Evening Prayer

For Psalm 19, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s closing verse. Of note, Calvin deeply loved the Psalms, was a Psalm-singer, and saw events of his time in terms of the Psalms. “Master-at-Arms: escort Marcion to the exit. And Choirmaster, strike up the brass band as Marcion gets the bum’s rush. That is all.”

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison comments on archaeological support for identifying Qantir in the vicinity of the Hyksos capital Avaris and Pi-ramses, the delta residence of Ramses. The 18^th dynasty is not represented at these places but the 19^th dynasty is, thus, the Prof. says may support a 13^th century BC provenance for the Exodus. This gonna get really wonky, as the Prof. will sift the evidence and argue for a 15^th century BC provenance for the exodus.

For Genesis 3.17-19: Prof. Keil comments on the “coats of animals” to cover the shame of guilt, an external sign, as it were, of an invisible and internal sense of guilt and shame.

For Judges 1.22-26, Prof. Keil further comments on Judah and Simeon carrying out the ban.

For Isaiah 7.17-25, Prof. Henry comments on the utter agricultural and urban desolation coming with divine judgments.

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin is offering further comments on the Kingdom of God.

For Mathew 5.38-42, Prof. Jamieson comments on the lex talionis.

For Romans 3.21-31, Prof. Hodge comments on justification by sanctification, a dominant model for Rome, Greeks, and other Semi-Pelagians and Pelagians, variously throughout the fundie-libboe-Prot worlds.

For Revelation 18.1-8, Prof. Henry comments on calls to believers to come out from Babylon and to assist in its destruction. It’s a call to arms, not sleeping.

EDT on the Theological Liberalism: comments on Hegel whom we have addressed elsewhere, e.g., one branch being the destructive process theology, open theism, mitigation of hamartiology, and other mitigations and obfuscations.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021) on “Theological Consequences of Q”: Dr. Dawson comments on the rise and fall of “form criticism” or formegeshicte.

In the Global Anglican, Philip Keen is wrapping up his wonky-stat-talk on “preaching the whole counsel of God.” It’s a commendable article full of careful work putting the issue on the radar, especially so since the 1979 BCP’s lectionary is a radical hatchet-job.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge seems to be giving the right hand and taking with the left hand the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word. We’ll see where this goes. He’s engaging mysticism (many different flowers of that product including, may we add, Schleirmacher).

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond zeroes in on Titus 2.13. He is hammering home—with success—the high, ontological, incarnational Christology. Some Anglo-Cat-n-Mut tried to climb a greasy pole by claiming that the Anglo-Cats stressed a “high Incarnational” theology as distinctive of these Romish chaps. It’s laughable on its face.