The Heidelberg Catechism: History and Exposition
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The origins of the Heidelberg Catechism in the Palatinate and Ursinus's lectures on it. The course then expounds the catechism Lord's Day by Lord's Day under its three parts: misery, deliverance and gratitude.
These lists, taken from the school's verified research, are studied on your own at your own pace. The school's own classes, written as full teaching, open one at a time.
How to begin
- Enroll with a free account so the school keeps your place.
- Open the first class, lecture or reading and follow the order of the syllabus.
- Mark each lecture, reading and assignment complete when you finish it.
- Choose a weekly study goal to see when you will finish.
Syllabus
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Lectures Listen to the lectures in order. Those marked supplementary are optional.
- Continental Confessions, lecture 9 of 10: Heidelberg Catechism Dr. Peter Lillback 66 min Open source Doctrinal Westminster Theological Seminary (Westminster Media)
- The Origins of the Heidelberg Catechism in Ecumenical Perspective Lyle Bierma Open source History H. Henry Meeter Center, Calvin University Academic historians, several in the CRC milieu, not confessional subscribers in the school's sense; none of the retained lectures teaches doctrine. Retained strictly as history-context; the researcher's open question (whether history lectures by non-subscribers are acceptable) stands for the faculty.
- The Heidelberg Catechism at the Synod of Dort (1618-19) Don Sinnema Open source History H. Henry Meeter Center, Calvin University Academic historians, several in the CRC milieu, not confessional subscribers in the school's sense; none of the retained lectures teaches doctrine. Retained strictly as history-context; the researcher's open question (whether history lectures by non-subscribers are acceptable) stands for the faculty.
- Heidelberg Catechism Sermons, Lord's Days 1-44 (Heritage Recordings) Rev. Herman Hoeksema (with M. Schipper, H. Hoeksema Jr., G. Vos) about 50 recordings, LD 1-44 Open source Doctrinal Reformed Free Publishing Association (Protestant Reformed Churches) PRC holds the Three Forms but adds distinctives: denial of common grace and of the well-meant offer, and an unconditional-covenant polemic against conditional-covenant views held by other Three Forms churches (and against the Westminster 'offer' language, WCF 7.3, Canons II.5, III/IV.8). Keep as...
- Heidelberg Catechism sermon index (all 52 Lord's Days) various (e.g. J. R. Beeke, C. Bouwman, R. Bredenhof) 645 sermons Open source Doctrinal Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary (site sponsor)
Total: 1.1 hours