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title: 'The Study of the Bible in the Original Languages at the Seminary'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Marcellus McPheeters'
date: 1891-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hermeneutics'
- 'Confessional Standards'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 119'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcpheeters-1891-the-study-of-the-bible-in-the-original-languages-at-the-seminary
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# The Study of the Bible in the Original Languages at the Seminary

Argues Presbyterian seminary requirement for Hebrew and Greek aims mainly at mental discipline, scholarship, and accurate exegesis, not chiefly spiritual nourishment.

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