Keith A. Mathison (born 1967) is an American

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theologian. Mathison grew up near Houston, Texas. He began graduate studies at

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before transferring to

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, Orlando. After completing his M.A. at RTS, he began working at

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, where he served as an associate editor of the '' Reformation Study Bible''. He obtained a Ph.D. from Whitefield Theological Seminary and currently serves as professor of

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a
Reformation Bible College
in

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. In '' The Shape of Sola Scriptura'' (2001), Mathison uses the term "solo Scriptura" to describe the view that the Bible is the only authority for Christians. Mathison himself advocates for a "communitarian ''

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''" view in which "the true interpretation of Scripture is found only in the Church". In ''Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper'' (2002), Mathison coins the word "suprasubstantiation" (in distinction to

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) to describe Calvin’s doctrine of the Lord's Supper. He also advocates for the use of wine in the Lord's Supper.

Works

* '' Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God?'' (1995) * ''Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope'' (1999) * '' The Shape of Sola Scriptura'' (2001) * ''Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper'' (2002) * ''A Reformed Approach to Science and Scripture'' (2013) * ''From Age to Age: The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology'' (2014) * ''The Lord's Supper'' (2019)

References

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