Rev. Dr. R.D. Anderson - English Articles | Dutch Articles

Roger Dean Anderson (1963) was born and raised in New Zealand, growing up as a member of the Reformed Churches of New Zealand. Dr. R. Dean Anderson. After completion of degrees in both music and ancient classics in New Zealand, he was sent to Canada by his home-church for studies in theology (Hamilton, Ont.).

Rev. Dr. R. Dean AndersonUpon completion of his studies he served a 12 month vicariate in New Zealand whereupon he was sent to the Netherlands for further studies. His doctorate (Th.D.) was earned at the Theological University of the Reformed Churches (Lib.) in Kampen. From 1996 to 2004 Anderson pastored the congregations of Valkenburg (ZH) and Katwijk of the Gereformeerde Kerken (Vrijg.) [Reformed Churches (Lib.)] in in the Netherlands.

Since June 2004 he pastors solely the church at Katwijk. He publishes regularly in ecclesiastical periodicals and is author of Ancient Rhetorical Theory and Paul (rev. ed. Leuven: Peeters, 1999) and Glossary of Greek Rhetorical Terms connected to Methods of Argumentation, Figures and Tropes from Anaximenes to Quintilian (Leuven: Peeters, 2000).
He is also co-editor of H. Lausberg’s Handbook of Literary Rhetoric: A Companion for Literary Study (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1998). Anderson is a keen early keyboard enthusiast and publishes also on the topic of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French harpsichords and their music.
Links to his personal instruments and musical activities:
http://harpsichordphoto.org/french/index.html
http://harpsichordphoto.org/anderson/
http://www.orgelsite.nl/kerken44/oegstgeest.htm
http://www.orgelsite.nl/kerken37/katwijkaanzee.htm
E-mail: r.d.anderson@hetnet.nl

Worship
Aspects Of The New Testament Sabbath: Psalm 95 As Exegeted In Hebrews 3 And 4 Laying On Of Hands With The Ordination Of Elders Use of the Word 'Amen'Singing in the Corporate Worship of the Church1 COR. 11:2-16 Comments on the Question Of Head CoveringsExamination of the Liturgy of the Westminster AssemblyPassover and the Lord’s Supper Fathers of the Early Church on the Special Gifts of the SpiritLiturgical Principle

God’s Law and Pentateuchal Studies

The Old Covenant vs The New TestamentDid Moses Write The Pentateuch? The Effect of the Sin with the Golden Calf The Laws For Uncleanness In The Pentateuch and NT Baptism Biblical Principles Concerning DivorceA Short Chronology Of Events From The Exodus To The Departure From Sinai The Use of God’s LawThe Jealous Husband, Num.5:11-31The Penal Law of the Book of the Covenant, Introduction and Commentary on Exod. 20:22 to 22:20The Three Great Feasts in the Worship of Israel

Church Discipline

Reformed Church Polity Concerning Withdrawal of Church Membership The Sinews Of The Church, Biblical Principles Concerning Church Discipline

What about the Lord's Supper?

Other topics

Jews, Judaisers and Paul Acts 2:38-39: The Message Of The First Preaching Of The New Covenant In Christ's Blood Christ's Church and Our Calling Paul's Use Of "Allegory" In Gal. 4:21—5:1 A Method Of Interpretation?An Argumentation Analysis Gal. 3An Exegesis of Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 1:3-8 ( (NEW)