Theological Journals, Part 3: 9/20/2022

Concordia Theological Journal (January 2022), in “Scaer and Preuss on Justification,” it is noted that Scaer engages with the more loosey-goosey ELCAers and their softer, non-Confessional Lutheranism, even conceding critical points in meeting with Roman Catholics.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): BOOK REVIEW by Prof. David Englesma: The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Pastoral Perspective, ed. Mat thew Barrett. Foreword by D. A. Carson. Wheaton, Illinois: Cross way, 2019. Pp. 912. $60.00 (hardcover). ISBN-13: 978-1433555411. This volume is staffed by evangelical Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians and one convincing Anglican, Gerald Bray. Justification is robustly defined and defended. Sounds like a must-buy.

Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (5.2: 2020): in “Surely a Catholic Church: The Orthodox Church as the Church,” John Mark Reynolds, a layman, will defend Orthodoxy as the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. Yet, notably, he says that Orthodox Christians, absent the communion of Orthodoxy, may in fact be Orthodox. The boundaries aren’t clear.

Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal (1837): the Editor, Dr. Miller, comments on doctrinal declension, apostasy and the initial tendencies thereto.

The Biblical Repertory/Princeton Review (January 1837). The Editors review “Melancthon’s Letters:” comments on early letters of Melancthon, more a classicist and humanist, than a theologian. By late 1518, Melancthon is seeking to purify his philosophy by theology. Also, notably, he’s taking up an earnest study of Greek.