Vessels of Wrath, Volume 2: The Witness of the New Testament to Divine Reprobating Activity
Ebook
Hardening hearts. Blinding eyes. Sending deceitful spirits. Crafting vessels of wrath. Few will deny that certain biblical passages make claims about God that are difficult to accept. But perhaps the most troubling are the verses that describe God as influencing individuals or groups towards wicked behavior for the purpose of condemning them. What are readers to do with these texts? In Vessels of Wrath, Richard M. Blaylock tackles the thorny subject of divine reprobating activity (DRA). Through an exhaustive, biblical-theological study of the Christian canon's witness, Blaylock argues that the Bible does not present DRA as an insignificant or monolithic concept; instead, the biblical authors showcase both the significance and the complexity of DRA in a variety of ways. The book aims to help readers of the Bible to wrestle with the Scriptures so that they might come to better understand its testimony to this mysterious and awesome divine activity.
“Richard Blaylock’s two-volume Vessels of Wrath is one of the most comprehensive studies from Scripture of divine reprobation ever done for the Christian church. I commend this excellent and insightful work to you for the manifold ways in which you will likely grow in your hope and faith in God as you see more clearly the God who upholds goodness and righteousness with full integrity of character.”
—Bruce A. Ware, professor of Christian theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“Richard Blaylock analyzes God’s reprobating activity in the Bible with great care and thoroughness. The way he exegetes and correlates Scripture is not overstated but convincing.”
—Andy Naselli, associate professor of systematic theology and New Testament, Bethlehem College and Seminary
“God’s reprobating activity in the Scriptures is the theme under consideration in these two volumes by Richard Blaylock. Vessels of Wrath is a treatment of the relevant biblical material that is both comprehensive in its scope and exceptionally clear in its presentation. Blaylock employs skillful exegetical and biblical-theological analysis to draw out the diverse facets of this multifaceted theme woven integrally through the Old and New Testaments.”
—Josh Mathews, associate professor of biblical studies, Western Seminary
“The magnitude and depth of Richard Blaylock’s exegetical-theological research, thinking, and argumentation is evident and persuasive. He leaves no biblical text untouched that speaks to God’s reprobating activity in both the Old and New Testaments. He carefully demonstrates wherein the biblical texts uphold God’s reprobating activity retributively and non-retributively. Blaylock states well his thesis and does likewise for the objectives of each chapter in both
volumes.”
—Ardel B. Caneday, retired professor of New Testament and Greek, University of Northwestern
- Title: Vessels of Wrath, Volume 2: The Witness of the New Testament to Divine Reprobating Activity
- Author: Richard M. Blaylock
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666763157, 9781666763133, 1666763136, 9781666763140, 1666763144, 1666763152
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666763157
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-08-31T21:06:26Z
Richard M. Blaylock is assistant professor of biblical studies at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.