Review of Louis Gaussen, Theopneustia
Review of 1888 theological literature on pagan influence in post‑apostolic Christianity and the debate over the divine and human authorship (inspiration) of Scripture.
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Review of Louis Gaussen, Theopneustia
The New Theology in the Antipodes [Independent]
Selections from The Independent (Aug 9, 1888): poetry and essays, notably T.B. Reed on the tariff defending protection, plus religious notes on Baptists and a misquoted Psalm.
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Review of L.C. Baker, The Fire of God’s Anger
Reviews debates over Christian unity and the historic episcopate, critiques Baker’s eschatology on punishment and resurrection, discusses limits of Christ’s miracles and a hymnbook.
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Review of James McCosh, The Religious Aspect of Evolution
Survey of recent theological literature: debates over Christian unity and the historic episcopate, doctrines of future punishment, evolution and theism, inspiration, miracles, and hymnody.
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Review of Cameron Mann, Five Discourses on Future Punishment
Reviews debates over Christian unity and the Historic Episcopate, and critiques recent theological works on natural theology, evolution, and the doctrine of future punishment.
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Review of A.A. Hodge and J. Aspinwall Hodge, The System of Theology Contained in the Westminster Shorter Catechism Opened and Explained
Claims miracles are the clearest credentials for redemptive revelation given human fallenness. Includes reviews of Hodge's Shorter Catechism exposition and Pressense's Ancient World.
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Review of Robert Watts, The Reign of Causality: A Vindication of the Scientific Principle of Telic Causal Efficiency (1888)
Reviews Henry George’s Progress and Poverty and responses to its followers; also assesses works defending teleological causality and a linguistic 'science of thought.'
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Review of Georg Heinrici, Erklarung der Korinthierbriefe II
Articles on the Reformed Church in France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and reviews of recent theological works, notably exegetical studies on Corinthians and Philippians.
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Review of F.X. Funk, ed., Doctrina Duodecim Apostolorum
Reviews: warns against spurious emotional religious excitements, critiques Dr. Funk’s edition of the Teaching/Apostolic Fathers, and examines Armour’s 'Atonement and Law' thesis.
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Hodge’s Theological Lectures
Reviews of Byron and Johnson, with a focus on Hodge’s Theological Lectures—praised for learned, broad orthodoxy and clear treatment of God, providence, and miracles—and McCosh’s defense of philosophical realism.
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The New Lexicon of the New Testament
Preface to a New Testament Greek lexicon describing its aims: note Greek text-variants, give English renderings, and cite key commentaries. Designed for students through advanced scholars.
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Patristic Literature and Its Greatest Exponent
1887 Sunday School Times promotes Bible-centered Sunday-school teaching; explores the wonder and practice of prayer (Abraham's intercession, Gen. 18), Bible geography, and patristic literature.
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Review of J. Rendel Harris, The Teaching of the Apostles and the Sibylline Books
Reviews of theological and historical works: analyses of Horace Bushnell's theology, Rendel Harris on the Didache and Sibylline parallels, and a missionary travelogue on Persia. Focus on textual, historical, and cultural insight.
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One Miller’s Grist
Issue of The Independent (July 1886) with poems, an essay on Columbus' 1892 celebration, a detailed labor-account by Simon Newcomb, and a Sunday‑School lesson expounding John 10:1–18.
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Review of Philip Schaff, The Oldest Church Manual [PR]
Surveys New Testament church officers (deacons, elders, bishops, pastors), their duties and ordination; reviews recent theological literature on the Didache and early church texts.
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Review of Canon Spence, The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles and Philip Schaff, The Oldest Church Manual
Scholarly review of recent Didache studies: debates on date, origin (Egypt/Syria/Palestine), relation to Barnabas/Canons, textual recensions and Jewish‑Christian authorship.
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Review of Thomas C. Edwards, A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians
Review of Thomas C. Edwards' commentary on 1 Corinthians: praises fresh Greek-linguistic insight but faults poor translation, philosophical bias, and exegetical misreadings of Paul's argument.
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The Prolegomena to Tischendorf’s New Testament
A review of Gregory and Abbott's prolegomena to Tischendorf's New Testament edition. It assesses the scholarship, textual-critical method, and the edition's strengths and limits.
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Review of Frederick H. Scrivener, A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament
Contains an address urging that Christian doctrine must shape practical life and preaching, followed by a detailed, critical review of F. H. A. Scrivener’s New Testament textual criticism.
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Review of Philip Schaff, A Companion to the Greek Testament and the English Version
Sketch of Rev. Dr. James Richards' life and a review of recent theological literature, emphasizing New Testament textual criticism and editions (Schaff, Wordsworth).
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