Morning Prayer

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” a 3-4 word phrase is used to summarize each Bible book. A handy mnemonic exercise. For Psalm 29, Prof. Calvin comments on the “power of God’s Word” in nature. Hear that Karl Barth? Psalm 29, ring a bell old boy? Do you have ears to hear? Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Isaiah:” the structure is still being discussed, especially the Servant passages. ISBE on “Leviticus:” cleanness is still under discussion as is holiness. For Genesis 22: Prof. Keil talks about the prophetic character of Isaac’s sacrifice. For Judges 13-16, Prof. Keil offers the workup on Samson with his complexities—a sensualist, yet who reverses the Philistines’ dominion. For Isaiah 13, Prof. Henry talks about God being cruel to His enemies, just but cruel. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall calls eternal life an “antimony”—one can fall from it yet is protected forever by God. The Prof’s Wesleyanism is on offer. For Mathew 10.22-42, Prof. Jamieson notes that his disciples will walk the way of the cross. No Joel Osteenism there. For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge is over-talking and complexifying the text. This is not recommended for the rank-and-file Churchman. For Acts 2.1ff., Prof. Henry comments on tongues as a reversal motif of Babel. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” discusses various life-versions of Socrates. Who’s version obtains? Xenophon? Plato? Aristotle? EDT: “Landmarkism:” a southern US Baptist version of Baptists with the usual distinctives. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge points out the moral nature of humans as evinced by law codes throughout history. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discussed the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof notes comments on agnosticism. ODCC: “Abbot:” head of a monastery, often by election and often independent of diocesan controls. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff is over-talking Acts 15. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff points out the works of charity in Rome by Gregory 1. The beginnings of meritorious almsgiving are in the soil. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on the first few years of Calvin in Geneva. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses the “committee” product and interrogatories used to craft the Bishops’ Book. Tensions aplenty with surviving documents. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff points out the superiority of Reformed exegesis in Christology. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #720-722 assert the perpetual virginity and immaculate conception of Mary as per “Tradition,” that body of Romanist dogma that’s co-equal in authority with the Canonical Scriptures. 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.