The scholarship of Meredith G. Kline (1922-2007) was characterized by a
very high view of Scripture, a strong commitment to a Reformed view of
biblical theology (centered on covenant), explication of the coherence
of the Old and New Testaments, and, most of all, a desire to focus the
attention of both scholars and lay Christians on the centrality of
Christ's redemptive work of justifying his people and imbuing them with
his perfect righteousness. Kline's writings are often quite creative and
full of fresh insights, thoroughly intellectual but also pastoral, and
they have provided many with the exciting, energizing feeling that they
are reading and understanding the biblical text--and how Scripture in
its entirety hangs together--for the first time.
Essential Writings of Meredith G. Kline presents sixteen articles that
Meredith G. Kline wrote over a period of forty years. The articles
display the unique, creative, and Christocentric way in which Kline
interpreted the entire Bible. They cover a range of topics, thereby
providing a good overview of Kline's scholarship. Topics include
covenant, law, and the state; faith, the gospel, and justification;
redemption; and resurrection and the consummation. Pastors and scholars,
especially those in the Reformed community, will be delighted by the
fresh insights and wisdom, and sometimes paradigm-changing perspectives,
found in the pages of this book.
Meredith G. Kline (1922-2007) was a professor of Old Testament for
fifty-five years, teaching at four seminaries: Westminster Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Reformed
Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary in
California. He was also an ordained minister in the Orthodox
Presbyterian Church.
