Morning Prayer

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison discusses the death of Thutmose III on 17 March 1550 according to an Elephantine inscription.

For Genesis 6.1-8: Prof. Keil is still discussing “sons of God” as a phrase.

For Judges 3.6-16.31, Prof. Keil is still discussing the duration of Judges.

For Isaiah 8.16-22, Prof. Henry is still discussing the importance of Scriptures for Isaiah, colleagues and the remnant.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis discusses Epiphanius and Tertullian’s references to Lucan authorship.

For Mathew 6.9, Prof. Jamieson discusses the petitions in the LORD’s prayer, 3 as divinely focused and 4 on the needs of the petitioners.

For Romans 4.14-17, Prof. Hodge discusses the inefficacy of the law to bring justification, due to man’s utter incompetence and corruption. The law itself is good and holy, but man is not.

For Revelation 20.11-15, Prof. Henry discusses the “Great” Judgment Day—great and final for some, great and horrible for others.

EDT on the D. F. Strauss (1808-1874): his life of Jesus (2 volumes, 1835, at age 27)—no miracles in the NT, reducible to Hegelian myths, pious fabrications, embellished pious reflections, historically inaccurate, but symbolic of the socio-politico-intellectual march onwards and upwards towards freedoms, symbolized by the fictitious death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021, 237-250): “Having our Hearts Sprinkled Clean: Ezekiel 36.25-26 on Hebrews 10.22:” Dr. Kees is not convincingly making the case. He sounds like a stand-alone in the face of scholars arguing for ceremonial sprinklings from the Levitical corpus.

Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), “New Approaches to the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament:” Dr. Andrew D. Streett cites Leviticus 20.7-8, the command to sanctify the LORD in the hearts while God sanctifies the people. That is, God activates it and we coordinate and cooperate, or, respond positively.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): “Be Ye Holy: The Doctrine of Sanctification from Leviticus:” Rev. Matthew Kortus

Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2021), in “Books that Merit Re-read: Competent to Counsel:” Dr. James Newheiser comments on Jay Adams and the face-off with Christian psychologists—the latter largely rejected Adams.

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 notes that scholars have largely dismissed Eusebius’s account of King Abgar of Edessa and Jesus’s communications.

The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (Volume 9 issue 1, 1837, pages 1-29), Rev. Joel Jones in “Protestantism” discusses “canon law” as infallible, imperious and claiming everything for the man in Rome.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge notes that Rome has admitted there are many false traditions, but the ones they claim are infallible due to Vincent of Lerin’s rule.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond runs through a range of titles for Christ in Hebrews.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof discusses infant baptism as cleansing as circumcision of the heart—cleansing from guilt and defilement of sin.

ODCC: Origen (185-254): further discusses De Principis re: God, heavenly beings, free will and Holy Scriptures.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff rebuts the Tubingen school’s Hegelian, alleged, and vastly over-stated conflict between Peter and Paul.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on Charlemagne (1768-1814) as uniting the Teutonic and Latin races with close communication with the man in Rome.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff discusses the Placards Affair of 18 Oct 1534 noting the blasphemous mass denying the all-sufficient sacrifice of Christ.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the Pasquinade by Sir George Elyot: Harpocrates is viewed as a man of silence (Dr. Cranmer appears to be the target)—silence as a surety, silence seasoned with sugar not salt, silence with shallowness of conscience. The discussion turns to grace and predestination. Does this reflect the 1532 face-to-face discussions between Cranmer and Elyot (with Elyot sneering at Lutheran innovations).

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff comments on Luther’s self-satisfaction with his Liberio Arbitrio, something mitigated by the Formula of Concord.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #357-359 is still talking about creation: man capable of self-knowledge and capable of giving himself to others.

Westminster Larger Catechism 178:

Q. 178. What is prayer?
A. Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, in the name of Christ, by the help of his Spirit; with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies.