Theological Journals, Part 3: 8/31/2022

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 1:” in “The Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch,” Professor George Frederick Wright, DD, LLD, comments on the rejection of Assyriology and archaeology on the Graffie-Cultists of Germany, long on themselves and distrustful of archaeological discoveries. Oh no! The Hebrews could write! “The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 2:” in “Inspiration of the Bible—Definition, Extent and Proof,” Dr. James Gray (Moody Bible Institute and ordained minister in the Reformed Episcopal Church) discusses the extent of inspiration, commenting on some critics who mix a-little-of-this-and-a-little-of-that, trying to preserve something but being driven by a destructive agenda. “The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 3: “The Biblical Conception of Sin,” the Rev. Dr. Thomas Whitelaw of Kilmarnock, Scotland is laying it on thick regarding original and actual sin. This man is worth the whole volume. A Scottish Churchman is in the house! “The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 4:” in “Modern Philosophy,” Attorney-at-Law, Philip Mauro believes that all philosophy produces nothing. Ummm, pending. “Theologians You Should Know: Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century,” Dr. Michael Reeves discusses Irenaeus’s view that Christ speaks in the OT including to Moses and others. This pulls the rug out from the Gnostics and old Marcion of Rome. Princeton Theological Review (Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2007): in “Atonement and Empire: Reworking Christus Victor for Roman Imperial Context,” Dr. Matthew Forrest Lowe fairly summarizes Gustav Aulen but then connects it to “social scientific studies” as an interdisciplinary way to get at the atonement and its meaning in our day. Ich Theologie? Reformed hawks are circling the high grasses and are watching. 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, does excavation work on Vos’s sources of Sokolofski and Weiss—on the ontological and/or and or/both redemptive-historical takes on 1.3-4. Concordia Theological Journal (January 2022), in “Scaer and Preuss on Justification,” takes us into the terrain of Gerhard Forde and his denial of inspiration as a relic of the past. Preuss is having none of that having done his PhD at Edinburgh on 17th century Lutheran divines on inspiration. Whack! Forde, get out. And that’s what happens. Preuss is on it like white on rice. Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): in “The Perfectly Triune God,” Rev. Marco Barone stresses the family and marriage realities as created and expressive of the divine unity in the Trinity. Themelios (Dec 2021): in “Ben Sira’s Canon Conscious Interpretive Strategies: His Narrative History and Realization of the Jewish Scriptures,” Peter Beckman (PhD candidate, U. of Ottawa) makes a strong case that the OT—written to its own audience—is still useful for Ben Sira’s day. That is, it has continuing applicatory importance. Bye, bye Nietzsche! Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (5.2: 2020): in “The One Church, the Many Churches,” the Roman scholar, Eduardo Echeverria, is talking about Lerinian hermeneutics on theological development. Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal (1837): the Editor exquisitely makes the case for continued, earnest prayer. Another Scots Presbyterian is in the house and is a welcomed guest. He speaks anew and afresh. The Biblical Repertory/Princeton Review (January 1837). The Editors review “Melancthon’s Letters:” Reuchlin writes to the Elector of Saxony recommending Melancthon as a Professor of Greek for the new university of Wittenberg. He advocates for coverage of his travel fees for himself and his books.