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Recent Criticism of the Book of Acts

Examines early-20th-century scholarship on Luke-Acts: Torrey's Aramaic-original and dating claims vs. Harnack, and the implications for the historicity of New Testament events.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1919

Review of G.H. Box, The Virgin Birth of Jesus

Survey of early-20th-century debates: defenses of Christian ethics and the Virgin Birth using Jewish and critical sources, together with a review of Walker’s one-volume history of the Church.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1919

Review of W.F. Burnside, The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and Notes for the Use of Schools

Reviews early-20th-century theological literature: a crisis in Christian ethics, Pauline eschatology, Acts commentary, and defenses of the virgin birth (matthew-1; luke-1).

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1919

January 8, 1918 Letter to John R. Ramsey

1918 Congressional debate on the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment: proponents urged women's equality and public service; opponents cited states' rights, coercion, and poor wartime timing.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1918

Review of Alexander Souter, A Pocket Lexicon to the Greek New Testament

Examines Paul’s phrase “God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” and reviews recent scholarship—Souter’s Greek lexicon (helpful but limited) and van Veldhuizen’s Romans commentary.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1917

The Literature and History of New Testament Times

Teacher's manual (J. Gresham Machen) surveying the historical background of the New Testament and early Church. Guides teachers in pedagogy, readings, and the value of historical study for faith.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

Review of Albert Debrunner, Friedrich Blass’ Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Griechisch

Machen argues New Testament study must be historical: the Bible is primarily a record of events, and modern theology errs by divorcing Christian faith from historical fact.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

Review of A.T. Robertson, A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research

Machen urges that New Testament study be primarily historical, arguing the Bible's core is events whose historicity grounds Christian faith. The issue also reviews advances in NT grammar and exegesis.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

History and Faith

Machen defends the historicity of the Gospels and the supernatural Christ against modern liberalism. He insists history—not mere reflection—(Paul and the resurrection) grounds the gospel.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

Review of G. Stöckhardt, Kommentar über den Ersten Brief Petri

Scholarly review of debates over the continuity of the Kyrios (Lord) title for Christ in the New Testament, engaging Bousset’s critique, Pauline chronology, and the resurrection’s centrality.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

Review of Hans Hinrich Wendt, Die Apostelgeschichte

Scholarly review of debates over the Kyrios title, New Testament textual families, and critical commentary on Acts and Mark—focusing on authorship, sources, and historicity.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1915

Review of James E. Frame, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

Survey of Scripture's authority in Reformed standards and a critical review of recent exegetical methods. Evaluates commentaries on Thessalonians and debates textual and hermeneutical issues.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1914

Review of George Milligan, The New Testament Documents: Their Origin and Early History

Concise reviews of Milligan on New Testament origins and Worsley on Jesus as apocalyptic. Discusses papyri, authorship, the historicity of Mark, and Messianic/eschatological themes.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1913

Review of Wilhelm Brandt, Elchasai: Ein Religionsstifter und sein Werk: Beiträge zur jüdischen, christlichen und allgemeinen Religionsgeschichte

Review of Brandt's study of the Elkesaites—an early 2nd-century Jewish sect (not Jewish‑Christian), its origins, spread among Aramaic-speaking communities, and scholarly debate.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1913

Review of Hans Böhlig, Die Geisteskultur von Tarsos im Augusteischen Zeitalter: Mit Berücksichtigung der Paulinischen Schriften

Reviews of scholarship on Paul’s background—Tarsus, Hellenistic and mystery-cult influences, Stoicism—and a critical edition of the Acts of Paul apocrypha, assessing historical value.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1913

Review of Cyril W. Emmet, St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians

Reviews Emmet's Galatians commentary—argues for an early date, critiques his anti-forensic stance on the atonement—and Barnaud's extensive biography of Reformer Pierre Viret.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1913

Review of A.T. Robertson, Kurzgefasste Grammatik des Neutestamentlichen Griechisch mit Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse der vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft

Excerpted reviews from The Princeton Theological Review (1913) assessing works on Pauline theology (imputation and union with Christ), New Testament Greek grammar, and ancient Roman religion.

J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1913

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Recent Criticism of the Book of Acts

Review of G.H. Box, The Virgin Birth of Jesus

Review of W.F. Burnside, The Acts of the Apostles: The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and Notes for the Use of Schools

January 8, 1918 Letter to John R. Ramsey

Review of Alexander Souter, A Pocket Lexicon to the Greek New Testament

The Literature and History of New Testament Times

Review of Albert Debrunner, Friedrich Blass’ Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Griechisch

Review of A.T. Robertson, A Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research

History and Faith

Review of G. Stöckhardt, Kommentar über den Ersten Brief Petri

Review of Hans Hinrich Wendt, Die Apostelgeschichte

Review of James E. Frame, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul to the Thessalonians

Review of George Milligan, The New Testament Documents: Their Origin and Early History

Review of Wilhelm Brandt, Elchasai: Ein Religionsstifter und sein Werk: Beiträge zur jüdischen, christlichen und allgemeinen Religionsgeschichte

Review of Hans Böhlig, Die Geisteskultur von Tarsos im Augusteischen Zeitalter: Mit Berücksichtigung der Paulinischen Schriften

Review of Cyril W. Emmet, St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians

Review of A.T. Robertson, Kurzgefasste Grammatik des Neutestamentlichen Griechisch mit Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse der vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft

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Jesus and Paul

The Virgin Birth in the Second Century

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