eschatological Interpretation
6. Continuing Development

II. Fundamental Structures

7. The Fullness of Time
8. The Revelation of the Mystery
9. The Mystery of Christ, Eschatology and Christology
10. The Firstborn from the Dead. The Last Adam.
11. Revealed in the Flesh. Flesh and Spirit
12. Christ the son of God, and the Image of God
13. The Firstborn of Every Creature
14. Christ the Exalted and Coming Kurios

III. The Life in Sin

15. The Present World, Aeon, Cosmos
16. The Universality of Sin. Flesh, Adam.
17. The Essence of Sin. Anthropological or Theological.
18. The Wrath of God.
19. The Corruption of Man
20. Romans 7 in the Pauline Anthropology
21. The Antithesis in Judaism
22. No Righteousness by the Law. “Boast” and “Skandalon”
23. The Law Impotent because of the Flesh. The Bondage of the Law.
24. The Law as a Disciplinarian unto Christ.
25. Paul, Judaism, and the Old Testament

IV. The Revelation of the Righteousness of God

26. Introduction
27. The Eschatological Character in Justification
28. The Righteousness of God in Christ
29. Righteousness by Faith, Without the Law
30. The Justification of the Ungodly. Imputation.
31.  Judgment According to Works.

V. Reconciliation

32. God’s Reconciling Activity in Christ. The Peace of God.
33. Christ’s Death as Atonement. Katallge and Hilasmos.
34. Ransom.
35. The Adoption of Sons. The Inheritance.

VI. The New Life

36. The General Point of View
37. Death and Resurrection with Christ
38. Life Through the Spirit
39. The New Man
40. Faith as the Mode of Existence of the New Life
41. The Nature of Faith

VII. The New Obedience

42. Indicative and Imperative
43. The Theocentric Point of View: Santification
44. The Totalitarian Point of View: Perfection
45. Unity and Multiplicity. The Concreteness of Paranesis
46. Tertius Usus Legis
47. Liberty and Conscience
48. Love
49. Life in the World
50. Marriage
51. Social Relationships
52. Subjection to Civil Authority

VIII. Church as the People of God

53. Two Principal Aspects
54. Ekklesia
55. “Saints,” “Elect,” “Beloved,” “Called”
56. The New Covenant. Universal and Particular
57. The Nature of Election. God’s Purpose
58. The Future of Israel

IX. The Church as the Body of Christ

59. Various Viewpoints and Problems
60. “Body” and “Body of Christ” (Romans and 1 Corinthians)
61. Body and Head (Ephesians and Colossians)
62. Christ the Head of All Things. The Church as Pleroma.
63. The Church as the People of God and as the Body of Christ

X. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

64. Different Definitions of Baptism
65. Baptism as Means of Salvation
66. The Redemptive Significance of the Lord’s Supper
67. The Critical Significance of the Lord’s Supper. Self-examination.

XI. The Upbuilding of the Church

68. The Church as an Edifice
69. Extensive and Intensive Upbuilding
70. The Spiritual Equipment of the Church—Charisma and Ministry (Office)
71. Diversity of Gifts
72. Ecclesiastical Order and Discipline
73. Worship

XII. The Future of the Lord

74. The Life of Expectation. The “Nearness.”
75. Death Before the Parousia. The “Intermediate State.”
76. The Revelation of the Man of Lawlessness
77. The Parousia
78. The Resurrection
79. The Judgment
80. The Consummation. The Eternal State.

Indexes

Herman Ridderbos, Bio-notes, and "Paul: An Outline of His Theology"

Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Herman Ridderbos
February 13, 1909-March 8, 2007. 
To Mr. (Canterbury) Laud, this man
lacked episcopal hands and grace;
for Mr. Laud,
legitimacy only occurred in
the Church of England. 
Balderdosh!

Ridderbos, Herman. Paul: An Outline of His Theology (trans. John Richard De Witt). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1975.

An edition is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Paul-An-Outline-His-Theology/dp/0802844693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376960948&sr=8-1&keywords=herman+ridderbos

Two bio-notes (1) Wiki, and (2) From Mr. Taylor of the Gospel Coalition at the end.

Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos (1909 – 2007) was born on February 13, 1909, in Easterein, Friesland, the Netherlands.

He grew up in the Reformed Church and was an important New Testament theologian, having worked extensively on the history of salvation (Heilsgeschichte) and biblical theology.

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.

Taylor, Justin. “Herman Ridderbos (1909-2007).” The Gospel Coalition. March 14, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2013. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2007/03/14/herman-ridderbos-1909-2007/

We reproduce Mr. Taylor’s post on Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Ridderbos.

“Herman Ridderbos (1909-2007)

“ Sean Michael Lucas reports:

“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.