This post is just a glimpse into part of the work of a translator of old books, namely finding the relevant editions. So as you can imagine, having finished my coursework in the doctoral program a little over two weeks ago, I now have two things on my plate - studying for comprehensive exams in the Fall and long, uninterrupted stretches of translating Mastricht’s Theoretico-Practica Theologia (hereafter ThPT). For those of you wondering how far along volume one is, I have almost completed the first editing through 100 single-spaced 8.5 x 11 pages of the translation. Having just returned from a research trip to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s Barbour Library, I am happy to report that

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Recently, Wes Bredenhof reviewed volume one of the new series Classic Reformed Theology, published by Reformation Heritage Books, “A Sketch of the Christian’s Catechism,” translated by yours truly and available with Ames’ Marrow of Theology here.