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title: 'Inauguration of George Tybout Purves, D.D., as Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis [Princeton Theological Seminary]'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'George Tybout Purves'
date: 1892-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hermeneutics'
- 'Bible and Canon'
- 'Revelation (General and Special Revelation)'
scriptures:
- '2 Timothy 3'
- 'Matthew 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/purves-1892-inauguration-of-george-tybout-purves-d-d-as-professor-of-new-testament-literature-and-exegesis-princeton-theological-seminary
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# Inauguration of George Tybout Purves, D.D., as Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis [Princeton Theological Seminary]

Inaugural charge urging faithful New Testament exegesis. Uphold Scripture's divine inspiration; 'back to Christ'; train ministers in sound, practical scholarship—bold, not rash.

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