Meredith Kline (1922 – 2007)
April 15, 2007 Posted by Roger Overton
(HT: JT)
“It
is with great sadness and heavy heart that we say goodbye to Dr.
Meredith G. Kline, who passed away on Friday night, April 13, 2007.
Dr. Kline greatly influenced me personally through his writings, which
constantly led me back to our precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Yet, even
in the midst of the sadness at our loss, there is also rejoicing that
Meredith has now been joined with the crucified and risen Lamb of God
in Heaven. Heaven was one of the major themes in Meredith's writings
and it is a great comfort to us all that what was once his by faith is
now his by sight. May our dear brother now rest from his labors in his
sabbath rest in Christ as he has already entered glory through the first resurrection and as he awaits with anticipation the even more glorious second resurrection to come.”
is with great sadness and heavy heart that we say goodbye to Dr.
Meredith G. Kline, who passed away on Friday night, April 13, 2007.
Dr. Kline greatly influenced me personally through his writings, which
constantly led me back to our precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Yet, even
in the midst of the sadness at our loss, there is also rejoicing that
Meredith has now been joined with the crucified and risen Lamb of God
in Heaven. Heaven was one of the major themes in Meredith's writings
and it is a great comfort to us all that what was once his by faith is
now his by sight. May our dear brother now rest from his labors in his
sabbath rest in Christ as he has already entered glory through the first resurrection and as he awaits with anticipation the even more glorious second resurrection to come.”
Dr. Kline was one of the most prominent scholars of covenant theology. Those unfamiliar with his work should dive into the abundant resources available on this page. Some of the books he authored:
The Structure of Biblical Authority.Wipf and Stock, 1997.
Images of the Spirit. Baker Book House, 1980.
Kingdom Prologue, Two Age Press, 2000
Glory in Our Midst, A Biblical-Theological Reading of Zechariah’s Night Visions, Two Age Press, 2001
God, Heaven, and Har Magedon: A Covenantal Tale of Cosmos and Telos: Wipf and Stock, 2006.
UPDATE: Reflections on Dr. Kline:
Kim Riddlebarger
R. Scott Clark
Lee Irons
Related posts:
- ETS 2007: How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It by J.P. Moreland
- ETS 2007: The Practice of Balanced Apologetics in Paul's Address in Acts 17 by H. Wayne House
- GodBlogCon 2007: John Mark Reynolds
- GodBlogCon 2007
- GodBlogCon 2007: Paul Spears
- A Defense of Biblical Inerrancy, Part 3
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April 18th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
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