Evening Prayer (Part 1)

For Psalm 21, Prof. Calvin comments on the take-down of God’s and David’s enemies.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison notes that the date of Thutmose III’s death comes down through an Egyptian Admiral.

For Genesis 6.1-8: Prof. Keil discusses “sons of God” and “daughters of men.”

For Judges 3.6-16.31, Prof. Keil is still offering an introduction and commentary on dates.

For Isaiah 8.16-22, Prof. Henry still is focused on the Bible-huggers of Isaiah’s time—that which stabilizes them in hard times.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis talks about the anti-Marcionitic prologue in the Muratorian Canon, another early witness to Lucan authorship.

For Mathew 6.9, Prof. Jamieson introduces the Lord’s prayer.

For Romans 4.14-17, Prof. Hodge is still talking about justification by faith alone more broadly.

For Revelation 20.11.15, Prof. Henry presents the white throne judgement. Those in the book of life are saved and those not in the book of life are doomed to hell with the Devil and his crew.

EDT on the D. F. Strauss (1808-1874): he studied under Baur at Tubingen. His “Life of Jesus” resulted in his dismissal from Tubingen. He spent the rest of his life as a free-lance writer.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021, 237-250): “Having our Hearts Sprinkled Clean: Ezekiel 36.25-26 on Hebrews 10.22:” Dr. Kees is still talking about rantizo and cognates.

Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), “New Approaches to the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament:” Dr. Andrew D. Streett opens up the subject of “relevance theory,” to wit, examining both the author and readers’ cognitive environments as the communicational initiative and reception.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): “Be Ye Holy: The Doctrine of Sanctification from Leviticus:” Rev. Matthew Kortus gloriously comments on “heat and light” with the sun, distinguishable but inseparable, to justification and sanctification.

Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2021), in “Books that Merit Re-read: Competent to Counsel:” Dr. James Newheiser reviews his own personal history with Jay Adams’ “Competent to Counsel.”

Concordia Theological Journal (Winter 2020), “The Conversions of Adiabene and Edessa in Syriac Christianity and Judaism: The Relations of Jews and Christians in Northern Mesopotamia in Antiquity: Dr.  Michael Thomas shows the letter to and from Jesus to King Agbar of Edessa. Thaddeus goes to Edessa and heals their king.

The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (Volume 9 issue 1, 1837, pages 1-29), Rev. Joel Jones in “Protestantism” returns to the Diet of Spire. He notes that it is American that has matured or developed the Protestant spirit—protest against Papal or Imperial power over the Church and individual.