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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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Introduction to the Book of Joshua

June 16, 1883 Sunday School Times issue: introduction to the Book of Joshua, lesson plans and teaching helps, plus devotional essays on gratitude, providence, and finding one's mission.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1883

Moses and the Prophets: The Old Testament in the Jewish Church, by Professor W. Robertson Smith; Etc.

Defense of Mosaic authorship and the authority of the Pentateuch. Critiques higher criticism and reviews works by Robertson Smith and Kuenen on prophets and prophecy.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1883

The Ark Brought to Zion

1884 Sunday School Times: editorials urging personal reformation, prayer, and vigilance against the 'spirit of the age'; lesson helps, poems, and a study of the Ark (2 Sam. 6; Exod. 25).

William Henry Green ⬩ 1884

A Mistake to Exclude the Old Testament from the Sunday School

Argues the Old Testament must be taught and not disparaged in Sunday Schools. It is inspired, foundational to the New, and essential for instructing youth and understanding Christ.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1885

The Septuagint and Jeroboam

1885 Sunday School Times pieces linking Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities to Rehoboam and Jeroboam, examining Septuagint variants and offering practical Sunday‑school instruction.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1885

Reply to Dr. Briggs on the Revised Version of the Old Testament

Defense of the Revised Version of the Old Testament against Dr. Briggs' critiques, arguing the revisers' translations, marginal notes, and Hebrew prosody choices are scholarly and justified.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1885

The Finding of the Law

1885 Sunday School Times issue with editorials and lesson helps on clear speaking, imitation, praise, providence, and a study on the discovery of the book of the law (Deuteronomy).

William Henry Green ⬩ 1885

The Hebrew Feasts in Their Relation to Recent Critical Hypotheses Concerning the Pentateuch

William H. Green defends the unity and antiquity of the Hebrew feast laws against Wellhausen's critical hypothesis, examining Passover, Weeks, and Tabernacles.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1885

The Critics of the Revised Version of the Old Testament

Argues Scripture's silences (eg. Psalm 19) as testimony to its divine origin. Then examines and defends the Revised Version against critics, focusing on translation, Hebrew prosody, and margin notes.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1886

Hosea viii. 12 and Its Testimony to the Pentateuch

Study of Hosea 8:12 analyzing Hebrew variants, K'ri/K'thib and LXX readings. Argues Hosea presupposes an extensive Mosaic law, supporting the Pentateuch's authority.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1886

The Critical Analysis of the Pentateuch

Defends Genesis' historicity using scientific and critical studies; reflects on battling the body, walking with God (Enoch), and Christmas goodwill.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1886

Is the Current Critical Division of the Pentateuch Inimical to the Christian Faith?

W. H. Green warns that the current critical division of the Pentateuch threatens Mosaic authorship and Scripture's authority. He urges cautious literary analysis and robust defense of inspiration.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1887

Pentateuch Criticism

1887 Sunday School Times reviews the International Lesson Plan, scholarly critical notes, and Sunday-school teaching aids. It analyzes Matthew’s Gospel—its Jewish aim, structure, and lesson use.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1887

Mighty in the Scriptures

Affirms Scripture's authority and sufficiency as God's comprehensive revelation. Urges careful study—original languages, textual criticism, history, and theology—to grasp its fullness.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1887

Shall the Analyzed Pentateuch Be Published in the Old Testament Student?

1888 editorial and symposium debating printing the Pentateuch in varied type to display documentary analysis. Contributors weigh benefits and harms for students, ministers, and the public.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1888

Semitic Study in the Theological Seminary

Survey of late-19th-century Semitic studies in America: growth in Hebrew, Aramaic and Assyriology, need for lexicons, textual criticism, archaeology, and specialist university training.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1888

Pentateuch Analysis

Defends Mosaic authorship against the JEDP/documentary hypothesis, critiquing critical methods and redactional assumptions by close analysis of Exodus passages.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1888

Address at the Funeral of Rev. Alexander Taggart McGill, D.D., LL.D., in Princeton, Jan. 16, 1889

Funeral address recounting Rev. Alexander T. McGill's life and ministry, highlighting his pastoral gifts, professorial career, piety, and influence in American Presbyterianism.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1889

The Pentateuchal Question

Defends Mosaic authorship of Genesis and critiques higher-criticism partition theories as speculative and unfounded. Also contains scholarly notes on the Psalms.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1889

The Mosaic Origin of the Pentateuch

Princeton proposes a revised academic curriculum. Dr. W. H. Green defends Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch; A. T. Ormond outlines methods for the history of philosophy.

William Henry Green ⬩ 1889

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Archives

Introduction to the Book of Joshua

Moses and the Prophets: The Old Testament in the Jewish Church, by Professor W. Robertson Smith; Etc.

The Ark Brought to Zion

A Mistake to Exclude the Old Testament from the Sunday School

The Septuagint and Jeroboam

Reply to Dr. Briggs on the Revised Version of the Old Testament

The Finding of the Law

The Hebrew Feasts in Their Relation to Recent Critical Hypotheses Concerning the Pentateuch

The Critics of the Revised Version of the Old Testament

Hosea viii. 12 and Its Testimony to the Pentateuch

The Critical Analysis of the Pentateuch

Is the Current Critical Division of the Pentateuch Inimical to the Christian Faith?

Pentateuch Criticism

Mighty in the Scriptures

Shall the Analyzed Pentateuch Be Published in the Old Testament Student?

Semitic Study in the Theological Seminary

Pentateuch Analysis

Address at the Funeral of Rev. Alexander Taggart McGill, D.D., LL.D., in Princeton, Jan. 16, 1889

The Pentateuchal Question

The Mosaic Origin of the Pentateuch

Confessional Intelligence

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