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The Readings Hellanas and Hellenistas

Warfield examines the textual variant in Acts 11:20, weighing manuscript, genealogical, and internal evidence to assess whether the original reading was ‘Hellenists’ or ‘Greeks’.
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Alphaeus and Klopas

Selections from The Independent (1884): poems and reflections on Bayard Taylor and the self, a Nuremberg travel sketch, and a report on deep-sea marine life.
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Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson, D.D., LL.D.

Biographical entry on Robert J. Breckinridge, a 19th-century American Presbyterian minister, educator, theologian, publisher, and advocate against slavery, noted for preaching and church leadership.
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New Testament Textual Criticism in 1883

Selections from The Independent (1884): poems and an essay guiding anxious seekers to trust Christ and his finished work, not inward feelings or ‘trying’ to believe.
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Some Recent Apocryphal Gospels

Reviews defenses of original sin and warns against modern apocryphal Gospels (e.g., "Rabbi Jeshua"), critiquing rationalistic readings and urging pastors to oppose such works.
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1 Corinthians X.29b and 30

Scholarly exegesis arguing 1 Cor. 10:25–31 centers on Paul’s permission to eat meat offered to idols (v.27) and how vv.28–31 relate to conscience, charity, and liberty.
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Hermas and Theodotion

A miscellany from The Independent (1885): poems and sketches accompany a vivid travelogue of Ceylon—palms, rice terraces, tea and coffee culture—and an essay critiquing water‑color exhibition practices.
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Mariam and Maria

Reflects on Luke’s account of conflicting warnings to Paul about going to Jerusalem (Acts 21), arguing they reflect human inference, not a revocation of God’s will. Urges discernment between Spirit-led guidance and men’s judgments.
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New Testament Text Criticism in 1884

Selections of poems and essays: a critic argues that ‘literary sense’ plus wide reading are essential to judge plagiarism; also a theological reflection on Christ’s baptism, temptation, and transfiguration.
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The Bible’s “Summum Bonum”

Sermons argue Christianity endures: Christ’s work is finished (redemption complete) and the Bible teaches the Summum Bonum—do all to the glory of God.
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The Epitaph of Abercius

Jan 31, 1885 issue of The Sunday School Times: editorials on prayer, devotion, suffering and Sunday-school leadership; lesson helps on Paul’s defense (Acts 22) and Warfield on Abercius’ epitaph.
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The Massora Among the Syrians

Study of the Syriac Massora and its manuscript tradition, examining Peshitta and Philoxeno‑Heraclensian analyses, their form, scope, and implications for textual transmission and canon.
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The Rayner Papyrus of the Third Century

Obituaries and tributes honoring Ulysses S. Grant, recalling his military leadership, magnanimity at Appomattox, presidency, and the nation’s mourning at his death.
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The So-Called Gospel Papyrus

1885 Independent selections: an ode to Mary Arden (Shakespeare’s mother), an essay on Balkan treaties (Paris, San Stefano, Berlin), and a piece on the literary preface.
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A Sunday Rest for the U.S. Army

1886 issue with poems. Articles warn of Russia’s designs in post-abdication Bulgaria and debate ‘High License’ liquor laws—balancing revenue, fewer saloons, and moral costs.
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An Interpolation in the Didache

Selections from The Independent (1886): poems and essays on beauty, nature, ancient American myths, Indian schooling policy, and theological reflections on the Atonement.
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