The Biblical Repository And Classical Review - Softcover

Various Authors

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046136624X ISBN 13: 9780461366242

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

The Biblical Repository And Classical Review is a 1841 American scholarly periodical issue that gathers four long analytic essays on theology, biblical scholarship, Scottish church history, church education, and related controversies, followed by extensive critical notices. The four main essays address: 1) Nestorian Christians—describing their history, liturgy, leadership, literature, and missionary prospects; 2) Baptism: The Import of Baptism—arguing that the essential sense of Baptisma is purification rather than immersion in early usage; 3) The Ancient Commerce of Western Asia—surveying Tyre, Phoenician trade, and the rise of modern globalization; 4) Self-Cultivation—an introduction to self-improvement and moral formation as a religious and educational imperative. The issue reflects a North American Protestant scholarly discourse engaging with European biblical studies, Scottish ecclesiastical reform debates, and domestic debates about education and church authority. It blends missionary concerns, biblical philology, historical theology, rhetoric, and moral psychology, advocating careful exegesis, disciplined education, and a constructive, mission-oriented approach to religion, learning, and church life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046136624X
• ISBN 13: 9780461366242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 532