Charles Caldwell Ryrie

Charles Caldwell Ryrie ( born March 2, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American evangelical theologian.

Life

Ryrie grew up as the son of a banker to Alton (Illinois ). After graduating from high school in 1942 he spent a semester at the run by Frank E. Gaebelein Stony Brook School on Long Iceland. He then studied mathematics at Haverford College near Philadelphia, where he was inducted into the fraternity Phi Beta Kappa. After meeting with the president of Dallas Theological Seminary, Lewis Sperry Chafer, he left in 1943 his plan to his father to follow in the banking industry, fall and enrolled in 1944 as a student of theology in Dallas. In 1947 he obtained a Master 's degree with a thesis on the relationship between the New Covenant and premillenarianism; In 1949 she received her doctorate with a thesis on the basics of premillenarianism.

As early as 1948 had accepted an appointment as an adjunct professor to the Westmont College in Santa Barbara (California ) Ryrie. In 1950 he was dean and chairman of the Department of Biblical theology and philosophy here. To obtain a Ph.D. he went in 1951 for another two years at the University of Edinburgh; his dissertation dealt with the role of women in the church.

From 1953 Ryrie taught systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. In 1958, he was temporarily President of the Philadelphia College of Bible, but returned in 1962 as chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology and dean of doctoral studies back to Dallas back to stay until his retirement in 1983 there. Guest lecturers led him to Bethel Theological Seminary ( Arden Hills, Minnesota), the Biola University (La Mirada, California), the Cedarville College ( Cedarville, Ohio), the Moody Bible Institute ( Chicago), the Word of Life Bible Institute (New York ) as well as to Europe, Israel, South Africa, Mexico, Haiti, Argentina and Brazil. In 1991 he was again an adjunct professor at Philadelphia Biblical University.

Ryrie was married and has three children. He belongs to the First Baptist Church in Dallas.

Theology

Ryrie is the leading representatives of dispensationalism, which he with his standard work Dispensationalism Today (1965, revised in 1995 ) to a significant theoretical foundation helped. He spoke out against liberal, neo - orthodox and charismatic approaches and also represents ethically generally conservative positions. His 30 published books, including a systematic theology in a band ( Basic Theology, 1986; German Understanding the Bible, 1996), are written largely intelligible and are characterized by a clear, unpolemischen style. Ryrie successful work ( circulation of over 2 million ), the Ryrie Study Bible (NT 1976, general Bible 1978, expanded in 1994, German in 2012 ), a study Bible with introductions, exegetical explanations and various appendices.

Publications

  • The basis of the premillennial Faith (1953, revised. 2005)
  • Neo - orthodoxy: What It Is and What It Does (1956 )
  • The Place of Women in the Church ( 1958); Neuausg. The Role of Women in the Church ( 1970)
  • Biblical Theology of the New Testament (1959; revised 2005. )
  • First and Second Thessalonians ( series Everyman 's Bible Commentary, 1959; Neuausg 2001. )
  • The Acts of the Apostles (1961 )
  • The Grace of God ( 1963)
  • Dispensationalism Today ( 1965); revised. and ext: . Dispensationalism (1995, Neuausg 2007. )
  • The Holy Spirit (1965, revised and expanded in 1997.. ) - Dt You will receive power. What the Bible teaches about the Holy Spirit (2003)
  • Revelation (Series Everyman 's Bible Commentary, 1968;. Neuausg 1996) - dt understand Revelation. Perspective and clarity for the most fascinating book of the Bible (2011)
  • Balancing the Christian Life (1969, ext 1994. ) - Dt balanced. Biblical teachings in practical life (1994); revised. Balanced instead lifted. The road to a genuine spiritual life (2007)
  • The Bible and Tomorrow 's News: A New Look at Prophecy ( 1969); revised. The Final Countdown (1982 )
  • A Survey of Bible Doctrine (1972 )
  • You Mean the Bible Teaches That ... (1974); revised: Biblical Answers to Contemporary Issues (1991 ) - German Biblical answers to questions of our time. . Arguments on current issues and problem areas of modern society (1997)
  • The Ryrie Study Bible: New Testament (1976 )
  • The Living End (1976); revised. Yet to Come The Best Is (1981 )
  • The Ryrie Study Bible (1978, ext 1994. ) - Dt The Ryrie Study Bible (2012 )
  • What You Should Know about Inerrancy (1981 ) - German excluded mistake! Truth and inspiration of the Bible in cross-examination (1996 )
  • What You Should Know about the Rapture (1981); revised. Quickly Come, Lord Jesus: What You Need to Know about the Rapture (1996 )
  • Making the Most of Life ( 1982)
  • What You Should Know about Social Responsibility ( 1982)
  • Ryrie 's Concise Guide to the Bible ( 1983)
  • ( with Paul E. Steele :) Meant To Last: A Christian View of Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage and (1983 )
  • The Miracles of Our Lord (1984, Neuausg 2005. ) - Dt Miracles of Jesus (1998)
  • Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth (. , 1986, Neuausg 1999) - dt Understanding the Bible. The handbook of systematic theology for everyone ( 1996)
  • So Great Salvation: What It Means to Believe in Jesus Christ ( 1989) - rescued German main thing? What salvation means (1998)
  • Transformed by His Glory ( 1990)
  • Object Lessons: 100 Lessons from Everyday Life (1991 ) - German Battle against other objects. 100 lessons from everyday life (1997, revised. Passim 1998 )
  • Nailing Down a Board: Serving Effectively on the Not-for -Profit Board ( 1999)
  • Ryrie 's Practical Guide to Communicating Bible Doctrine (2005) - German How do I prepare a teaching sermon? (2011)
Alton (Illinois) Phi Beta Kappa Society Master of Theology Doctor of Theology Santa Barbara, California Biblical studies Cedarville (Ohio) Neo-orthodoxy Charismatic Movement Integrated Authority File
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