OT/NT/ST/CH: 12/3/2022

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” discusses ancient accounts of creation: Persian, Hinduism, Greek, Chinese, Mongolians, Tibetans, and Tuetons. Remarkable similarities: people were happy, festive and sinless, but then, they sinned. The similarities highly suggest, or, show the original account, now infallibly given in Genesis 1-3. For Psalm 31, Prof. Calvin discusses David’s confession of sin as an exhibit to the reader. Though a King, he sinned and suffered consequences in his family life. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” deals with the early Monarchial period of David. For Genesis 30: Prof. Keil discusses Jacob’s family discussion with Rachel and Leah—we’ve gotta head back to homeland. For Judges 18, Prof. Keil discusses the locations of the tabernacle—Shiloh, Nob and a few other places, but essentially at Shiloh until Samuel. For Isaiah 14.24-32, Prof. Henry notes that Assyria will fall by God’s hand. God’s people will be delivered. The focus is on the eternal counsel of God. A very, very strong passage about God’s sovereign decrees. ISBE on Johannine Letters, Prof. I. Howard Marshall discusses false teachers and the Anti-Christs. For Mathew 12.29ff., Prof. Jamieson discusses the good and bad tree, each producing its respective fruits. For Romans 8.12-28, Prof. Hodge comments on the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the enablement—concursus—to prayer and worship. For Acts 2.37-42, Prof. Henry comments on the receptivity of the people to Peter’s preaching, being “pricked” in heart. “What shall we do to be saved?” Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” discusses “relativism” in Thaetetus and Hericlitean ontology and epistemology, which Socrates rejects. EDT: “Laying on of Hands:” cites numerous biblical instances. For Theology Proper (locus 2): Prof. Hodge discusses the retardation and regressivism of the modern Materialists back to the Epicureans. Same ideas, different time period. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses views of the serpent in the Garden, the snake actually talking or Satan doing the talking. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof comments on the rectoral, remunerative and distributive justice of God.. ODCC: “Accidiae:” a sense of ennui and torpor in spiritual matters, notable amongst monks wearing of the routines. This gets press and ink in the medieval period. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff is laying out the ground-work for the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus and Vespasian. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff dilates briefly on several Greek hymnists and poets in the 8th century AD. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on the Venerable Company guiding Geneva’s five churches. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the showcase, large exhibit, of Lambert’s trial at Westminster with Henry presiding. The evangelical block was still Luthero-Romanist with Ubiquitarianism. Robert Barnes and Dr. Cranmer are also in the mix at Westminster with bishops, justices, MPs and other dignitaries. Philip Schaff’s “Creeds of Christendom, Vol.1:” Prof. Schaff comments on the distinctives of Zwinglian theology including the Luthero-Romanist Ubiquitarianism. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs # 858 discuss the foundation of the Apostles as the bedrock of the church.