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title: 'Review of C. Alphonso Smith, Keynote Studies in Keynote Books of the Bible: The James Sprunt Lectures Delivered at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1919-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Theological Method'
- 'Church History'
- 'Deity, and Person and Work of Christ'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 6'
- 'Romans 3'
- 'Philippians 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1919-review-of-c-alphonso-smith-keynote-studies-in-keynote-books-of-the-bible-the-james-sprunt-lectures-delivered-at-union-theological-seminary-in-virginia
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# Review of C. Alphonso Smith, Keynote Studies in Keynote Books of the Bible: The James Sprunt Lectures Delivered at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia

Review of theological studies: traces Christian 'Perfectionism' to Wesley and mystical/Pelagian roots; critiques the 'keynote' method; defends the virgin birth.

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