The Canonicity of Second Peter
1882 scholarly review arguing for the early canonicity of 2 Peter, examining patristic witnesses (Clement, Origen, Irenaeus, Melito) and historical evidence.
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The Canonicity of Second Peter
The Divine Origin of the Bible
Warfield defends the Bible’s divine origin, arguing its unparalleled historical influence and social good require a superhuman cause. He reasons inductively from history and effects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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