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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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A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 3: St. Augustin: On the Holy Trinity. … [First Series]

Introduction and preface to St. Augustine's On the Trinity, with W.G.T. Shedd's essay outlining Augustine's Trinitarian theology, historical context, and key doctrinal issues.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1887

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2: St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine [First Series]

Edition of Augustine's City of God and On Christian Doctrine: a major apology after Rome's sack, outlining the 'two cities' philosophy of history and patristic hermeneutics.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1887

Luther on the Wartburg

Articles on how the pulpit can counter modern skepticism, Luther's Wartburg sojourn and German New Testament translation, and the pulpit's responsibility for public morals.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1887

The Revision of the Old Testament: Opinions of Eminent German Hebraists on the Revision of the Massoretic Text

Collected opinions (1885–86) of eminent German Hebraists on revising the Massoretic Old Testament text for the American Revision, weighing the LXX, critical editions, and caution.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1886

The Confessions of Augustine

Devotional pieces on Christian rest (Ps.17:15), Augustine's Confessions, and a New Testament outline of the Gospels and Acts—treating conversion, grace, doctrine, and mission.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1886

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 1: Confessions and Letters of St. Augustin [First Series]

Schaff's preface to the Nicene & Post‑Nicene Fathers volume on St. Augustine, surveying editions, translations, sources, and Augustine's Confessions and letters.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1886

St. Augustin, Melanchthon, Neander: Three Biographies

Short biographies of Augustine, Melanchthon, and Neander, focusing especially on Augustine's Confessions, conversion, and the influence of his mother Monica.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1886

Recent Theological Literature in Germany: Controversies About the Waldensian Bible and the Revision of Luther’s Version, Ritschl’s Theology in Poetry

Advocates State authority for alcohol prohibition; critiques its expediency. Also surveys recent German theological literature, Bible revisions, and Ritschl's influence.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1885

The Idiom and Vocabulary of the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

Schaff analyzes the Didache's vocabulary, idiom, and age, finding a Hellenistic Greek with Hebraisms and dating the document to c. A.D. 80–100, linked closely to Matthew's tradition.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1885

Christ and Christianity

Philip Schaff surveys theology's departments, Christology, creeds and confessions, Protestantism vs. Romanism, Sabbath observance, slavery, religious freedom, and church union.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1885

Documentary History of the American Committee on Revision

Documentary history of the English and American committees for revision of the Authorized Version (1881), outlining organization, correspondence, and early efforts to revise the New Testament.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1885

The Oldest Church Manual Called the Teaching of the Apostles

1885 edition presenting the Didache and allied apostolic documents with translations, notes and facsimiles of the Jerusalem manuscript; examines baptism, worship and early church order.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1885

Melanchthon

July 1884 Presbyterian Review: sketches Dr. James Richards' theology (God's absoluteness, divine decree) and profiles Philip Melanchthon—scholar, Luther’s collaborator, and family life.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1884

Montanism and Its Modern Representatives

Overview of Montanism: a 2nd-century Phrygian prophetic movement with Montanus and female prophets, millenarianism, claims of new revelation, and clashes with the early Church.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

Studies in Eschatology

Victorian review pairs a note on Milton and Tennyson with a historical survey of eschatology, tracing Jewish, Talmudic, and pagan views on immortality, Paradise/Gehenna, and resurrection.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

Immortality

Philip Schaff defends the soul's immortality, contrasting pagan, Jewish, and Christian views and grounding certainty in Christ's resurrection and biblical revelation.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

The Probable Fate of the Revision

Selections from The Independent (Jul 5, 1883): poems and essays—arguing against atheism, reporting on Turkish missions and native cooperation, reflecting on visions and Westminster Abbey.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

The Revised Version and Its Critics

1883 Independent selections: Easter poems and a narrative of Christ’s Resurrection, reflections urging intelligent Bible study, and a political sketch of contemporary France.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

St. Paul

Essay praises Apostle Paul's life and mission, arguing his Damascus vision was a genuine miracle and a strong proof of Christ's resurrection against naturalistic explanations.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1883

The Gospel According to Matthew

Preface/introduction to Schaff's commentary on Matthew (Revised Version, 1881). Affirms the New Testament's authority, origin, style, and inspiration, and outlines its arrangement and history.

Philip Schaff ⬩ 1882

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A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 3: St. Augustin: On the Holy Trinity. … [First Series]

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2: St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine [First Series]

Luther on the Wartburg

The Revision of the Old Testament: Opinions of Eminent German Hebraists on the Revision of the Massoretic Text

The Confessions of Augustine

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 1: Confessions and Letters of St. Augustin [First Series]

St. Augustin, Melanchthon, Neander: Three Biographies

Recent Theological Literature in Germany: Controversies About the Waldensian Bible and the Revision of Luther’s Version, Ritschl’s Theology in Poetry

The Idiom and Vocabulary of the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

Christ and Christianity

Documentary History of the American Committee on Revision

The Oldest Church Manual Called the Teaching of the Apostles

Melanchthon

Montanism and Its Modern Representatives

Studies in Eschatology

Immortality

The Probable Fate of the Revision

The Revised Version and Its Critics

St. Paul

The Gospel According to Matthew

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