Richard Gaffin

Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Systematic Theology · Westminster Theological Seminary

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About

Richard B. Gaffin Jr. is an American Calvinist theologian, Presbyterian minister, and Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, where he taught from 1965 until his retirement in 2007 or 2008.[1][2][4]

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Signature topics

• Redemptive-historical biblical theology — Gaffin builds on Geerhardus Vos's framework, applying it to key doctrines.[1]
• Pauline soteriology — His work centers on Paul's order of salvation through faith.[3]
• Historia salutis — Scripture interpretation hinges on redemption history culminating in Christ's resurrection.[1]
• Doctrine of the Holy Spirit — Integrates pneumatology within Reformed biblical theology.[1]
• Integration of biblical and systematic theology — Excels in New Testament exegesis alongside confessional orthodoxy.[3]

Credentials

• B.A. — Calvin College — 1958
• B.D. — Westminster Theological Seminary — 1961
• Th.M. — Westminster Theological Seminary — 1962
• Th.D. — Westminster Theological Seminary — 1969

Notable achievements

• Charles Krahe Chair of Biblical and Systematic Theology — 1999
• Ordained teaching elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church — 1961

Links

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