A Compendium Of Rudiments In Theology - Softcover

Rev. J. B. Smith, B.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461455749 ISBN 13: 9780461455748

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

A Compendium Of Rudiments In Theology: Containing A Digest Of Bishop Butler's Analogy, An Epitome Of Dean Graves On The Pentateuch, And An Analysis Of Bishop Newton On The Prophecies” by Rev. J. B. Smith. This concise, student-friendly digest serves as Part 1 of a four-part volume, presenting an abridged selection of ideas from Butler’s Analogy, Graves on the Pentateuch, and Newton’s prophecies for classroom use. The 1836 volume includes a dedication to a clergyman, a prefatory note by the editor, and a contents list, before introducing the opening sections of Butler’s Analogy. It foregrounds methodological themes such as probabilistic reasoning, analogical evidence, and the unity of natural and revealed religion, and it outlines major topics including the future life, the moral governance of God, free will and virtue, religious progress, and the evidences for Christianity (miracles, prophecies, Epistles of Paul) along with a discussion of objections to revelation. The work identifies key authorities (Butler, Graves, Newton) and a dedicatory audience (Rev. Joseph Coltman) and frames its aim as guiding students to engage with canonical sources rather than replacing them. It also signals that subsequent parts will treat the Pentateuch and prophetic literature, culminating in a broad defense of Christian theology through natural and revealed sources.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461455749
• ISBN 13: 9780461455748
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648