ons in the Bible.
In his second chapter, Ryrie discusses the concept of a dispensation. After discussing attacks by liberals on the definition of the word given in the Scofield Reference Bible, he goes on to discuss its etymology, scriptural uses, definitions, and characteristics.
Chapter Three turns to the question of how many dispensations there are. He immediately begins fighting with the covenant theologians over this; and since the latter believe in at least two dispensations, they obviously could be regarded as a type of Dispensationalist. Ryrie explains that most (though not all) Dispensationalists believe in seven dispens
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