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The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.

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The Genuineness of Mark 16:9–20

December 1882 Sunday School Times: editorials on teachers’ meetings, Christmas giving, and revival; scholarly pieces on Acts and a detailed debate over the genuineness of Mark 16:9–20.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1882

The Greek Testament of Westcott and Hort

Two pieces: one on the Messianic kingdom and its Old Testament roots (Genesis, Exodus); the other a critical review of Westcott & Hort’s Greek New Testament and the history of textual criticism.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1882

Alleged Ante-Nicene Patristic Citations from Mark 16:9–20

Poems and a report on Japan’s rapid modernization and Christian missions, emphasizing education, self-supporting churches, and leaders like Neesima.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1883

Exegetical Note on 2 Peter ii.8

Review of a German handbook’s exegetical-theology volume and a historical survey of exegesis on 2 Peter 2:8, tracing translations and major commentators.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1883

Five Papers

Analysis of Westcott & Hort’s Greek New Testament: its reception and principles of textual criticism, with a concise history of printed New Testament editions from Erasmus to Tischendorf.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1881

Inspiration, and the Spurious Verses at the End of Mark

1883 Sunday School Times urging teachers to teach with enthusiasm, apply lessons to win hearts for Christ, and discussing Mark’s disputed closing verses.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1883

Qualifications for Candidates

Argues for rigorous pre-professional training for Reformed ministry candidates, defending classical Latin and Greek study as the best mental discipline. Emphasizes ‘apt to teach’ as central.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1884

The Resurrection of Christ an Historical Fact, Evinced by Eye-Witnesses

Warfield defends the Resurrection as a historical fact grounded in eyewitness testimony (notably Paul’s conversion and Acts/Revelation). Behrends examines reason’s limits and the need for revelation.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1884

The Unity of the Apocalypse, with Especial Reference to Dr. Völter’s Strictures

Survey arguing for the unity of the Apocalypse (Revelation). Reviews historical-critical debates (Grotius, Vogel, Volter) over authorship, dating, and compositional unity.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1884

Critical Estimate of a Latin Fragment of the Didache

Schaff analyzes a Latin fragment of the Didache, arguing for two recensions and tracing its relation to Barnabas, the Apostolic Canons/Constitutions and early-2nd-century transmission.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

Exousia in 1 Cor. 11:10

Selections from The Independent (1885): poems and essays on Christian fellowship and the ‘new education,’ plus Whedon’s essay proposing the soul as a nervous ‘specter’ and formative power.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

Messianic Psalms of the New Testament

Scholarly analysis of the Magnificat, Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis in Luke, showing their Hebrew Psalmody form and continuity of Old Testament messianic hope into the New.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

Recent American Literature on the New Testament

Survey of recent American literature on New Testament studies: textual criticism, hermeneutics, bibliographies and commentaries, with discussions on Romans and Hebrews.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

The Descriptive Names Applied to the New Testament Books by the Earliest Christian Writers

Warfield examines the descriptive titles early Christians applied to New Testament books, arguing these writings were treated as Scripture and that this usage predates the late-2nd century.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

The Scenes of the Baptist’s Work

Scholarly examination of John the Baptist’s geography—birthplace, wilderness, and baptismal sites—reconciling Gospel accounts and traditions to clarify his ministry’s locales.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1885

The Didache and Its Kindred Forms

Examines the Didache’s origin and transmission, arguing for an Egyptian original later redacted in Syria; compares Latin, Barnabas, and Bryennios witnesses.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1886

The New Testament Manuscripts in the Palatine Collection of the Vatican

The Independent (May 1886): poems and art criticism, Joaquin Miller on Molino del Rey’s wartime poverty, James Payn’s notes, and Simon Newcomb’s essay on the labor question.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1886

The Prophecies of St. Paul: The Epistles to the Galatians, Corinthians, and Romans

Scholarly exposition on Paul’s eschatology in Galatians, Corinthians, and Romans, emphasizing the Second Advent, final judgment, and the nature and hope of the resurrection body.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1886

Charles Darwin’s Religious Life: A Sketch in Spiritual Biography

Two essays: one examines pagan influence on post‑apostolic Christianity’s clarity; the other sketches Charles Darwin’s spiritual journey from early piety toward scientific agnosticism.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1888

Christian Evidences: How Affected by Recent Criticisms

Warfield surveys how modern philosophical and historical criticism has forced new apologetics, testing miracles, prophecy, and Scripture, yet argues the core Christian evidences endure.

B.B. Warfield ⬩ 1888

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The Genuineness of Mark 16:9–20

The Greek Testament of Westcott and Hort

Alleged Ante-Nicene Patristic Citations from Mark 16:9–20

Exegetical Note on 2 Peter ii.8

Five Papers

Inspiration, and the Spurious Verses at the End of Mark

Qualifications for Candidates

The Resurrection of Christ an Historical Fact, Evinced by Eye-Witnesses

The Unity of the Apocalypse, with Especial Reference to Dr. Völter’s Strictures

Critical Estimate of a Latin Fragment of the Didache

Exousia in 1 Cor. 11:10

Messianic Psalms of the New Testament

Recent American Literature on the New Testament

The Descriptive Names Applied to the New Testament Books by the Earliest Christian Writers

The Scenes of the Baptist’s Work

The Didache and Its Kindred Forms

The New Testament Manuscripts in the Palatine Collection of the Vatican

The Prophecies of St. Paul: The Epistles to the Galatians, Corinthians, and Romans

Charles Darwin’s Religious Life: A Sketch in Spiritual Biography

Christian Evidences: How Affected by Recent Criticisms

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