Theological Journals, Part 3

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 1: in in “The Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch,” Professor George Frederick Wright, DD, LLD, exquisitely outlines the academic deficiencies of the Graffie-Cultists with their few brilliant leaders, mindless followers, and, even lower, those singing the praises of Graf-Wellhausen in different keys but with the same melody. Prof. Wright underscores their lack of skills in textual criticism, yet, willing to issue obiter dictas in literary criticism. Oh oh! Prof. Wright, like the Anglican Canon Hague, is a “fundamentalist.” You know, those types who opposed scientific medicine and still advocate for blood-leeching and bloodletting. “Theologians You Should Know: Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century,” Dr. Michael Reeves discusses Justin Martyr’s view that Plato plagiarized from Moses and the Isaiah on the virginal conception of the Messiah, e.g., Mithras cult. Princeton Theological Review (Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2007): in “Justice, Mercy, and Forgiveness: Jesus’ Cross to Bare,” Sharon L. Baker continues her Socinian rehash with her head in a place where the sun doesn’t shine. Unbelievably poor and outright impugnment of God’s essence and attributes. John Owens saw clear-through the English Socinians--like a Reformed hawk on a rabbit. Reformed Faith and Practice (May 2022): in “Geerhardus Vos and the Interpretation of Romans 1:3-4,” Dr. J. V. Fesko, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, is still on a reconnaissance tour of exegetes on Romans 1.3-4. This time, he’s discussing Calvin as representative of an ancient and medieval view on the passage. Lovely exegetical and historical tour. We’re blessed as Churchmen to have a scholar of this capacity for a “witness” in the courtroom. Journal of Theological Studies (Vol. 9, 1908): “Cephas and Christ” the Editor meanders around on Peter’s confession at Caesarea-Philippi. The Editor is exploring the lexical component of “on this Rock (God, not Peter), I will build My church.” Nicely done. Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): in “The Perfectly Triune God,” Rev. Marco Barone is handling “theistic mutualism” as invading even some Confessionally Reformed contexts. Interesting and the Reformed hawks are circling with that radar vision staring at the talk grasses. Themelios (Dec 2021): in “Raised up from the Dust: An Exploration of Hannah’s Reversal Motif in the Book of Esther as Evidence of Divine Sovereignty,” Dr. Justin Jackson offers a must-read article on Esther. Haman is going down and Mordecai is being lifted up. God control history. New Horizons (June 2022): in New Horizons (June 2022): in “PLANTING A DAUGHTER CHURCH,” PHILIP T. PROCTOR AND JOHN PAUL HOLLOWAY talk plainly of the difficulties, disappointments, but also the joys of church planting. We never heard squat about this at WTS, RES or Villanova. Very, very refreshing and practical. The Gospel and Word going forth as “God’s witnesses.” Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (5.2: 2020): in “The One Church, the Many Churches,” the Roman scholar, Eduardo Echeverria so kindly notes that a “graded ecclesiology” is to be applied to non-Romanist outfits with Rome being the “fullest” version of the Church. How nice of him. Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal (1837): the Editor summarizes Rev. James Smythe’s sermon on Is. 13. Exquisite sermon by this old Covenanting Presbyterian. Straight-talk. To read him: theological retrieval, conversation, persuasion and engagement in the City of God and to the City of Man. No R2Ker there. Plain talk. Southwestern Theological Journal (Fall 2021), in “THE USE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE APOCALYPSE,” Dr. Gregory Beale, although a reputed specialist on Revelation, is getting a tad wonkier than St. John himself in discussing what makes for explicit, partial or quiescent OT allusions, e.g., Daniel 7. Is he horizontalizing St. John in the process? Reformed Theological Journal (Sept 2020), in “Books that Merit (Re)Reading: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction Forty Years Later,” Dr. John R. Muether is still assessing the Rev. Dr. Eugene Patterson’s volumes of books. Christian growth must be in “community,” not in private-Jesus-me-and-the-Bible. The Biblical Repertory/Princeton Review (Volume 9, Issue 1, 1837, pages 29ff.). James Waddel Archibald reviews Art. 1V.—Plea for Voluntary Societies and a Defense of the Decisions of the General Assembly of 1836 against the Strictures of the Princeton Reviewers and others.— By a member of the Assembly, New-York, John S. Taylor, 1837, pp. 187. Rev. Alexander is still obsessing over the constitutional authority of the GA v. presbyteries. Of interest, he throws in the term “new school theologians.” Well now, how does this relate to the general complaint offered here? It’s wonky stuff on an intramural debate.