Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology

Geerhardus J Vos, Richard B Gaffin Jr (Editor), Richard B Gaffin Jr (Translator)
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A Foundational Work of Reformed Theology

Geerhardus Vos's Reformed Dogmatics represents the early theological thought of one of the premier Reformed thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Originally self-published in 1896 in five volumes as Gereformeerde Dogmatiek, this monumental work of systematic theology wasn't available in English until more than a century after its initial publication.

Translated and edited by biblical theologian and Vos expert Richard B. Gaffin Jr., Reformed Dogmatics offers valuable insight into the formative thought of this influential theologian. This book includes all five volumes: Theology Proper; Anthropology; Christology; Soteriology; and Ecclesiology, The Means of Grace, Eschatology. Although this work is systematic in nature, Vos brings the skills and acumen of a biblical theologian to the task.
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  • Cover Type
    Hardcover
  • ISBN
    9781540972101
  • Page Count
    1282
  • Publisher
    Baker Academic
  • Publication Date
    April 2026

Endorsements (4)

“The Reformed Dogmatics makes a valuable contribution for anyone looking for a uniformly sound and often penetrating presentation of biblical doctrine, particularly for students and others interested in an initial in-depth treatment of systematic theology. May God grant that the Reformed Dogmatics be used for the well-being of His church and its mission in and to the world in our day and beyond.”

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Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

“Like books, people can become ‘classics.’ Great in their day, but richer and more fulfilling with time. Not yet a classic, Vos’s never-before-published Reformed Dogmatics is more like a lost Shakespeare play recently discovered. There seems to have been a flurry in recent years of systematic theologians writing with an eye for biblical theology. With this series we now have a biblical theologian writing a systematic theology. Thanks to Lexham Press for giving us such a long-awaited but impressive access to this much-discussed gem.”

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Michael Horton

Prof. of Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California

“The state of access to deep, historic, orthodox Reformed theology has progressed exponentially in the last decade or so. Resources previously inaccessible to many have now become available to a vastly wider audience. In my view, the capstone of this accessibility is in this masterful work of Geerhardus Vos. Vos has the singularly unique accumen and ability to summarize and state concisely some of the deepest truths of Reformed theology. These volumes will now be my first recommendation to anyone who wants to understand the riches of the Bible’s teaching in a compressed and clear way. Thanks to Richard B. Gaffin Jr., to the translators, and to Lexham Press for putting this work into our hands.”

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K. Scott Oliphint

Prof. of Apologetics and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary

“This translation of Vos’ Dogmatiek is the last link in access to his magnificent oeuvre. English readers will now be able to match the Princetonian’s commitment to historic Reformed doctrinal orthodoxy with his pioneering work in redemptive-historical biblical theology. The interaction is refreshing as well as pace-setting. Kudos to publisher and translator alike for undertaking this project.”

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James T. Dennison, Jr.

Academic Dean and Prof. of Church History and Biblical Theology, Northwest Theological Seminary

About the Author

Geerhardus Vos (1862-1949) was a Dutch American theologian. He studied at Calvin College and Princeton Seminary, and then pursued doctoral work in Semitics at the University of Berlin and the University of Strasbourg. After returning to teach at Calvin in 1888, he joined Princeton's faculty as the first chair of biblical theology in 1892. He held the chair until his retirement in 1932. During his time at Princeton, he taught some of the great Reformed minds of the twentieth century, including John Gresham Machen and Ned Bernard Stonehouse. Vos was an essential catalyst in establishing biblical theology as a discipline. His theological scholarship has influenced Cornelius Van Til, John Murray, Richard B. Gaffin Jr., and Herman Ridderbos.

Richard B. Gaffin Jr. is professor of biblical and systematic theology emeritus at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he began teaching in 1965. An ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he has authored and edited a number of biblical and theological works, including Redemptive History and Biblical Interpretation: The Shorter Writings of Geerhardus Vos.
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