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"One must be able to say at all times--instead of points, lines and planes--tables, chairs and beer mugs." - David Hilbert

At the end of chapter 2, the book is great. I'm intrigued by his arguments and looking forward to seeing how he strengthens them later.

At this point the book seems to be set up for a fantastic defense of the principles of the protestant reformation. I hear the echo of Luther's "Babylonian Captivity" just around the corner.

From what I've heard about the book, I may be disappointed on this count though. We'll see

Thoughts so far:

I like reading Leithart. For a writer of theology, he's very playful.

I appreciate his affirmation of penal substitution on page 17. This actually makes me feel a lot better about his project in this book.

I also like that he doesn't set biblical theology against systematic theology as so many writers do these days. As he says, "Systematic theology is nothing but tidily presented typology." (p.19)