2018.11.20(화) 생명의 삶 - 역대하 17:10-19

(13절) "... 또 예루살렘에 크게 용맹스러운 군사를 두었으니"

• 14-18절에 나오는 여호사밧 시대의 군사는 모두 116만 명인데, 이는 여호사밧의 아버지 아사의 군대 58만(14:8)의 2배에 해당하는 숫자이다:
• 여호사밧의 군대 중 유다 지파에 속한 자:
1. 천부장 아드나: 큰 용사 300,000명 (14절)
2. 지휘관 여호하난: 280,000명 (15절)
3. 시그리의 아들 아마시야: 큰 용사 200,000명 (16절)
• 여호사밧의 군대 중 베냐민 지파에 속한 자:
1. 큰 용사 엘리아다: 활과 방패를 잡은 자 200,000명 (17절)
2. 여호사밧: 싸움을 준비한 자 180,000명 (18절)

(14절) "군사의 수효가 그들의 족속대로 이러하니라 유다에 속한 천부장 중에는..."

• "이때의 천부장은 로마 시대의 천부장처럼 보병 760명, 기병 240명만을 거느린 지휘관이 아니다. 이때의 천부장은 군대의 지휘관으로서 경우에 따라 수십만을 거느릴 수도 있었다." ^[1]

참고 문헌

[1] p.286, NEW 호크마주석 II

2018.11.19(월) 생명의 삶 - 역대하 17:1-9

(17:1a) "아사의 아들 여호사밧이 대신하여 왕이 되어" 

• 역대하에 등장하는 왕들 중 솔로몬 이후 선정을 베풀고 종교 개혁을 시행한 왕들은 모두 7명이다:
  
1. 아사(14:1-8)
2. 여호사밧(17:1-9)
3. 요아스(24:1-14)
4. 아마샤(25:1-4)
5. 웃시야(26:1-5)
6. 히스기야(29:1,2)
7. 요시야(34:1,2)
• 여호사밧과 그의 아버지 아사는 선정을 솔로몬 이후 선정을 베풀었던 7명의 왕들에 포함된다.
• "여호사밧(Jehoshaphat)이라는 이름은 '하나님께서 판단하시는 자' 또는 '하나님께서 변호하시는 자'라는 뜻을 지니고 있다."^[1]
  

(17:3a) "여호와께서 여호사밧과 함께하셨으니 이는 그가 그의 조상 다윗의 처음 길로 행하여"

• 여호와께서 여호사밧과 함께 하신 이유는 그가 "다윗의 처음 길로" 행하였기 때문이다. 
• 다윗의 처음 길: "바알들에게 구하지 아니하고 오직 그의 아버지의 하나님께 구하며 그의 계명을 행하고 이스라엘의 행위를 따르지 아니하였음" (17:3b-4)

(17:9) "그들이 여호와의 율법책을 가지고 유다에서 가르치되 그 모든 유다 성읍들로 두루 다니며 백성들을 가르쳤더라"

• 백성을 가르쳤던 사람들:
1. 방백들: 벤하일, 오바댜, 스가랴, 느다넬, 미가야 (7절)
• "[백성을 가르쳤던 사람들] 가운데 5명의 방백들이 포함되어 있었던 걸로 보아(7절) 그들의 가르침이 단지 종교적인 가르침뿐이었다고 보기는 힘들다. 그들은 백성들의 관습과 민정(民政) 등에 관한 많은 규례들도 함께 가르쳤을 것이다. 즉 그들은 비단 종교 교육 뿐만 아니라 당시 만연했었던 악습과 우상 숭배를 척결하는 방법 등 종교적, 도덕적 삶의 전반적인 부분을 세세히 지도하였을 것이다."^[2]
2. 레위 사람: 스마야, 느다냐, 스바댜, 아사헬, 스미라못, 여호나단, 아도니야, 도비야, 도바도니야 (8절)
3. 제사장: 엘리사마, 여호람 (8절)

참고 문헌

[1] p.283, NEW 호크마주석 II
[2] p.284, NEW 호크마주석 II

Lesslie Newbigin

"Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was an internationally esteemed British missionary, pastor, apologist, theologian, and ecumenical statesman. His long career included serving as a village evangelist in India, pastor in the United Reformed Church (UK), bishop of the Church of South India, general secretary of the International Missionary Council, and associate general secretary of the World Council of Churches. Among his many other books are Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture, The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission, and Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt, and Certainty in Christian Discipleship (all Eerdmans)."
- From The Gospel in a Pluralist Society

Christian Magazines

Christian Magazines and how they reviewed certain works, to provide their perspective.

Christian Century

• "A bold and major step forward in the debate on Christianity, pluralism, and Western self-understanding." (On The Gospel in a Pluralist Society)

Christianity Today

• "For navigating the tricky thickets of postmodernism, Newbigin's book is the most lucid Christian introduction at hand." (On The Gospel in a Pluralist Society)

International Bulletin of Mission Research

• "This is the most wide-ranging example yet produced of an approach which, however one thinks of it (as postmodern, post-liberal, or neotraditionalist), is full of surprises when practiced by an author of Newbigin's talents." (On The Gospel in a Pluralist Society)

어디서 들어본 그 표현, Familiar Terms

"cheap grace"
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship (revised and unabridged ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1966), p. 45.

Hendrickson Classic Biography

Christian biography series from Hendrickson Publishers. Currently 12 books in the series. From the person born the earliest to latest:

1. St. Francis of Assisi
2. Erasmus of Rotterdam
3. Martin Luther
4. John Wesley
5. David Brainerd
6. George Müller
7. Fanny J. Crosby
8. Hudson Taylor
9. Corrie ten Boom
10. Joy Davidman
11. Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming
12. Jim Elliot

Birth - Death	Title
1181 - 1226 (Assisi, Italy)	St. Francis of Assisi by Gilbert Keith Chesterton Reflection on the poor friar of Assisi. The life and times of St. Francis, from his conversion as a young man to his receiving of the stigmata at the end of his life.
1466 (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - 1536 (Basel, Switzerland)	Erasmus of Christendom (Erasmus of Rotterdam) by Roland H. Bainton Born the illegitimate son of a priest, and plagued throughout life by illness and poverty, Erasmus of Rotterdam was sought everywhere for his wit and erudition. No man in Europe had so many friends in high places: a lifelong cosmopolitan, he moved from country to country, lodging in palaces and in the households of public printers, a friend of Thomas More and Henry VIII and a correspondent of Luther and the pope. Erasmus wrote letters and translated tirelessly; arguing, teaching, campaigning for the purification of the church. He ridiculed worldly prelates, but deplored Reformers who broke from Rome. On all occasions he spoke for moderation in thought and action, for classical humanism and a Christianity of the inward spirit. Still, he lived to see many of his friends imprisoned, beheaded, or burned for their beliefs, and he himself was accused of heresy.
1483 - 1546 (Eisleben, Germany)	Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton Examines Luther’s widespread influence. Shows Luther’s place within the spiritual setting of the sixteenth century and his influence upon it. Illustrated with more than 100 woodcuts and engravings from Luther’s own time.
1703 (Epworth, Lincolnshire, England)  - 1791, aged 87 (London, England)	The Heart of John Wesley's Journal by John Wesley John Wesley's record of some fifty-five years, his daily experiences in studying, teaching, preaching, and traveling throughout England and then America in the eighteenth century.
1718 (Haddam, Connecticut) - 1747, aged 29 (Stockbridge, DE)	The Life and Diary of David Brainerd edited by Jonathan Edwards “He was one of distinguished natural abilities, as all are sensible who had acquaintance with him. As a minister of the gospel, he was called to unusual services in that work; and his ministry was attended by very remarkable and unusual events … He had a peculiar opportunity of acquaintance with the false appearances and counterfeits of religion; was the instrument of a most remarkable awakening …In the following account, the reader will have an opportunity to see not only what were the external circumstances and remarkable incidents of the life of this person, and how he spent his time from day to day, as to his external behavior; but also what passed in his own heart.” —Jonathan Edwards
1805 (Kroppenstedt, Kingdom of Prussia; now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) - 1898, aged 92 (Bristol, England)	George Muller of Bristol by Arthur Tappan Pierson Revision of the classic biography George Müller of Bristol. During his lifetime, he established 117 schools that educated more than 120,000 young persons, including orphans. From the age of seventy until ninety, Müller made great evangelistic tours, traveled 200,000 miles, going around the world and preaching in many lands and in several different languages. George Müller of Bristol was written the year after Müller’s death by his close friend, American preacher and evangelist Arthur T. Pierson (1837–1911). Pierson served prominent pulpits both in America and Great Britain, preaching for two years at the Metropolitan Tabernacle following C. H. Spurgeon’s death.
1820 (Brewster, NY) - 1915, aged 94 (Bridgeport, CT)	Fanny J. Crosby: An Autobiography The author of over 8,000 hymns. Though blind since infancy, Fanny Crosby overcame great prejudice to become a poet and teacher, much beloved and respected.
1832 (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) - 1905, aged 73 (Changsha, Hunan, Qing China)	Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret A Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed Overseas Missionary Fellowship). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country and personally baptizing an estimated 50,000 converts. He was famous for his commitment to cultural sensitivity, and has been referred to as one of the most significant figures in the history of China in the nineteenth century. This is the biography written by his son Howard and daughter-in-law Geraldine, who also served as missionaries to China.
1892 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1983 (Placentia, CA)	The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom) Corrie ten Boom recounts her Christian family who were determined to save Jews and resistance workers from the Gestapo in the Netherlands. The family transformed their home into an underground station in the network of the Dutch Resistance, creating a safe room that would shelter and feed scores of fugitives. For this, all the ten Booms were arrested, from Corrie’s aging father to her young nephew. Corrie and her sister Betsie were ultimately deported to the Nazi death camp Ravensbrück. Corrie survived, though her family did not. Following the war she began to tell her story of God’s faithfulness and mercy.
1915 (New York City, NY) - 1960 (Oxford, United Kingdom)	And God Came In: The Extraordinary Story of Joy Davidman by Lyle W. Dorsett Biography of Joy Davidman. Helen Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer, a radical communist, and an atheist until her conversion to Christianity in the late 1940s. Her first husband was the writer William Lindsay Gresham. Her second marriage was to the writer and Oxford don, C. S. Lewis. Also refer to the film Shadowlands.
1923-1928 (Hershey, PA; Sumatra, MT; IA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA) - 1956, aged 27-32 (Curaray River, Ecuador)	Through Gates of Splendor (Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot, Pete Fleming) by Elisabeth Elliot The true story of five young missionaries who were savagely killed while trying to establish communication with the Auca Indians of Ecuador. The story is told through the eyes of Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the young men who was killed.
1927 (Portland, OR) - 1956 (Curaray River, Ecuador)	Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot Account of the martyrdom of Jim Elliot and four other missionaries at the hands of the Huaorani Indians in Ecuador. Elisabeth Elliot makes full use of Jim’s revealing diaries to fill in the details of the life of Jim Elliot. Also refer to the film, End of the Spear, which tells the killings from the perspective of the Huaorani.

The Role of Women in the Church

Resources about the role of women from:

Pastors

1. John MacArthur
   
   • Grace Community Church Distinctive: The Role of Women
   • Different By Design: Discovering God’s Will for Today’s Man and Woman (Wheaton: Victor Books, 1994), John MacArthur.
2. R.C. Sproul
   
   • The Role of Women in the Church - A Teaching Series by Dr. R.C. Sproul
3. Tim Keller
   
   • The Case for Commissioning (Not Ordaining) Deaconesses (2008/8/25, byFaith Magazine)
   • "I affirm and support the PCA’s belief in male headship in the home and church. I would never want to see our denomination compromise its support of this biblical complementarianism. Along with Ligon Duncan, I have never seen a credible biblical case made for the ordination of women to be elders or pastors. And when I see some of my friends try to make such a biblical case, I find their use of Scripture alarming and disturbing." 
4. John Piper
   
   • John Piper Ignites Debate for Saying Only Men Should Teach at Seminaries (2018/1/24, The Christian Post)
   • "If it is unbiblical to have women as pastors, how can it be biblical to have women who function in formal teaching and mentoring capacities to train and fit pastors for the very calling from which the mentors themselves are excluded?"
   • Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism (Crossway Books, 2006), Edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem
   • "Anyone concerned with the fundamental question of the proper relationship between men and women will want to read this book." - Desiring God. Available for free download from above link.
   • What’s the Difference? (Crossway Books, 2008), John Piper
   • A short 96-page version of Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Available for free download from above link.

Organizations

1. Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
   
   • Women Serving in the Ministry of the Church, Ad Interim Committee Report (2017)
2. North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council
   
   • "1995: The Christian Reformed Church votes to accept women into the ordained ministry. As a result, it is forced to withdraw from the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council." Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions, eighth edition. p. 238
3. The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW)
   

설교의 목적

"설교의 주제는 성경의 어느 한 절 또는 여러 절이어야 하며, 설교의 주제는 성경의 어느 한 절 또는 여러 절이어야 하며, 설교의 목적은 하나님의 진리 체계의 어떤 부분을 설명하고, 변호하며, 적용 하거나, 혹 어떤 의무의 성격을 지적해 내고, 그 한계와 책임을 언명하는 것이다. 본문은 단순한 구호이여서는 안 되며 강론하려는 교리를 상당히 포함하고 있는 것이어야 한다. 때때로 많은 양의 성경 본문을 강론하고, 또 성경말씀의 의미와 용도를 따라 사람들을 교훈하기 위해 특별히 [본문 의 양을] 늘리는 것은 적법하다."
[53-2, 미국장로교(PCA) 교회헌법, 2016년 제 6판]

"The subject of a sermon should be some verse or verses of Scripture, and its object, to explain, defend and apply some part of the system of divine truth; or to point out the nature, and state the bounds and obligation, of some duty. A text should not be merely a motto, but should fairly contain the doctrine proposed to be handled. It is proper also that large portions of Scripture be sometimes expounded, and particularly improved, for the instruction of the people in the meaning and use of the sacred Scriptures."
[53-2, The Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in America Sixth Edition, 2016]

신학교 참고문헌 표기법 | Theological Seminary Citation Styles

Calvin Theological Seminary

• Citation Styles and Tools
• Papers written for biblical studies courses should follow the SBL Handbook of Style for Biblical Studies and Related Disciplines, (2nd edition) ed. Billie Jean Collins, et al. (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2014). This generally follows Turabian/Chicago, with some significant modifications.

Westminster Theological Seminary

• Citation and Formatting Guide
  
• Most courses require Turabian’s (2013) notes-bibliography style, but the SBL style is preferred in biblical studies classes.

총신대학교 신학대학원

• 목회학 석사과정 논문작성법

풀러신학대학원

• 한인목회학박사 학위논문 작성법
  
• 논문을영문으로 작성할 경우에는 Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Dissertations, Theses, and Term Papers (6th ed.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996)이나 Patrick H. Alexander, et. al. eds., The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999)을 따르고, 한글로 작성할 경우에는 풀러 목회학 박사학위 논문양식 매뉴얼을 따르시면 됩니다. 단 한글 논문 내에서 영문서적이나 글을 언급하거나 인용할 경우 본 전자 매뉴얼에 우선 순위를 두시기 바랍니다.

302D - Greek Fundamentals I

Course Description: Introduces students to fundamental elements of New Testament Greek grammar and basic function of the parts of a Greek sentence, and provides understanding of Greek morphology and its significance for exegesis.
Professor: Lisa Hoogeboom

Required Texts:

1. Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. Third edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN-13: 9780310287681.
2. Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Workbook. Third edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN-13: 9780310287674
3. Mounce, William D. Zondervan Get an A+ Study Guides. Biblical Greek. ISBN: 0-310-26294-1.

Other Resources:

• Answer Key toW.D. Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek: Workbook (3)

311D - Introduction to Missional Ministry

Professor: Chris Schoon
Course Description: Introduces aspects of pastoral ministry for a missional congregation.

Required Texts:

1. Cone, James. The Cross and the Lynching Tree. (Reprint) (Orbis, 2013) ISBN: 978-1626980051.
2. Endo, Shusako. Silence (Picador Classics). ISBN: 978-1447299851.
3. Escobar, Samuel. The New Global Mission: The Gospel from Everywhere to Everyone (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2003). ISBN: 978-0830833016.
4. Goheen, Michael W. Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History and Issues (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2014) ISBN: 978-0830840472.
5. Newbigin, Lesslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998) ISBN: 978-0802804266.
6. Tizon, Al. Missional Preaching: Engage Embrace Transform. (Judson, 2012). ISBN: 978-0817017040.

살림 현대 신학자 평전

번호	제목	저자	출간일
1	헤르만 리덜보스 - 교회를 위한 신학자 (Herman Nicolaas Ridderbos, 1909-2007) 네덜란드 출생 깜뻔	정훈택
2	김재준 - 근본주의와 독재에 맞선 예언자적 양심	천사무엘
3	폴 틸리히 - 경계선상의 신학자	박만
4	슐라이어마허 - 감동과 대화의 사상가	최신한
5	헤르만 바빙크 - 편성을 추구한 신학자 (Herman Bavinck, 1854-1921) 네덜란드 출생 캄펀신학교와 레이던대학교 신학부에서 수학 1880년, 신학박사학위 개혁교의학 4권	유해무	2004-09-10
6	폰 라드 - 실존적 신앙고백과 구원사의 신학	박호용
7	헬무트 틸리케 - 종교개혁적인 성령론적 신학	김영한
8	칼 헨리 - 복음주의 신학의 대변자	박찬호
9	라인홀드 니버 - 정의를 추구한 현실주의 윤리학자	이상원
10	훅스 & 에벨링 - 해석학의 역사와 새로운 해석학	소기천
11	안병무 - 시대와 민중의 증언자	김명수
12	박형룡 - 한국 보수신앙의 수호자	장동민
13	코넬리우스 반틸 - 개혁파 변증학의 선구자	이승구
14	에버하르트 융엘 - 진리의 현대적 해석자	정기철
15	박윤선 - 경건과 교회 쇄신을 추구한 개혁신학자	김영재
16	정경옥 - 한국 감리교 신학의 개척자	김영명

언젠간 사고 싶은 (그리고 읽겠다고 생각하고 희망하고 소망하는) 세계문학전집들

워낙 시리즈로 출판되는 책의 전집을 사들이는 걸 좋아하다 보니, 그리고 어쩌다 보니 (비록 영문학이기는 하지만) 문학을 전공했는지라 언젠가는 세계문학전집 시리즈를 처음부터 끝까지 읽어 보는 것이 (비록 미세하기는 하나) 목표다. 그 목표가 생겨서 읽겠다는 열의보다는 전집을 사도 된다는 핑계가 생긴 것 같기는 하지만...

그러다 보니 열정적으로 (언젠가 그 날이 오면) 어떤 문학전집을 살까 고민하게 되는데, 결국 두 가지 전집으로 추려졌다.

첫 번째, 을유세계문학전집

먼저 1959년 국내 최초로 세계문학전집을 출간한 출판사라는 전통이 마음에 들고, "번역된 작품 하나하나가 정본(定本)으로 인정받고 대우받을 수 있도록 최선을 다했습니다"라는 간행사도 마음에 든다. 그리고 학부 공부를 할 때 (때로 본문보다 많은 해설 때문에 나를 짜증 나게 했던) Norton Critical Edition처럼 그저 팔 책을 만든 것이 아니라 각 작품에 대한 애착과 전문성을 갖고 한 권 한 권 꾹꾹 눌러 써가며 출판한 듯한 묵직함이 느껴져서 마음에 든다. 판본도 양장본이라 (매우) 책꽂이에 들여놓고 싶게 만들고, 뭉크의 '절규' 느낌을 내는 심각한 표지들은 왠지 이 책들이 나를 좀 더 똑똑하고 교양있게 만들어 줄 것 같은, 그리고 언젠간 한 번쯤은 꼭 읽어야 할 것 같은 인상을 준다.

그리고 처음부터 끝까지 완독하기에는 2018년 8월 현재 356권까지 나온 민음사 세계문학전집보다는 아직 94권까지 나온 을유세계문학전집이 더 도전해볼 만 하다 (비록 2008년 간행 당시 "2020년까지 300권이 출간될 예정"이라는 계획은 판매 부진으로 무산되고 100권 완간을 목표로 바꿨지만).

두 번째로, 시공주니어 네버랜드 클래식

나이가 들면서 책은 가능하다면 원어/원문으로 읽어야 한다는 생각이 생기고, (아직 생기지도 않은 아직은 머나먼 미래의) 내 아이들을 생각하면 '어릴 적 읽고 나면 처분해야 할 어린이/청소년용 문학책을 아까워서 어떻게 사지?'라는 걱정을 하곤 하는 나에게 굉장히 매력적으로 다가온 시리즈다.

출판사 이름 앞에 "주니어"를 붙여서 왠지 집에 주니어가 없는 어른은 출판사 이름만 보고 발을 돌리게 만들지만, 알고 보면 원작을 완역한 진짜 책이다. 단지 "주니어"한 점이라면 선정된 작품들이 어린이를 위한 고전이라는 점이랄까? (그래서 이름만 들어도 무시무시한 프랑켄슈타인 같은 작품은 없다). 하지만 무슨 상관이랴! (나는 어린이'화' 되어버린 죄와 벌을 읽기보단 원작 이상한 나라의 앨리스를 읽겠다!) 그리고 주니어한 작품 선택 덕에 톰 소여의 모험을 제외하면 을유세계문학전집과 겹치는 작품도 없기에 두 출판사가 짜기라도 한 듯 함께 소장하기에 매우 바람직하다. 게다가 판본도 양장이라 마음에 들고 비록 앞표지 디자인은 권마다 다르지만, 책 등 디자인은 같아서 책꽂이에 매우 꽂음직하다. 거기에 가볍지 않은 삽화들과 사진을 곁들인 작품 해설도 읽는 재미를 더해준다. 

네버랜드 클래식은 비밀의 화원으로 처음 접하고 아직도 여러 페이지에 밑줄이 그어진 그 책이 내 책꽂이에 꽂혀있는데, 그 책 옆에 전집을 채워 넣을 생각을 하니 벌써 설렌다. 책꽂이에 꽂아두고 때때로 나를 동심으로 돌아가게 해줄 것 같은, 꼭 전부 갖고 싶은 시리즈다. 그래서 두 시리즈 중에 먼저 살 책들을 고르라면 나는, 네버랜드 클래식을 먼저 사겠다.

을유세계문학전집 마의 산 -상 ㅣ 토마스 만 마의 산 -하 ㅣ 토마스 만 리어 왕.맥베스 ㅣ 윌리엄 셰익스피어 골짜기의 백합 ㅣ 오노레 드 발자크 로빈슨 크루소 ㅣ 다니엘 디포 시인의 죽음 ㅣ 다이허우잉 커플들, 행인들 ㅣ 보토 슈트라우스 천사의 음부 ㅣ 마누엘 푸익 어둠의 심연 ㅣ 조지프 콘래드 도화선 ㅣ 공상임 휘페리온 ㅣ 프리드리히 휠덜린 루쉰 소설 전집 ㅣ 루쉰 꿈 ㅣ 에밀 졸라 라이겐 ㅣ 아르투어 슈니츨러 로르카 시 선집 ㅣ 페데리코 가르시아 로르카 소송 ㅣ 프란츠 카프카 아메리카의 나치 문학 ㅣ 로베르토 볼라뇨 빌헬름 텔 ㅣ 프리드리히 폰 실러 아우스터리츠 ㅣ W. G. 제발트 요양객 ㅣ 헤르만 헤세 워싱턴 스퀘어 ㅣ 헨리 제임스 개인적인 체험 ㅣ 오에 겐자부로 사형장으로의 초대 ㅣ 블라디미르 나보코프 좁은 문, 전원 교향곡 ㅣ 앙드레 지드 예브게니 오네긴 ㅣ 알렉산드르 세르게비치 푸시킨 그라알 이야기 ㅣ 크레티앵 드 트루아 유림외사 - 상 ㅣ 오경재 유림외사 - 하 ㅣ 오경재 폴란드 기병 - 상 ㅣ 안토니오 무뇨스 몰리나 폴란드 기병 - 하 ㅣ 안토니오 무뇨스 몰리나 라 셀레스티나 ㅣ 페르난도 데 로하스 고리오 영감 ㅣ 오노레 드 발자크 키 재기 외 ㅣ 히구치 이치요 돈 후안 외 ㅣ 티르소 데 몰리나 젊은 베르터의 고통 ㅣ 요한 볼프강 폰 괴테  모스크바발 페투슈키행 열차 ㅣ 베네딕트 예로페예프 죽은 혼 ㅣ 니콜라이 고골 워더링 하이츠 ㅣ 에밀리 브론테 이즈의 무희.천 마리 학.호수 ㅣ 가와바타 야스나리 주홍 글자 ㅣ 너대니얼 호손 젊은 의사의 수기.모르핀 ㅣ 미하일 불가코프 오이디푸스 왕 외 ㅣ 소포클레스 야쿠비얀 빌딩 ㅣ 알라 알아스와니 식(蝕) 3부작 ㅣ 마오둔 엿보는 자 ㅣ 알랭 로브그리예 무사시노 외 ㅣ 구니키다 돗포 위대한 개츠비 ㅣ F. 스콧 피츠제럴드 1984년 ㅣ 조지 오웰 저주받은 안뜰 외 ㅣ 이보 안드리치 대통령 각하 ㅣ 미겔 앙헬 아스투리아스 신사 트리스트럼 섄디의 인생과 생각 이야기 ㅣ 로렌스 스턴 베를린 알렉산더 광장 ㅣ 알프레트 되블린 체호프 희곡선 ㅣ 안톤 파블로비치 체호프 서푼짜리 오페라.남자는 남자다 ㅣ 베르톨트 브레히트 죄와 벌 - 상 ㅣ 표도르 도스토예프스키 죄와 벌 - 하 ㅣ 표도르 도스토예프스키 체벤구르 ㅣ 안드레이 플라토노프 이력서들 ㅣ 알렉산더 클루게 플라테로와 나 ㅣ 후안 라몬 히메네스 오만과 편견 ㅣ 제인 오스틴 브루노 슐츠 작품집 ㅣ 브루노 슐츠 송사삼백수 ㅣ 주조모 팡세 ㅣ 블레즈 파스칼 제인 에어 ㅣ 샬럿 브론테 데미안 ㅣ 헤르만 헤세 에다 이야기 ㅣ 스노리 스툴루손 프랑켄슈타인 ㅣ 메리 셸리 문명소사 ㅣ 이보가 우리 짜르의 사람들 ㅣ 류드밀라 울리츠카야 사랑에 빠진 여인들 ㅣ 데이비드 허버트 로렌스 시카고 ㅣ 알라 알아스와니 변신.선고 외 ㅣ 프란츠 카프카 노생거 사원 ㅣ 제인 오스틴 파우스트 ㅣ 요한 볼프강 폰 괴테 러시아의 밤 ㅣ 블라지미르 오도예프스키 콜리마 이야기 ㅣ 바를람 샬라모프 오레스테이아 3부작 ㅣ 아이스킬로스 원잡극선 ㅣ 관한경 안전 통행증.사람들과 상황 ㅣ 보리스 파스테르나크 쾌락 ㅣ 가브리엘레 단눈치오 지킬 박사와 하이드 씨.존 니컬슨 ㅣ 로버트 루이스 스티븐슨 로미오와 줄리엣 ㅣ 윌리엄 셰익스피어 마쿠나이마 ㅣ 마리우 지 안드라지 재능 ㅣ 블라디미르 나보코프 인형 - 상 ㅣ 볼레스와프 프루스 인형 - 하 ㅣ 볼레스와프 프루스 첫 번째 주머니 속 이야기 ㅣ 카렐 차페크 페테르부르크에서 모스크바로의 여행 ㅣ 알렉산드르 라디셰프 노인 ㅣ 유리 트리포노프 돈키호테 성찰 ㅣ 호세 오르테가 이 가세트 조플로야 ㅣ 샬럿 대커 이상한 물질 ㅣ 테레지아 모라 사촌 퐁스 ㅣ 오노레 드 발자크 걸리버 여행기 ㅣ 조너선 스위프트

시공주니어 네버랜드 클래식 이상한 나라의 앨리스 ㅣ 루이스 캐럴 거울 나라의 앨리스 ㅣ 루이스 캐럴 마법사의 조카 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 사자와 마녀와 옷장 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 말과 소년 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 캐스피언 왕자 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 새벽 출정호의 항해 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 은의자 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 마지막 전투 ㅣ C. S. 루이스 왕자와 거지 ㅣ 마크 트웨인 비밀의 화원 ㅣ 프랜시스 호지슨 버넷 키다리 아저씨 ㅣ 진 웹스터 버드나무에 부는 바람 ㅣ 케네스 그레이엄 우산 타고 날아온 메리 포핀스 ㅣ 파멜라 린든 트래버스 뒤죽 박죽 공원의 메리 포핀스 ㅣ 파멜라 린든 트래버스 크리스마스 캐럴 ㅣ 찰스 디킨스 행복한 왕자 ㅣ 오스카 와일드 톰 소여의 모험 ㅣ 마크 트웨인 세라 이야기 ㅣ 프랜시스 호지슨 버넷 세드릭 이야기 ㅣ 프랜시스 호지슨 버넷 피노키오 ㅣ 카를로 콜로디 정글 이야기 ㅣ 조지프 러디어드 키플링 제비호와 아마존호 ㅣ 아서 랜섬 오즈의 마법사 ㅣ 라이먼 프랭크 바움 피터 팬 ㅣ J.M. 배리 제인 에어 ㅣ 샬럿 브론테 둘리틀 선생의 바다 여행 ㅣ 휴 로프팅 하이디 ㅣ 요한나 슈피리 보물섬 ㅣ 로버트 루이스 스티븐슨 물의 아이들 ㅣ 찰스 킹즐리 호두까기 인형 ㅣ 에른스트 테오도르아마데우스 호프만 로빈슨 크루소 ㅣ 다니엘 디포 보물을 찾는 아이들 ㅣ 에디스 네스빗 북풍의 등에서 ㅣ 조지 맥도널드 작은 아씨들 ㅣ 루이자 메이 올콧 허클베리 핀의 모험 ㅣ 마크 트웨인 80일간의 세계 일주 ㅣ 쥘 베른 꿀벌 마야의 모험 ㅣ 발데마르 본젤스 2년간의 휴가 ㅣ 쥘 베른 해저 2만리 ㅣ 쥘 베른 홍당무 ㅣ 쥘 르나르 기찻길의 아이들 ㅣ 에디스 네스빗  공주와 고블린 ㅣ 조지 맥도널드 플랜더스의 개 ㅣ 위더 빨간 머리 앤 ㅣ 루시 모드 몽고메리 에이번리의 앤 ㅣ 루시 모드 몽고메리 레드먼드의 앤 ㅣ 루시 모드 몽고메리 파랑새 ㅣ 모리스 마테를링크 야성의 부름 ㅣ 잭 런던 마치우시 왕 1세 ㅣ 야누쉬 코르착

Bible Survey

Bible Survey is a class in Calvin Theological Seminary you can be tested out of. It covers following six topics:

1. Themes of the biblical books (30%)
2. Biblical verses from memory (20%)
3. Biblical figures and the books in which they appear (20%)
4. Canonical order of the biblical books (15%)
5. Places of significance in biblical history (10%)
6. Dates of significance in biblical history (5%)

Use these to gauge your familiarity with the Bible. It will be a good exercise to make your own study guide on these topics.

1. Themes of the biblical books (30%): Know all of the following themes for the biblical books. For the test, you will be asked to provide 15 of them. Word-for-word memorization is not required, but you should be able to provide the same general ideas.

• Genesis: God separates out one through whom he would bless all nations.
• Exodus: God delivers his people from slavery into his presence.
• Leviticus: God instructs his people how to live in his presence.
• Numbers: God chastens his disobedient people but reaffirms his intent to bring them into the Promised Land.
• Deuteronomy: God gives Moses instructions for the second generation of Israel regarding faithful living in the Promised Land.
• Joshua: God uses Joshua to bring his people victorious rest in the Promised Land.
• Judges: God raises up judges to rescue his errant people from the consequences of their rebellion.
• Ruth: God uses Ruth and Boaz to fill Naomi’s emptiness by providing her with food and a son.
• 1 & 2 Samuel: God exalts the weak and humbles the proud.
• 1 & 2 Kings: God expels Israel and Judah from his presence in the Promised Land when its kings turn away from Torah.
• 1 & 2 Chronicles: God provides hope to post–exilic Israel by means of an account of Davidic kings who acknowledge the Lord’s rule.
• Ezra: God brings the exiles back to Jerusalem and directs that his temple be rebuilt.
• Nehemiah: God moves the returned exiles to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem.
• Esther: God providentially provides Esther and Mordecai to bring Israel deliverance from her enemies.
• Job: God is active in areas and realms beyond our understanding.
• Psalms: God the Great King provides the words of lament and praise that are appropriate responses to him.
• Proverbs: God has placed an order in creation to which we should pay attention in order to live wisely.
• Ecclesiastes: God prompts the Teacher to question the purpose of life.
• Song of Songs: God depicts intimate human love as a gift and also a key to understanding his own love for his people.
• Isaiah: The Holy One of Israel challenges his people to respond appropriately to his presence among them.
• Jeremiah: God promises his people a new covenant beyond the necessary exile.
• Lamentations: God’s loving compassion and faithfulness are present even during the cataclysmic destruction of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel: God’s presence is the key to life.
• Daniel: God asserts his authority over human kingdoms. 
• Hosea: A faithful God contends with his unfaithful people.
• Joel: The Day of the LORD is coming and brings judgment before restoration.
• Amos: God judges his people for their social injustice.
  Obadiah: God will avenge Edom’s mistreatment of Israel.
• Jonah: The Sovereign LORD‘s compassion extends beyond Israel.
• Micah: God will punish his rebellious people, but promises future salvation.
• Nahum: The LORD is sovereign over all and will judge Nineveh.
• Habakkuk: God is my only comfort in life and in death in a world of seemingly unchecked evil.
• Zephaniah: God announces to Judah the approaching day of the LORD.
• Haggai: God directs his people to give priority to him and his house, and so be blessed.
• Zechariah: God uses apocalyptic, eschatological imagery to encourage his people to
  complete the rebuilding of the temple.
• Malachi: When he comes to judge, God will spare those who honor him.
• Matthew: Jesus is the new Moses who reinterprets the Torah.
• Mark: Jesus is the suffering Son of Man.
• Luke: The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.
• John: Jesus, the Word, is God.
• Acts: God expands and empowers his Church through his Spirit.
• Romans: Through Christ, God brings his chosen ones from death to life.
• 1 Corinthians: God gives guidance to the spiritually gifted, but immature Corinthian church.
• 2 Corinthians: God directs Paul to explain and vindicate his apostolic authority while encouraging the generosity of the Corinthian church.
• Galatians: God calls for rejecting the legalistic demands of the Judaizers and embracing the gospel of grace.
• Ephesians: God establishes the Church as the firstfruits of his shalom.
• Philippians: God gives resurrection power and joy in the face of persecution and heresy.
• Colossians: God has exalted his Christ above all human wisdom and tradition.
• 1 & 2 Thessalonians: God empowers productive, godly lives as believers wait for the Lord’s return.
• 1 Timothy: God encourages the (Ephesian) church in promoting the truth and opposing error.
• 2 Timothy: God appeals to Timothy and the churches to remain loyal to the gospel message in the face of persecution and error.
• Titus: God provides instructions to a young church leader regarding defending, speaking, and living out the truth.
• Philemon: God shows Philemon how his slave, Onesimus, has become a Christian brother.
• Hebrews: Christ is the ultimate revelation and mediator of God’s gracious new relationship with his people.
• James: God enables a life of good works that flow from a genuine faith.
• 1 Peter: God equips struggling believers to stand firm in his grace as they live holy lives.
• 2 Peter: God encourages believers in the security and grace of divine truth as they patiently await the Lord’s return.
• 1 John: God calls those who believe in the divinity of the incarnate Christ to become like him.
• 2 John: God warns against showing hospitality to those who would promote error.
• 3 John: God inspires John to praise Gaius for his hospitality toward John’s messengers, and condemn Diotrephes for his inhospitality toward them.
• Jude: God warns his people against those who encourage them to view God’s grace as a license to sin.
• Revelation: God enables his people to stand fast against Satan and his forces until God brings about the ultimate and sure victory.

2. Biblical verses from memory (20%): Know biblical verses from memory from the following list.

• Two of following verses from the Pentateuch: Genesis 12:2–3, Exodus 29:46, Leviticus 20:26, Numbers 14:18, Deuteronomy 10:12–13
• Two of following verses from the Historical Books (Former Prophets): Joshua 11:23, Judges 2:16–17, Ruth 4:14–15, 1 Samuel 2:7–8, 2 Samuel 7:11, 1 Kings 11:11, 2 Kings 17:20, 1 Chronicles 17:11, 2 Chronicles 7:17–18, Ezra 1:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Esther 4:14
• Two of following verses from the Writings: Job 42:3, Psalms 1:6, Proverbs 1:7, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Song of Songs 8:7
• Two of following verses from the Major Prophets: Isaiah 42:1, Jeremiah 31:33, Lamentations 3:22–23, Ezekiel 37:5, Daniel 2:20–21
• Two of following verses from the Minor Prophets: Hosea 1:2, Joel 1:15, Amos 5:24, Obadiah 10, Jonah 4:2, Micah 7:18, Nahum 1:7–8, Habakkuk 3:19, Zephaniah 2:3, Haggai 1:8, Zechariah 1:16, Malachi 3:7
• Two of following verses from the Synoptic Gospels: Matthew: 28:18–20, Mark 10:45, Luke 19:10
• Two of following verses from the Pauline Epistles: Romans: 6:23, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 2:17, Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 2:17, Philippians 3:10–11, Colossians 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, Titus 2:1, Philemon 16b
• Two of following verses from the General Epistles: Hebrews 2:9, James 2:18b, 1 Peter 5:10, 2 Peter 3:17b–18a, 1 John 2:29, 2 John 10, 3 John 8, Jude 19
• John 1:1
• Acts 1:8
• Revelation 21:6–7a

3. Biblical figures and the books in which they appear (20%): Be able to describe the significance of all of the following biblical figures and note the biblical book in which they appear most prominently. For the test, you will be asked to do so for twenty of them.

• Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth, Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth, Abram/Abraham, Sarai/Sarah, Lot, Melchizedek, Hagar, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebekah, Laban, Jacob, Esau, Leah, Rachel, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Amalekites, Phinehas, Korah, Balaam, Caleb, Joshua, Rahab, Deborah, Barak, Sisera, Jael, Gideon, Midianites, Jephthah, Ammonites, Samson, Delilah, Philistines, Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, Eli, Hannah, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, Goliath, David, Ish–Bosheth, Abner, Joab, Nathan, Bathsheba, Tamar, Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah, Zadok, Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Asa, Ahab, Jezebel, Elijah, Elisha, Jehoshaphat, Jehu, Athaliah, Joash, Uzziah, Ahaz, Hoshea, Hezekiah, Sennacherib, Manesseh (king), Josiah, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah, Cyrus (II), Ezra, Artaxerxes, Darius, Nehemiah, Esther, Mordecai, Haman, Xerxes (Ahasuerus), Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Gomer, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Zerubbabel, Malachi, Matthew, Mary, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Pharisees, Sadducees, Philip, Thomas, Judas Iscariot, Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate, John Mark, Herod Antipas, Luke, Elizabeth, Martha, Lazarus, Nicodemus, Samaritans, Mary Magdalene, Zacchaeus, Herod Agrippa II, Ananias, Sapphira, Stephen, Saul of Tarsus/Paul, Barnabas, Aquila, Apollos, Felix, Festus, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Onesimus, Jude

4. Canonical order of the biblical books (15%): Know the names (spelled correctly) and (Protestant) canonical order for the books of the Old Testament and New Testament.

5. Places of significance in biblical history (10%): Know the locations of all of the following places of significance in biblical history. For the test, you will be asked to locate then of them on a map.

• Judea, Hebron, Bethlehem, Samaria, Mount Sinai, Nazareth, Galilee, Edom, Jerusalem, The Sea of Galilee, Egypt, Gethsemane, The Jordan River, The Nile River, Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Mount Gerizim, Caesarea, The Dead Sea, Mount Ebal, Macedonia, The Negev, Sodom and Gomorrah, Achaia, Assyria, Tigris River, Thessalonica, Babylon, Euphrates River, Athens, Syria, Mesopotamia, Corinth, Tyre, Shechem, Greece, Sidon, Red Sea, Ephesus, Philistia, Bethel, Italy, Moab, Damascus, Rome, Gilead, Canaan, Crete, Ammon, Jericho, Malta, Dan, Ashkelon, Galatia, Beersheba, Persia, Philippi, Megiddo, Nineveh, Colossae

6. Dates of significance in biblical history (5%): Know all of the following significant dates in biblical history. For the test, you will be asked to provide five of them.

• The time period of the patriarchs (approximately): 2000–1550 B.C.
• The exodus (approximately): 1446 or 1275 B.C.
• The period of the judges (approximately): 1200–1050 B.C.
• The reign of Saul: 1050–1010 B.C.
• The reign of David: 1010–970 B.C.
• The reign of Solomon: 970–930 B.C.
• The division of the kingdom: 930 B.C.
• The fall of the northern kingdom: 722 B.C.
• The discovery of the law book in the Temple: 622 B.C.
• The fall of Jerusalem: 587/6 B.C.
• The return from exile: 539/8 B.C.
• The dates of Paul’s missionary journeys (approximately):
  
  • A.D. 46–48 (Acts 13:2–14:28)
  • A.D. 49–52 (Acts 15:40–18:23)
  • A.D. 53–57 (Acts 18:23–21:17)
  • A.D. 62–67 (Titus 1:5)
• The Jerusalem Council: A.D. 49–50
• The Roman destruction of Jerusalem: A.D. 70
• The last book of the Bible written: A.D. 95 (Johannine Letters and/or Revelation)

CH북스(크리스천다이제스트) 세계기독교고전

두란노아카데미에서 발간한 기독교고전총서 시리즈는 외국 시리즈를 번역만 한 것에 비해 CH북스는 출판할 책을 직접 선정했다는 점이 눈여겨 볼만한 하다. 두란노아카데미 시리즈는 미국인들이 선정한 고전, CH북스 시리즈는 한국인이 선정한 고전이랄까.

번호	제목	출판사 책 소개
1	데이비드 브레이너드 생애와 일기 데이비드 브레이너드 (지은이) 조나단 에드워드 (엮은이) 원광연 (옮긴이) 2011-08-25 반양장본 | 367쪽 | 152*223mm (A5신) | 550g | ISBN : 9788944704994	데이비드 브레이너드(1718-1747)는 일반적으로 교회사에서 북아메리카 인디언 선교에 생애를 바친 미국 식민지 시대의 한 선교사로 기억되고 있다. 그러나 그의 지속적 중요성의 그의 일기에 기인한다. 이 일기는 그가 죽은 후 영국과 미국의 복음주의 계통에서 널리 읽혀졌다. 본질적으로 하나님과의 관계에서 투쟁하는 한 영혼의 개인적 기록인 이 일기는 임종 직전에 일부는 브레이너드 자신이 편집하고, 조나단 에드워즈(1703-1758)가 일부 자료를 첨가하여 1749년에 출판되었다. 브레이너드의 생애는 후세에 수많은 하나님의 사람들의 가슴과 생애를 뒤흔들어 놓았다. 그는 1740년대 미국을 휩쓴 대각성 운동의 주도자 조나단 에드워즈의 심장에 깊은 감동을 끼쳤고, 존 웨슬리의 마음에 큰 전환점을 마련해 주었다. 또 윌리엄 케리와 헨리 마틴, 짐 엘리엇 선교사의 마음을 움직여서 복음 사역에 종사하도록 만들었다. "모든 설교자는 브레이너드의 일기를 세밀히 읽어야 한다" - 존 웨슬리
2	그리스도를 본받아 - 라틴어 원전 완역본 원제: De Imitatione Christi 토마스 아 켐피스 (지은이) 박문재 (옮긴이) 2016-04-05 반양장본 | 325쪽 | 150*225mm | 618g | ISBN : 9788944724022	이 책은 15세기 네덜란드 공동생활 형제단의 한 수도사인 토마스 아 켐피스가 본래는 수도사들을 위해 경건생활의 지침서로 쓴 것이다. 1427년 경에 완성된 이후 『그리스도를 본받아』는 시대와 장소를 뛰어넘어 전 세계로 퍼져나가기 시작했는데, 이 책은 초판 인쇄 후 1500년 이전까지 50번 이상이나 재판되었다. 1779년에는 대략 1,800여종의 판본과 번역본이 나오게 되었다. 그 이후 얼마나 많이 인쇄되었는지 파악하는 것은 불가능하다. 『그리스도를 본받아』는 성 아우구스티누스의 『고백록』(세계기독교고전8)과 존 번연의 『천로역정』(세계기독교고전15)와 더불어 경건문학 중 최고의 위치를 차지하는 "기독교 3대 고전"으로 꼽힌다. 이 책은 마르틴 루터와 존 웨슬리, 존 뉴턴, 토머스 머튼, 디트리히 본회퍼, 마더 테레사, 교황 요한 바오로 2세 등에게 큰 영향을 끼쳤다. "지난 600년 동안 『그리스도를 본받아』는 전세계 모든 그리스도인들에게 경건문학의 걸작으로 이의 없이 받아들여졌다. 그 뛰어난 인기는 50개 언어 이상으로 번역되었다는 사실로 입증된다." - 리처드 포스터
3	존 웨슬리의 일기 원제: Journal of John Wesley 존 웨슬리 (지은이) 김영운 (옮긴이) 2010-09-30 양장본 | 462쪽 | 152*223mm (A5신) | 832g | ISBN : 9788944704918
4	존 뉴턴 서한집 - 영적 도움을 위하여 원제: Journal of John Wesley 존 뉴튼 (지은이) 이상원 (옮긴이) 2011-01-15 267쪽 | 152*223mm (A5신) | 374g | ISBN : 9788944704932
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6	경건한 삶을 위한 부르심 원제: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life 윌리암 로오 (지은이) 앤드류 머리 (엮은이) 서문강 (옮긴이) 2002-01-15 양장본 | 300쪽 | 152*223mm (A5신) | 540g | ISBN : 9788944700064	사람이 쓴 저서의 가치는 그것을 추구하는 사람의 위대성에 의해 가장 바르게 판단될 수 있다. 앤드류 머리의 추천은 최고의 인간적 찬사가 될 것이다. 윌리엄 로는 그러한 찬사를 받은 사람이다. 앤드류 머리는 윌리엄 모에게서 너무 큰 감동을 받아 로의 전 작품들의 하이라이트를 독자들에게 소개하기로 결심하였다. 앤드류 머리는 말한다. "이 책의 로의 가르침에 대한 나의 경외의 증거이다. 그리고 나는 다른 모든 사람들도 내가 로의 책에서 얻은 유익을 얻게 되기를 바란다." "천로역정을 제외하고, 종교적 실천에 대하여 세상의 그 어느 책도 이 책만큼 위대한 찬사를 받지 못했다. 기번(Gibbon), 존슨(Dr.Johnson), 도드리지(Doddridge), 그리고 존 웨슬리는 서로 경쟁적으로 이 책을 걸작으로 강력히 추천하였다." - New Schaff-Herzog백과사전 "결코 필적할 만한 인물이 없는 저자." -알렉산더 화이트 "이 책은 경건에 관한 역사상 최고의 고전이다. 나는 윌리엄 로를 최고의 저술가로 존경한다." -앤드류 머리 "이 책은 윤리적 미덕과 명상과 금욕적 훈련을 권고하고 있다. 로는 특별히 일상생활에서 절제와 겸손과 자기부정을 강조하며, 모든 활동을 하나님의 영광을 위한 의도로 행하도록 주장한다. 그 가르침의 단순성과 생동적인 문체는 즉각 이 책을 고전으로 만들었으며, 종교개혁 이후로 천로역정을 제외하고, 그 어느 책보다도 큰 영향을 끼쳤다." -Oxford 교회사전

On Westminster Theological Seminary

According to John MacArthur, In "Why Every Calvinist Should Be a Premillennialist, Part 3" (Apr 15, 2007): "Westminster Theological Seminary, which, of course, is a seed bed of amillennial thinking"

New American Commentary (NAC) Studies in Bible & Theology Series

I found about this series because John MacArthur spoke very highly about the volume 3, Future Israel, during Part 3 of his sermon series, "Why Every Calvinist Should Be a Premillennialist" (2007/04/15).

This series contain 10 volumes, published from August 2006 to November 2011. The publisher is B&H Academic, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, one of five divisions of LifeWay. And LifeWay is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). And as if proclaiming its affiliation with SBC, 9 out of the 12 series' authors and editors either have degree or teach at seminaries operated by SBC, and the other 3 at other Baptist institutions. Does that mean this series mainly portray Baptist views? The answer is very clear on the publisher's description of the volume 9: "The Lord’s Supper explores the current Baptist view of the communion sacrament." The same description also boasts: "Adding a helpful perspective, chapters are also provided on the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Zwinglian views of communion." Referring Calvinist view only as "a helpful perspective," and, especially, considering Calvinist view as a helpful perspective along the same line with the Roman Catholic view, it really gets on the nerves of a Calvinist, but the series does cover interesting topics and provide valid Biblical views.

Volume	Title	Publisher's Description
1	God’s Indwelling Presence - The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments Author: James Hamilton, Jr. ISBN: 978-0-8054-4383-7 Length: 320 pages Release Date: August 2006	Does the Holy Spirit do the same things now and in the New Testament times that He did in Old Testament times? Volume one in the New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses this challenging subject. God’s Indwelling Presence asks and explores to answer: What are the spiritual differences and similarities between Old Testament and New Testament believers? Did God dwell in Old Testament believers as He does in New Testament believers? Were Old Testament believers born again (that is, experience regeneration)? What do the words indwelling and regeneration mean? How is the Holy Spirit’s ministry similar or different during Old Testament and New Testament times? James M. Hamilton is Associate Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY. Before coming to Southern, Dr. Hamilton served as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Houston campus and was the preaching pastor at Baptist Church of the Redeemer. He has written God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology and, God’s Indwelling Presence: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. He has contributed chapters to many other books, and has authored many scholarly articles. He currently serves as the preaching pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church.
2	Believer’s Baptism - Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Author: Thomas R. Schreiner and Shawn Wright ISBN: 978-0-8054-3249-7 Length: 400 pages Release Date: January 2007	Is believer’s baptism the clear teaching of the New Testament Scriptures? What are the historical and theological challenges to believer’s baptism? What are the practical applications for believer’s baptism today? Volume two in the New American Commentary Studies In Bible & Theology (NACSBT) series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons addresses these compelling questions. Indeed, Believer’s Baptism begins with the belief that believer’s baptism (as opposed to infant baptism or other faith proclaiming methods) is the clear teaching of the New Testament. Along the way, the argument is supported by written contributions from Andreas Kostenberger, Robert Stein, Thomas Schreiner, Stephen Wellum, Steve McKinion, Jonathan Rainbow, Shawn Wright, and Mark Dever. Users will find this an excellent extension of the long-respected New American Commentary. Thomas R. Schreiner is the James Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has also taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific University and Bethel Theological Seminary. He received a B.S. from Western Oregon University, a M.Div. and Th.M. from Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has published a number of articles and book reviews in scholarly journals. Shawn Wright is assistant professor of Church History at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and also serves as one of the pastors at Clifton Baptist Church. Wright and his wife have five sons.
3	Future Israel - Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged Author: Barry E. Horner ISBN: 978-0-8054-4627-2 Length: 400 pages Release Date: October 2007	Future Israel: Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged is volume three in the New American Commentary Studies in Bible & Theology (NACSBT) series for pastors, advanced Bible students, and other deeply committed laypersons. Author Barry E. Horner writes to persuade readers concerning the divine validity of the Jew today (based on Romans 11:28), as well as the nation of Israel and the land of Palestine, in the midst of this much debated issue within Christendom at various levels. He examines the Bible’s consistent pro-Judaic direction, namely a Judeo-centric eschatology that is a unifying feature throughout Scripture. Not sensationalist like many other writings on this constantly debated topic, Future Israel is instead notably exegetical and theological in its argumentation. Users will find this an excellent extension of the long-respected New American Commentary. Barry E. Horner is pastor of Christ's New Covenant Church in Tucson, Arizona, and maintains a Web site devoted to the study of John Bunyan.  He holds degrees from George Fox University (B.A.), Western Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Westminster Theological Seminary (D.Min.).
4	Enthroned on Our Praise - An Old Testament Theology of Worship Author: Timothy M. Pierce ISBN: 978-0-8054-4384-4 Length: 336 pages Release Date: April 2008	Enthroned on Our Praise, volume four in the New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology series, examines God’s revelation of Himself in the Old Testament, prompting readers to deeply consider what He truly desires from faithful followers in times of worship. An excellent resource particularly for pastors, worship leaders, and worship classes, Enthroned on Our Praise looks at what the Scriptures identify as elements of worship and fosters a fresh appreciation of the Old Testament and its contributions to a close relationship with God. Timothy M. Pierce is assistant professor of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from that same seminary and a B.A. from Wayland Baptist University. Pierce is married and has three children.
5	That You May Know - Assurance of Salvation in 1 John Author: Christopher D. Bass ISBN: 978-0-8054-4761-3 Length: 256 pages Release Date: December 2008	The fifth book of the New American Commentary Studies in Bible & Theology series, That You May Know closely examines the theme of eternal salvation in 1 John. No other New Testament book speaks as frequently and explicitly to the believer’s confidence in everlasting life. The epistle writer grounds his reader’s assurance of salvation on the person and work of Jesus Christ and demonstrates that the believer’s lifestyle serves as a vital corroborating support for that assurance. This gives the commentary’s author Christopher Bass an opening to further discuss John’s emphasis on living righteously and what it truly means to be born of God. Christopher David Bass received his Ph.D. in New Testament from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently preparing to plant and pastor a new church in the Greater Boston area.
6	The Ten Commandments - Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Author: Mark Rooker ISBN: 978-0-8054-4716-3 Length: 248 pages Release Date: May 2010	In this volume Mark Rooker discusses one by one the language of each of the Ten Commandments and its complete meaning in the ancient context. Adding a depth of understanding that can’t be obtained by looking only at the commandment itself, he shows how each commandment echoes elsewhere in the Old Testament, how it was violated in Israel’s history, and how it surfaces again in the New Testament. In conclusion, Rooker includes an extended section on the theological significance of each commandment and its contemporary implications. Mark Rooker is professor of Old Testament and Hebrewat Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He holds degrees from Rice University (B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary(Th.M.),  and Brandeis University (M.A., Ph.D.) and did additional studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
7	Lukan Authorship of Hebrews Author: David Allen ISBN: 978-0-8054-4714-9 Length: 432 pages Release Date: June 2010	This volume explains why Luke is the likely author of the book of Hebrews. The ramifications of this possibility are then detailed in depth, including the way Hebrews informs the interpretation of the books of Luke and Acts. Also present throughout is commentary author David L. Allen’s thorough analysis of the writing style similarities between Hebrews, Luke, and Acts. David Allen is dean of the School of Theology, professor of Preaching, and director of the Center of Biblical Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
8	The Messianic Hope - Is the Hebrew Bible Really Messianic? Author: Michael Rydelnik ISBN: 978-0-8054-4654-8 Length: 304 pages Release Date: October 2010	Jewish Studies professor Michael Rydelnik argues against the view (growing even among evangelicals) that Old Testament texts historically interpreted as direct prophecies of the Messiah were not really Messianic in their original intent. “The Messianic hope” is widely thought to be merely a postexilic scriptural phenomenon, and some say the apostles engaged in what one writer called “a creative exegetical enterprise.” But without direct Messianic prophecy in the Old Testament, one of the essential arrows that Jesus and the apostles (as well as the later church) used to defend the messiahship of Jesus is removed from the quiver of contemporary Jewish missions. Furthermore, many New Testament texts are drained of significance that see Jesus as perfectly fitting a mold that the Old Testament writers built text by text. As Jesus told the Jewish leaders, for example, Moses “wrote of me” (John 5:46). Michael Rydelnik is professor of Jewish Studies in the World Missions and Evangelism department at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees from Moody (diploma), Azusa Pacific University (B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (D.Miss.). Rydelnik also contributed to The Apologetics Study Bible and appeared in Lee Strobel’s acclaimed documentary, The Case for Christ.
9	The Lord’s Supper - Remembering and Proclaiming Christ Until He Comes Editors: Thomas R. Schreiner & Matthew R. Crawford ISBN: 978-0-8054-4757-6 Length: 432 pages Release Date: January 2011	“As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, ‘Take and eat it; this is My body.’” -Matthew 26:26 (HCSB) A follow-up to Believer’s Baptism in the series, this volume explores the current Baptist view of the communion sacrament. Contributors include Andreas Köstenberger (“The Lord’s Supper as a Passover Meal”), Jonathan Pennington (“The Last Supper in the Gospels”), Jim Hamilton (“The Lord’s Supper in Paul”), and Michael Haykin (“Communion in the Early Church”). Adding a helpful perspective, chapters are also provided on the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Zwinglian views of communion. Thomas R. Schreiner is the James Buchanan Harrison professor of New Testament Interpretation and associate dean of Scripture and Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Matthew R. Crawford is a graduate of Union University (B.A.) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Adv. M.Div.) and is pursuing a Ph.D. in patristic exegesis and theology at Durham University in England.
10	Sermon On The Mount - Restoring Christ's Message to the Modern Church Author: Charles Quarles ISBN: 978-0-8054-4715-6 Length: 400 pages Release Date: November 2011	Matthew 5-7, popularly known as the Sermon on the Mount, has been described as “the essence of Christianity” and inspired many commentaries. However, New Testament professor Charles Quarles believes a fair number of those volumes either present Christ’s sermon as containing an impossible spiritual ethic or instead dilute its message so much that hardly any ethical challenge remains. Also concerning, a recent Gallup poll indicated only one-third of American adults recognize Jesus as the source of this teaching that has often inspired people who do not even embrace evangelical Christianity. Quarles’ new analysis aims to fill the gap between these extremes by dealing with the important questions of whether believers can live by the Sermon on the Mount today, and, if so, how. Looking at the Beatitudes, what it means to be salt and light, and the demand for superior righteousness, he writes to restore this crucial section of our Lord’s teaching to its proper place in His church. Charles Quarles is vice president for Integration of Faith and Learning, professor of New Testament and Greek, and chair of the division of Christian Studies at Louisiana College. He holds degrees from University of Mississippi (B.A.) and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., Ph.D.).

St Vladimir’s Seminary Press - Popular Patristics Series

1. Six Books On the Priesthood – St John Chrysostom
2. Lectures on the Christian Sacraments – St Cyril of Jerusalem
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6. On the Holy Icons – St Theodore the Studite
7. On Marriage and Family Life – St John Chrysostom
8. On the Divine Liturgy – St. Germanus of Constantinople
9. On Wealth and Poverty – St John Chrysostom
10. Hymns on Paradise – St Ephrem the Syrian
11. On Ascetical Life – St Isaac of Nineveh
12. On the Soul and Resurrection – St Gegory of Nyssa
13. On the Unity of Christ – St Cyril of Alexandria
14. On the Mystical Life, vol. 1 – St Symeon the New Theologian
15. On the Mystical Life, vol. 2 – St Symeon the New Theologian
16. On the Mystical Life, vol. 3 – St Symeon the New Theologian
17. On the Apostolic Preaching – St. Irenaeus of Lyons
18. On the Dormition: Early Patristic Homilies
19. On the Mother of God – Jacob of Serug
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21. On God and Man: The Theological Poetry of St Gregory of Nazianzus
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23. On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius – St. Gregory of Nazianzus
24. Three Treatises on the Divine Images – St John of Damascus
25. On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ – St Maximus the Confessor
26. Letters from the Desert – Barsanuphius and John
27. Four Desert Fathers: Pambo, Evagrius, Macarius of Egypt, and Macarius of Alexandria
28. Saint Macarius the Spiritbearer: Coptic Texts Relating To Saint Macarius The Great
29. On the Lord's Prayer – Tertullian, Cyprian, Origen
30. On the Human Condition – St Basil the Great
31. The Cult of the Saints – St John Chrysostom
32. On the Church: Select Treatises – St Cyprian of Carthage
33. On the Church: Select Letters – St Cyprian of Carthage
34. The Book of Pastoral Rule – St Gregory the Great
35. Wider Than Heaven: Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God
36. Festal Orations – St Gregory of Nazianzus
37. Counsels on the Spiritual Life – Mark the Monk
38. On Social Justice – St Basil the Great
39. The Harp of Glory – An African Akathist
40. Divine Eros – St Symeon the New Theologian
41. On the Two Ways: Foundational Texts in the Tradition
42. On the Holy Spirit – St Basil the Great
43. Works on the Spirit – St Athanasius and Didymus the Blind
44. On the Incarnation (Greek and English) – St Athanasius
45. Treasure-house of Mysteries: Exploration of the Sacred Text through Poetry in the Syriac Tradition
46. Poems on Scripture - St Gregory of Nazianzus
47. On Christian Doctrine and Practice - St Basil the Great
48. Light on the Mountain: Greek Patristic and Byzantine Homilies on the Transfiguration of the Lord
49. The Letters - Ignatius of Antioch
50. On Fasting and Feasts - St Basil the Great
51. On Christian Ethics - St Basil the Great
52. Give Me a Word: Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers
53. Two Hundred Chapters on Theology - St Maximus the Confessor
54. On the Apostolic Tradition (Second Edition) - Hippolytus
55. On Pascha (Second Edition) - Melito of Sardis
56. Letters to Saint Olympia - Saint John Chrystom
57. Lectures on the Christian Sacraments - St Cyril of Jerusalem

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Church in Historical Context I

School: Calvin Theological Seminary
Professor: David M. Rylaarsdam

Required Texts:

1. Translated by Staniforth, Maxwell. Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers. (Viking Press, 1987). ISBN: 978-0140444759
2. Saint Athanasius. On the Incarnation: Saint Athanasius, With an Introduction by C.S. Lewis (St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1975). ISBN: 978-0881414271
3. Chrysostom, John. Saint John Chrysostom: Six Books on the Priesthood (St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1996). ISBN: 978-0913836385
4. Benedict.  The Rule of St. Benedict. (Liturgical Press, 1982). ISBN: 978-0814612729

Recommended Text:   

1. Justo Gonzalez. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation (HarperOne, 2010). ISBN: 978-0061855887

What I Studied:

Week 1:

• Worship: Psalm 90, Father, We Give You Thanks, Who Planted
• Reading:
  
  • C.S. Lewis, Preface from On the Incarnation, pp. 9-15.
  • The Didache. In Early Christian Writings, pp. 187-199.
• My Essay: The Thought, Life, and Worship of the 2nd Century Christians

Joel C. Elowsky

From InterVarsity Press:

The Rev. Dr. Joel C. Elowsky (PhD, Drew University) is associate professor of historical theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He has served as the operations manager for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and has edited the two volumes on John's Gospel in that series. He is the volume editor for We Believe in the Holy Spirit in the Ancient Christian Doctrine series and has edited volumes on Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria in the Ancient Christian Texts series.

IVP Academic Ancient Christian Texts

From Publisher:
Ancient Christian Texts is a series of new translations of full-length commentaries and sermons based on biblical books or extended scriptural passages by early church leaders like Ambrosiaster, Origen, John of Damascus, Cyril of Alexandria and many others, most of which are presented in English for the first time. With today's best scholarship, the Ancient Christian Texts provides you with the resources you need to study for yourself the key writings of the early church in a way never before possible.

Discover for yourself the wisdom of the ancients.

Series Editor Thomas C. Oden and Gerald L. Bray

Volume	Title	Publisher's Description
1	Commentaries on Genesis 1-3 by Severian of Gabala and Bede the Venerable Translated by Robert C. Hill and Carmen S. Hardin Edited by Michael Glerup ISBN: 978-0-8308-2907-1 Length: 162 pages Published: November 2010	The church fathers displayed considerable interest in the early chapters of Genesis, and often wrote detailed commentaries or preached series of homilies on the Hexameron--the Six Days of Creation--among them Eustathius of Antioch, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Ambrose, John Chrysostom and Augustine. This volume of Ancient Christian Texts offers a first-time English translation of Severian of Gabala's In cosmogoniam and a fresh translation of a portion of Bede the Venerable's Libri quatuor in principium Genesis. Severian, bishop of Gabala in Syria, who early on was a friend of John Chrysostom, later turned against him and opposed him at the Synod of Oak in 403. Though displaying his own strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies, Severian still represents the so-called Antiochene school with its preference for literal over allegorical interpretation of texts. The text derives from the six homilies found in Migne?s Patrologia graeca, volume 56, together with a seventh homily found only in the 1613 Eton edition of John Chrysostom?s works, edited by Henry Savile, and falsely attributed to Chrysostom.  These homilies have been ably translated with explanatory notes by Robert C. Hill. The commentary from Bede the Venerable derives from Book I of his four-book commentary on Genesis from the account of creation to the casting out of Ishmael. Bede was a polymath--teacher, computist, exegete, historian--and one of the foremost scholars from Anglo-Saxon England. As a teacher, Bede strove to hand on the tradition of the church in a form easily understood by those who might not be well educated. These early chapters in Genesis provided teaching on creation, human origins, sin and redemption. The text deriving from Corpus Christianorum Latina is ably translated with explanatory notes by Carmen Hardin.
2	Homilies on Numbers by Origen Translated by Thomas P. Scheck Edited by Christopher A. Hall ISBN: 978-0-8308-2905-7 Length: 196 pages Published: November 2009	Origen of Alexandria (185-254), one of the most prolific authors of antiquity and arguably the most important and influential pre-Nicene Christian theologian, was a man of deep learning and holiness of life. Regrettably, many of his works are no longer extant, in part due to the condemnation of his ideas by the Fifth Ecumenical Council in 553. The condemnation, however, took little account of his historical circumstances and the tentative nature of his speculations. The anathemas were more likely directed toward sixth-century Origenist views than to the views of Origen himself, though clearly he expounded some views that would be judged unacceptable today. Origen's numerous homilies provide the oldest surviving corpus of Christian sermons and shaped exegesis for succeeding centuries. With Jerome he was one of the early church's great critical and literal exegetes. Devoutly he sought to develop a spiritual exegesis of the Old Testament grounded in the revelation of Jesus Christ. The Homilies on Numbers presented here offer a splendid example of his spiritual interpretation of Old Testament texts. He asks, What foreshadowing, what warning, what instruction, what encouragement, reproof, correction or exhortation, do we find in the narratives of Numbers for our benefit as Christians? Here, based on Baehren's critical Latin text, is the first English edition of these homilies, ably translated with explanatory notes by Thomas P. Scheck.
3	Commentary on Isaiah by Eusebius of Caesarea Translated by Jonathan J. Armstrong Edited by Joel C. Elowsky ISBN: 978-0-8308-2913-2 Length: 332 pages Published: September 2013	Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. 260--ca. 340), one of the early church's great polymaths, produced significant works as a historian (Ecclesiastical History), geographer (Onomasticon), philologist, exegete (commentaries on the Psalms and Isaiah), apologist (Preparation for and Demonstration of the Gospel) and theologian. His Commentary on Isaiah is one of his major exegetical works and the earliest extant Christian commentary on the great prophet. Geographically situated between Alexandria and Antioch, Eusebius approached the text giving notable attention to historical detail and possible allegorical interpretation. But above all, employing the anologia fidei, he drew his readers' attention to other passages of Scripture that share a common vocabulary and theological themes, thus allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture. Here, for the first time in English, Jonathan Armstrong provides readers with a highly serviceable translation of Eusebius's notably difficult Greek text, along with a helpful introduction and notes.
4	Commentary on Jeremiah by Jerome Translated by Michael Graves Edited by Christopher A. Hall ISBN: 978-0-8308-2910-1 Length: 232 pages Published: January 2012	Jerome (c. 347-419), one of the West's four doctors of the church, was recognized early on as one of the church's foremost translators, commentators and advocates of Christian asceticism. Skilled in Hebrew and Greek in addition to his native Latin, he was thoroughly familiar with Jewish traditions and brought them to bear on his understanding of the Old Testament. In 405 Jerome completed his Latin translation of the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew text, and not long afterward began to work on commentaries devoted to the major prophets--Daniel (407), Isaiah (408-410), Ezekiel (410-414), culminating with Jeremiah but reaching only through chapter 32 before his death in 419. Throughout the commentary Jerome displays his familiarity with both Hebrew and Greek texts of Jeremiah, often establishing the literal meaning through the Hebrew text and offering a spiritual interpretation that draws on the Septuagint. He frequently interacts with other translations known from Origen's Hexapla. Jerome's extensive education in the classics and Jewish tradition as well as in both Antiochene and Alexandrian exegesis shine through the commentary at every point. Here for the first time Michael Graves supplies readers with a highly readable translation in English, useful textual notes and a helpful introduction.
5	Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets Volume 1 by Jerome Edited by Thomas P. Scheck ISBN: 978-0-8308-2916-3 Length: 310 pages Published: May 2016	Jerome (c. 347-419/20), one of the West's four doctors of the church, was recognized early on as one of the church's foremost translators, commentators and advocates of Christian asceticism. Skilled in Hebrew and Greek in addition to his native Latin, he was thoroughly familiar with Jewish traditions and brought them to bear on his understanding of the Old Testament. Beginning in 379, Jerome used his considerable linguistic skills to translate Origen's commentaries and, eventually, to translate and comment on Scripture himself. In 392, while preparing his Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible, Jerome wrote his commentary on Nahum, the first in a series of commentaries on five of the twelve minor prophets. Micah, Zephaniah, Haggai and Habakkuk soon followed. He was interrupted in 393 by the Origenist controversy, after which he became a vocal critic of Origen of Alexandria—a controversy he referred to in his commentaries on Jonah and Obadiah in 396. This Ancient Christian Texts volume, edited and translated by Thomas Scheck in collaboration with classics students from Ave Maria University, includes these seven commentaries. The second volume contains Jerome's commentaries on Zechariah, Malachi, Hosea, Joel and Amos, all of which were written in 406, completing the group of twelve prophets. Throughout these commentaries Jerome displays his familiarity with both Hebrew and Greek texts. His spiritual exegesis relies heavily on the exegetical work of Origen. Jerome looks beyond the nationalistic sentiments of the prophets to see a wider message about God's mercy and justice. His commitment to the truthfulness of the Scriptures as the Word of God is exemplified by his defense of the historicity of Jonah. He finds the fundamental message of the prophets to be the intent to console the saints, so that they may disdain the things of this world and prepare themselves for the day of judgment.
6	Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets Volume 2 by Jerome Edited by Thomas P. Scheck ISBN: 978-0-8308-2917-0 Length: 417 pages Published: June 2017	Jerome (c. 347-419/20), one of the West's four doctors of the church, was recognized early on as one of the church's foremost translators, commentators, and advocates of Christian asceticism. Skilled in Hebrew and Greek in addition to his native Latin, he was thoroughly familiar with Jewish traditions and brought this expertise to bear on his understanding of the Old Testament. Beginning in 379, Jerome used his considerable linguistic skills to translate Origen's commentaries and, eventually, to translate and comment on Scripture himself. Jerome began writing commentaries on the twelve minor prophets in 392 while preparing his Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. After completing Nahum, Micah, Zephaniah, Haggai, and Habakkuk, he was interrupted in 393 by the Origenist controversy, after which he became a vocal critic of Origen of Alexandria. He finished his commentaries on Jonah and Obadiah in 396. These seven commentaries are available in the ACT volume Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 1. The Origenist controversy and his commentary on Matthew occupied Jerome's time for the next several years. He finally completed his commentaries on the rest of the twelve prophets in 406. This volume, edited by Thomas Scheck, includes those final five commentaries on Zechariah, Malachi, Hosea, Joel, and Amos. Throughout these commentaries, Jerome refers frequently to the work of previous commentators, and his spiritual exegesis relies heavily on the exegetical work of Origen - though he acknowledges that "I have not followed them in everything." Jerome hears in these texts God's judgment and mercy not only on Israel but especially on the Christian community. In Amos, for example, he says that "whatever we have said about Judah refers to the church." He wrestles especially with the scandalous message of Hosea, which he refers to as drowning with Pharaoh during the crossing of the Red Sea. But he trusts that "the ways of the Lord are the reading of the Old and New Testament, the understanding of the holy Scriptures." By sharing the wisdom he received from these biblical texts, Jerome's magisterial commentaries help us walk more faithfully in God's ways.
7	Incomplete Commentary on Matthew (Opus imperfectum) Volume 1 Translated by James A. Kellerman Edited by Thomas C. Oden ISBN: 978-0-8308-2901-9 Length: 213 pages Published: May 2010	In the translator's introduction to this volume, James Kellerman relates the following story: As Thomas Aquinas was approaching Paris, a fellow traveler pointed out the lovely buildings gracing that city. Aquinas was impressed, to be sure, but he sighed and stated that he would rather have the complete Incomplete Commentary on Matthew than to be mayor of Paris itself. Thomas's affection for the work attests its great popularity during the Middle Ages, despite its significant missing parts--everything beyond the end of Matthew 25, with further gaps of Matthew 8:11--10:15 and 13:14--18:35. Despite the gaps what remains is quite lengthy, so much so that we offer the work in two volumes, comprising fifty-four homilies. While the early-fifth-century author displays a few Arian propensities in a handful of passages, for the most part the commentary is moral in nature and therefore orthodox and generic. The unknown author, who for several centuries was thought to be John Chrysostom, follows the allegorizing method of the Alexandrians, but not by overlooking the literal meaning. His passion, above all, is to set forth the meaning of Matthew's Gospel for his readers. Here for the first time this ancient work is made available in English, ably translated by James A. Kellerman and edited by Thomas C. Oden.
8	Incomplete Commentary on Matthew (Opus imperfectum) Volume 2 Translated by James A. Kellerman Edited by Thomas C. Oden ISBN: 978-0-8308-2902-6 Length: 228 pages Published: July 2010	In the translator's introduction to this volume, James Kellerman relates the following story: As Thomas Aquinas was approaching Paris, a fellow traveler pointed out the lovely buildings gracing that city. Aquinas was impressed, to be sure, but he sighed and stated that he would rather have the complete Incomplete Commentary on Matthew than to be mayor of Paris itself. Thomas's affection for the work attests its great popularity during the Middle Ages, despite its significant missing parts--everything beyond the end of Matthew 25, with further gaps of Matthew 8:11--10:15 and 13:14--18:35. Although there are gaps, what remains is quite lengthy, so much so that we offer the work in two volumes, comprising fifty-four homilies. While the early-fifth-century author displays a few Arian propensities in a handful of passages, for the most part the commentary is moral in nature and therefore orthodox and generic. The unknown author, who for several centuries was thought to be John Chrysostom, follows the allegorizing method of the Alexandrians, but not by overlooking the literal meaning. His passion, above all, is to set forth the meaning of Matthew's Gospel for his readers. Here, for the first time, this ancient work is made available in English, ably translated by James A. Kellerman and edited by Thomas C. Oden.
9	Commentary on the Gospel of John by Theodore of Mopsuestia Translated by Marco Conti Edited by Joel C. Elowsky ISBN: 978-0-8308-2906-4 Length: 172 pages Published: March 2010	Theodore of Mopsuestia, born in Antioch (c. 350) and a disciple of Diodore of Tarsus, serves as one of the most important exemplars of Antiochene exegesis of his generation. Committed to literal, linguistic, grammatical and historical interpretation, he eschewed allegorical explanations that could not be supported from the text, though he was not averse to typological interpretations of Old Testament texts that were supported by the New. Regrettably, Theodore was dragged posthumously into the Nestorian controversy, and his works were condemned by the Three Chapters and the Council of Constantinople in 553. As a result many of his theological and exegetical works were lost or destroyed. The original Greek version of his Commentary on the Gospel of John remains only in fragments. This new English translation is based on an early complete Syriac translation dated A.D. 460-465, within forty years of Theodore?s death in 428. While charges of heterodoxy against Theodore may not be entirely justified, there remains an apparent dualism in his Christology that should be critically viewed in light of the later Chalcedonian formula. With this caution, there still remains much that is valuable for contemporary readers, whether preachers, students or lay people interested in the early church?s understanding of the Gospel of John. Here for the first time is a complete English translation of this valuable work, ably translated by Marco Conti and edited by Joel C. Elowsky. Ancient Christian Texts is a series of new translations, most of which are here presented in English for the first time. The series provides contemporary readers with the resources they need to study for themselves the key writings of the early church. The texts represented in the series are full-length commentaries or sermon series based on biblical books or extended scriptural passages.
10	Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians by Ambrosiaster Edited and Translated by Gerald L. Bray ISBN: 978-0-8308-2903-3 Length: 300 pages Published: May 2009	Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen epistles of Paul. The commentaries were thought to have been written by Ambrose throughout the Middle Ages, but their authorship was challenged by Erasmus, whose arguments have proved decisive. Here for the first time Ambrosiaster's commentaries on Romans and the Corinthian correspondence are made available in English translation, ably translated and edited by Gerald L. Bray. The commentaries, which serve as important witnesses to pre-Vulgate Latin versions of Paul's epistles, are noteworthy in other respects as well. Ambrosiaster was a careful and thoughtful interpreter, with little use for allegory, though he employed typology judiciously. Writing during the pontificate of Damasus (366-384), he is a witness to Nicene orthodoxy and frequently comments on themes related to the Trinity, the consubstantiality of the Son, the problem of the unbelief of the Jews and the nature of human sinfulness. He had a keen eye for moral issues and often offers comments that reflect his knowledge of how the church had changed from the time of the apostles to his own day. This commentary offers a rich repository of insight into the thinking of pre-Reformation church leaders for the leaders and teachers of the church today.
11	Commentaries on Galatians--Philemon by Ambrosiaster Edited and Translated by Gerald L. Bray ISBN: 978-0-8308-2904-0 Length: 166 pages Published: August 2009	Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen epistles of Paul. The commentaries were thought to have been written by Ambrose throughout the Middle Ages, but their authorship was challenged by Erasmus, whose arguments have proved decisive. The commentaries, which serve as important witnesses to pre-Vulgate Latin versions of Paul's epistles, are noteworthy in several respects. Ambrosiaster was a careful and thoughtful interpreter, who made little use of allegory, though he employed typology judiciously. Writing during the pontificate of Damasus (366-384), he is a witness to Nicene orthodoxy and frequently comments on themes related to the Trinity, the consubstantiality of the Son, the problem of the unbelief of the Jews and the nature of human sinfulness. He had a keen eye for moral issues and often offers comments that reflect his knowledge of how the church had changed from the time of the apostles to his own day. Here for the first time his commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon are made available in English, ably translated and edited by Gerald L. Bray.
12	Commentary on John Volume 1 by Cyril of Alexandria Translated by David R. Maxwell Edited by Joel C. Elowsky ISBN: 978-0-8308-2911-8 Length: 375 pages Published: February 2013	Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Text series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy, however, and focuses its theological fire power against Arianism. The commentary, which is addressed to catechists, displays Cyril's breath-taking mastery of the full content of the Bible and his painstaking attention to detail as he seeks to offer practical teaching on the cosmic story of God's salvation. David Maxwell provides readers with the first complete English translation of the text since the nineteenth century. It rests on Pusey's critical edition of the Greek text and puts on display Cyril's theological interpretation of Scripture and his appeal to the patristic tradition that preceded him. Today's readers will find the commentary an indispensable tool for understanding Cyril's approach to Scripture.
13	Commentary on John Volume 2 by Cyril of Alexandria Translated by David R. Maxwell Edited by Joel C. Elowsky ISBN: 978-0-8308-2912-5 Length: 394 pages Published: May 2015	Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Texts series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy and focuses its theological firepower against Arianism. The commentary, addressed to catechists, displays Cyril's breathtaking mastery of the full content of the Bible and his painstaking attention to detail as he offers practical teaching for the faithful on the cosmic story of God's salvation. David R. Maxwell provides readers with the first completely fresh English translation of the text since the nineteenth century. It rests on Pusey's critical edition of the Greek text and displays Cyril's profound theological interpretation of Scripture and his appeal to the patristic tradition that preceded him. Today's readers will find the commentary an indispensable tool for understanding Cyril's approach to Scripture.
14	Greek Commentaries on Revelation by Oecumenius and Andrew of Caesarea Translated by William C. Weinrich Edited by Thomas C. Oden ISBN: 978-0-8308-2908-8 Length: 212 pages Published: March 2011	The Eastern church gives little evidence of particular interest in the book of Revelation. Oecumenius of Isauria's commentary on the book is the earliest full treatment in Greek and dates only from the early sixth century. Along with Oecumenius's commentary, only that of Andrew of Caesarea (dating from the same era and often summarizing Oecumenius before offering a contrary opinion) and that of Arethas of Caesarea four centuries later provide any significant commentary from within the Greek tradition. William Weinrich renders a particular service to readers interested in ancient commentary on the Apocalypse by translating in one volume the two early sixth-century commentaries. Because of the two interpreters' often differing understandings, readers are exposed not only to early dialogue on the meaning and significance of the book for the faith and life of the church, but also to breadth of interpretation within the unity of the faith the two shared.
15	Latin Commentaries on Revelation by Victorinus of Petovium, Apringius of Beja, Caesarius of Arles, and Bede the Venerable Edited and Translated by William C. Weinrich ISBN: 978-0-8308-2909-5 Length: 201 pages Published: November 2011	Interest in the book of Revelation in the Western tradition is stronger and earlier than that in the East. The earliest full commentary on the Apocalypse is that of Victorinus of Petovium written in the mid to late third century by the earliest exegete to write in Latin. Victorinus interpreted Revelation in millennialist terms, a mode of interpretation already evident in works by Irenaeus, as well as in modest allegorical terms. Caesarius of Arles wrote in the early sixth century and offered a thoroughgoing allegorical-ecclesial interpretation of the Apocalypse. Apringius of Beja in Portugal, writing in the mid sixth century, drew on Jerome's edition of Victorinus's commentary yet understood the seven seals christologically as the incarnation, birth, passion, death, resurrection, glory and kingdom. Bede the Venerable, who died in 735, is the last commentator to be included in this collection. Characteristically, he passes on commentary from earlier exegetes, here including that of Augustine, Gregory the Great, Victorinus, Tyconius and Primasius. William Weinrich renders a particular service to readers interested in ancient commentary on the Apocalypse by drawing together these significant Latin commentaries. The work of translating these texts was begun in preparing the volume on Revelation in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. We are indebted to William Weinrich for completing this work with his able and fresh translation and notes on these texts.