COLL/100 Guide to the William Hendriksen Collection Hendriksen, William Collection

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Guide to the William Hendriksen Collection Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection William Hendriksen Collection 1925-1975 COLL/100 William Hendriksen, 1900-1982 2.00 1.0 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Hekman Library 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE Grand Rapids, MI, URL: http://archives.calvin.edu Email: crcarchives@calvin.edu Phone: 616-526-6913 Fax: 616-526-7689
Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. The collection includes course notes, book reviews, articles, petitions, thesis, pamphlets, and a biographical sketch on the seminary situation. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Biographical Information:

William Hendriksen (18 Nov 1900, Tiel, Netherlands-12 Jan 1982, Grand Rapids, Mich.) was the son of Bernardus (Bernard) Antonie Hendriksen, a carpenter, and Jannetje (Jeanette) Van Ravesteijn. The family immigrated to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1912. A prolific reader, scholar, and writer, he graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary 22 Sep 1927 and earned a ThD from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1942. He was ordained as a minister in the Christian Reformed Church in 1927 and pastored churches in Zeeland, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, and Byron center, Michigan. In 1942, he was appointed Professor of New Testament at Calvin Seminary, and held that position until 1952.

Among his, numerous publications are More Than Conquerors (reprinted numerous times) and nine volume of commentary on thirteen book of the New Testament. He commentary work was end when he died, as he was work on the letters to the Corinthians.

Prof. Hendriksen was married to Ren Baker (1892-1960) and then Reta DeBoer. He and his first wife had three children Bernard (married to Arlene), Dr, Daniel P. (married to Shirley) and Geraldine (married to Rev. Louis Kerkstra).

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Name: Calvin Theological Seminary -- Controversial literature Topical Term: Bible. New Testament -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Arrangement of Materials:

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Detailed List of Contents id26686 Papers 1925-1975 id26687 1 id26688 1 1 Apocalypse: "The Various Interpretations of the Apocalypse" id26689 1 2 Baptism: "The Mode of Baptism" id26690 1 3 Letter re: biographical sketch, seminary situation id26691 1 4 Book reviews id26692 1 5 "Exegesis of Ephesians 1:1-11" id26693 1 6 Genesis: Bible Study Outlines in The Federation Messenger 1935-1936 id26694 1 7 Paper, "Josiah Royce" id26695 1 8 "Millennialism"series of articles in The Banner October 19-December 21, 1973 id26696 1 9 "New Testament Introduction"mimeographed notes 1943 id26697 1 10 Outline of Modern Church History id26698 1 11 "A Series of Lessons on Premillennialism" id26699 1 12 Revelation 1-11, lessons in Torch and Trumpet 1962-1963 id26700 1 13 Revelation 12-20, lessons in Torch and Trumpet 1963-1964 id26701 1 14 Revelation: "Question Manual for the Course on the Book of Revelation" id26702 1 15 Textual criticism: "New Testament Textual Criticism" id26703 1 16 id26704 1 16 "The Theory of Good and Evil"by Rashdall, stated and criticized id26705 1 16 "Calvin's Ethics" id26706 1 16 "The Ethics of Augustine" id26707 1 16 "Notes on Hermeneutics" id26708 2 id26709 2 1 And So All Israel Shall Be Saved 1945 Scope and Contents

[HERH BS2665.H4]

id26710 2 2 Faith of Our Fathers, Volumes 1-3 1936 Scope and Contents

[HERH BX6824.H6]

id26711 2 3 Preaching Prophecy in a World of War 1940 Scope and Contents

[HERH BX6827.H4 P7]

id26712 2 4 Petitions from: N. J. Monsma, E. B. Pekelder, H. Vander Kam, F. W. Van Houten, M. Monsma, G. den Dulk, M. J. Wyngaarden, J. A. Van Bruggen, Geels, H. J. Triezenberg, P. Wobbema, A. A. Koning, D. D. Zondervan, W. Kok 1951 id26713 2 5 ThM thesis, The Pre-millennialistic Conception Concerning Israel and the Church [1934] id26714 2 6 The Bible on the Life Hereafter 1959, 1975 id26715 2 7 Berkhof's lectures on "Hermeneutics and Isagogics" 1925