Morning Prayer and the Litany


For Psalm 21, Prof. Calvin again captures the malice of the enemies of God.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison argues for Thutmose III as the Pharoah who died in the Reed Sea.

For Genesis 6.1-8: Prof. Keil discusses the descendents of Seth and Cain as well as the meaning of the term Noah.

For Isaiah 8.16-22, Prof. Henry comments on the importance of Scriptures to Isaiah and believers in the midst of national and theological difficulties.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis discusses Irenaeus and the Muratorian Canon as supporting Lucan authorship of Luke-Acts.

For Mathew 6.1-8, Prof. Jamieson comments on God’s knowledge of and provision for His meek, humble, peace-making, light-bearing and saltine Beatitudinalists.

For Romans 4.1ff., Prof. Hodge continues the larger discussion of justification apart from the works of the law or inward dispositions.

For Revelation 20.1-10, Prof. Henry continues on the universal judgment.

EDT on the F. C. Baur: three students, Strauss, Ritschl and E. Zeller, carried out the Hegelian assumptions of Peter v. Pauline Christianity with the attendant deconstructions.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021, 237-250): “Having our Hearts Sprinkled Clean: Ezekiel 36.25-26 on Hebrews 10.22:” Dr. Kees comments on Bruggeman, Eichrodt and Keil’s views on ceremonial washings in the OT.

Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), “New Approaches to the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament:” Dr. Andrew D. Streett examines “prosopological” exegetical views but without a conclusion.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): “Be Ye Holy: The Doctrine of Sanctification from Leviticus:” Rev. Matthew Kortus discusses the “twin graces” of justification and sanctification in Calvin and as distinguishable but inseparable realities in the life of the believer.

Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2021), in “Helping the Congregation Receive the Word Preached,” Dr. Ligon Duncan again chats about “good listening.”

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 refers to Eusebius’s record of a letter to and from Jesus to the King of Edessa.

The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (Volume 9 issue 1, 1837, pages 1-29), Rev. Joel Jones in “Protestantism” discusses further the Parliamentary, Royal and Wycliffian expressions of independence from Rome, long before the Diet of Spire.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge is working out a theory of doctrinal development.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond handles those imputing a low Christology to James, the brother of Jesus.


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