Afternoon Prayer

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 1:” in “History of Higher Criticism,” Dean Dyson Hague gives the unending multiplicities of an expanding base of anonymous redactors, correctors, adjusting and manipulators of JEDP—beyond the hypothesized and anonymous Wellhausian dissectionists. Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” gives further sayings about the Bible, notable sayings, but famous persons including Sir Isaac Newton. For Psalm 27, Prof. Calvin returns to a favorite theme that arises from the text: assurance of paternal-maternal love as a metaphor for God’s assured love. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Abraham:” a quick warp and overview is given, the progenitor of Israel and the elect seed of the Church. For Genesis 19: Prof. Keil comments on Lot’s two daughters and their crime of incest, reflecting the corruption of Sodomitic culture. For Judges 11.1ff., Prof. Keil gives more background on longstanding grievance of tribesmen on the eastern side of Jordan—Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites. For Isaiah 12.1-2, Prof. Henry notes that praise is ever-fitting even in trials. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on the dualism of “Light and Darkness” in John’s view. For Mathew 10.5ff., Prof. Jamieson comments on the stages of the mission of the apostles. For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge comments on the law expositing and convicting of sin. For Acts 2.1ff., Prof. Henry preliminarily remarks on Pentecost and the entire chapter. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” notes how the school of the Sophists acquired a bad name—arguing that an unjust issue is just and the reverse. EDT: “Abraham Kuyper:” son of a Dutch Reformed Pastor, he embraced theological decadence, but was later converted through the piety of parishioners. He goes on to become a Reformed Prime Minister of the Netherlands. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge comments on astronomy and teleology. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond is doing a wrap-up on the eternal decrees with a few shots at Pinnock. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof outline soteriology. ODCC: Hildegard (1098-1179)” Abbess of Rupertsberg of Bingen, the visionary and mystic. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff give the variations on the two hypotheses of Paul’s first and/or second imprisonment. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff gives more on the “Trial by Ordeals.” For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff gives Calvin’s letter to a friend who has lost a son. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch offers Cranmer’s rebuff in a letter to Vadianus, noting that he has seen and read everything by Zwingli and Oecolampadius. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff begins the theological outline of the anthropological Form of Concord. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #681-682 gives a nice wrap-up on “He shall come to judge the living and the dead.” Westminster Confession of Faith 11.6: 6. The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the same with the justification of believers under the new testament.