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The Last Years Of The Life Of St. Paul, Walter Heyne

Bachelor of Divinity

The question of Paul’s last years is one which has been agitating the minds of Bible scholars for many years. The failure of the Holy Spirit to give us any definite Information as to the time and place of his death is to a great extent responsible for this controversy. Tradition, likewise, while it is unaninous on some points relating to the Apostle's last days and death, leaves us in the lurch when we approach the question of the exact date of Paul's death. The result of this uncertainty is not merely a contention regarding the date of Paul's martyrdom, …

Chronology Of The Life Of St. Paul, P F. Plunkett

Bachelor of Divinity

Though properly an historical rather than a theological problem, the chronology of Paul's life is important in the field of Bible study, and is closely related to several theological questions, including that of the reliability of Scripture and the authenticity of several books accepted by the church as canonical. Its treatment is historical, but much of the freedom for specualtion indulged in by the average student of history is denied the scholar who treats this subject. Anything which cannot be established with reasonable certainty must be left an open question, and the integrity of the Scripture must remain unmolested.

A Compairison Of Dr. Carl Ferdinand Wiilhelm Walther And Dr. Joseph Agusustus Seiss As Preachers, E H. Buchheimer

Bachelor of Divinity

In making a comparison between Dr. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, (1811 - 1887) and Dr. Joseph Augustus Seiss,(1823 - 1904) as masters of sacred rhetoric in the American Lutheran pulpit, we must, in order to come to a clear understanding of these men as preachers, take into consideration their early training and the times in which they lived, when the Lutheran Church was just beginning to take root in this country and when preachers and sermons played a different part in congregational life, than they do today.

A study of the early years of their lives shows that a divine …

The Doctrine Of The Sacraments In The Apostolic Fathers, Louis Breitenbuecher, Louis F. Brighton

Bachelor of Divinity

What is the teaching of the Apostolic Fathers concerning the sacraments? What do they teach of Baptism and of the Lord’s Supper? Is the number of sacraments restricted to two or is there reason to believe that the Romish Church finds in these writings ground for its teaching of seven sacraments? In treating first on Baptism and then on the Lord’s Supper these questions will be taken care of.