Mosaic Origin of the Pentateuch
Argues for the Mosaic authorship and infallibility of the Pentateuch, citing New Testament testimony, Old Testament tradition, and the Pentateuch's own claims and legal structure.
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Mosaic Origin of the Pentateuch
Fallacies of Higher Critics
William H. Green critiques the fallacies of Higher Criticism, arguing critics wrongly treat the Bible as merely literary. He defends Scripture's divine authority and exposes faulty critical methods.
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The Unity of the Book of Genesis
Scholarly defense of Genesis' unity and Mosaic authorship, refuting the documentary hypothesis and higher criticism through detailed, chapter-by-chapter analysis.
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The Dramatic Character and Integrity of the Book of Job
Scholarly review defends the unity and dramatic integrity of Job as rooted in historical tradition, and affirms Christ's moral centrality over metaphysical claims.
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General Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon
Historical survey of the Old Testament canon: how the books were recognized, debates over its formation and contents (including the Apocrypha), and Jewish and Christian sanction.
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Elohim and Jehovah in the Pentateuch
Examines Elohim and Jehovah in the Pentateuch: Elohim as the universal Creator/Providence name, Jehovah as Israel's covenant‑revealed God, with usage illustrated across Genesis and narrative books.
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General Introduction to the Old Testament: The Text
Survey of the Old Testament text: Hebrew language, manuscripts, Massoretic tradition, ancient versions (Septuagint, Targums, Vulgate) and principles of textual criticism.
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William Henry Green [PQ]
Reflection on modern religious doubt and a tribute to William H. Green: a disciplined scholar who defended Scripture by rigorous higher criticism and faithful teaching.
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William Henry Green, D.D., LL.D.
Necrological report of Prof. William H. Green (1825–1900), longtime Princeton Seminary professor of Oriental and Old Testament Literature, librarian, and noted Old Testament scholar.
Theology of the Old Testament
Reviews of Archibald Alexander’s Outlines of Moral Science and a treatise on Old Testament theology, focusing on theological method, biblical vs. church theology, and inspiration.
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Christian Science or Mind-Cure
Article defends the Westminster doctrine of divine decrees and predestination, and sharply criticizes Christian Science (Mind‑Cure) as pantheistic idealism denying sin, personhood, and Christian truth.
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Inauguration of William Brenton Greene, Jr., D.D.
Inaugural charge defending the relation of philosophy and science to Christianity, urging apologetics and natural theology and harmony between true science, sound philosophy, and revelation.
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The Function of the Reason in Christianity: Inaugural Address at Princeton Theological Seminary
Inaugural address defending the reason's role in Christianity; reason and science support and illuminate faith, opposing agnosticism and affirming natural revelation.
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The Metaphysics of Christian Apologetics
Surveys theistic evolution and argues that Christian apologetics requires metaphysical first truths—Reality, Duality, Personality, Immortality—to vindicate Christianity.
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The Elective System in our Colleges and the Curriculum of our Theological Seminaries
Reviews McGiffert’s historical method and probes the college elective system’s impact on seminary preparation, urging stronger classical studies and vital devotional life.
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A Short Creed
Editorial arguing against adopting a "short creed"; defends full confessions (especially the Westminster Standards) and warns that abridgment invites agnosticism and weakens the Church.
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The Importance of Preaching the Ethics of Christianity
Urges ministers to preach Christian ethics as integral to the gospel. Argues the New Testament (James, Paul, John) grounds moral duty in grace and faith.
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Why Not Simply Drop the Preterition Clauses in Our Confession?
Defense of retaining the preterition clauses in the (Westminster) Confession: preterition follows from election and divine sovereignty. Published in The Presbyterian (1900).
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Sketches of the Ecclesiastical History of the State of Maine, From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
Early 19th-century compilation tracing the ecclesiastical history of Maine from earliest settlement to 1821, recording denominational origins, ministers, and church records.
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Memoir of the Rev. Jonathan Parsons, M.A., First Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport, MS [Massachusetts]
Memoir of Rev. Jonathan Parsons, a colonial New England pastor whose conversion and 1741 revival preaching helped spark local awakenings and many conversions.
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