Evening Prayer (Part 2)

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 suggests that Eusebius’s account of the conversion of Edessa to Christianity sounds plausible.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge comments on Vincent of Lerin’s diktat, used by Rome as a cover for his inventions.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond comments on JAT Robinson and JD Dunn’s claim that Hebrews teaching adoptionist Christology.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof further comments on infant baptism.

ODCC: Origen (185-254): notes, again, his literary output.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff introduces NT chronology.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses the military prowess and ubiquity of the energetic Charlemagne, a marvel to friends but also enemies.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses the consequences of the Placards Affair.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch further discusses Sir George Elyot’s satirical put-down of Cranmer.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff chokes as he describes Calvinism and Reformed theology.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists discuss the unity of the human race.

Westminster Larger Catechism 179:

Q. 179. Are we to pray unto God only?
A. God only being able to search the hearts, hear the requests, pardon the sins, and fulfill the desires of all; and only to be believed in, and worshiped with religious worship; prayer, which is a special part thereof, is to be made by all to him alone, and to none other.