Theological Journals, Part 4: 10/9/2022

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 3: “Chapter 2: Paul’s Testimony to the Doctrine of Sin,” Professor Charles B. Williams (Southwestern Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, TX): the Professor comments on the universality and consequences of original and actual sin. Paul’s Romans forms the foundation. “The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 4:” in “The Knowledge of God,” BY DAVID JAMES BURRELL, D. D., L.L. D., Minister Of The Marble Collegiate Church, New York City, makes the beginning by alluding to humanity’s quest for God/gods by intuition and reasoning. This was the home church of the American Trump family. His mother was from Stornaway, Scotland, of an old Presbyterian line. We’ll see where Rev. Burrell goes. New Horizons (October 2022): in “Theologian and Churchman: Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.,” Dr. Danney Olinger traces Dr. Gaffin’s education at WTS, his thesis on the Sabbath, his doctoral work on Vos, and his year at Tubingen. “Theologians You Should Know: Apostolic Fathers to the 21st Century,” Dr. Michael Reeves shows how Athanasius engages Jews and Gentiles on the “Logos” using OT texts as well. We know his view on the finality of the OT canon as elucidated clearly by Dr. Whittaker of Cambridge. No question there. Princeton Theological Review (Vol.22, No.1, Spring 2007): “Theory and Metaphor in Calvin’s Doctrine of the Atonement,” Darren Sumner, a second year MDiv student at PTS with an MA in systematics from Wheaton College, ends this very positively—to wit, this from Calvin’s Institutes (II.xvi.19, 527-528): “If we seek redemption, it lies in his passion; if acquittal, in his condemnation; if remission of the curse, in his cross; if satisfaction, in his sacrifice; if purification, in his blood; if reconciliation, in his descent into hell; if mortification of the flesh, in his tomb; if newness of life, in his resurrection; if immortality, in the same; if inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom, in his entrance into heaven; if protection, if security, if abundant supply of all blessings, in his Kingdom; if untroubled expectation of judgment, in the power given to him to judge. In short, since rich store of every kind of goods abounds in him, let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other.” Very nicely done in a journal with about a 0.250 batting average, or 1 good article in 4. Concordia Theological Journal (January 2022), in “Repentance for the Corinthian Community: 1 Clement’s Presentation of Christ in the Old Testament,” Rev. Daniel Broaddus does an excursus on 1 Clement 16, the Isaianic Servant theme, humiliation and exaltation of Christ, and the practical impact for the schism at Corinth. Very nicely argued. Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (5.2: 2020): Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies (5.2: 2020): in “Surely a Catholic Church: The Orthodox Church as the Church,” layman John Mark Reynolds causes one to shake the watch to make sures it’s working aright. The Biblical Repertory/Princeton Review (January 1837). The Editors review “Melancthon’s Letters:” letters are offered showing that Luther and Melancthon were pro-education. The Editors then take off with a few brutal remarks about American “Anabaptists” who viewing learning and education as contrary to piety.