Christ, The Bread of Life: The Payton Lectures (First Edition)

Inscribed on the front flyleaf by author William Childs Robinson. The Payton Lectures are Fuller Theological Seminary's oldest and most prestigious visiting lectureship. Fuller Seminary opened in 1947. The lectures began in 1948?1949 and are named for John E. and Eliza Payton, parents of Grace Payton Fuller, wife of radio evangelist and seminary founder Charles E. Fuller. The lectures bring a distinguished scholar from outside Fuller?s regular faculty to give a short series of divinity lectures on a theme of theological or ecclesial importance, hosted by the School of Theology.In this set of lectures, William Childs Robinson presents Jesus not as one more religious teacher or miracle-worker, but as the living Bread the Father gives from heaven. Physical bread and the wilderness manna sustain only for a time; Christ Himself is the food that gives eternal life. Coming to Him and believing in Him is how one ?eats? this bread and never hungers or thirsts spiritually. ?Dr. Robbie? was professor of church history and polity at Columbia Theological Seminary from 1926 until his retirement. A Southern Presbyterian and firm Calvinist in the Old Princeton / Old Columbia line, he spent his career defending Reformation doctrine (sovereign God, infallible Scripture, the deity of Christ, justification by faith) as his denomination drifted toward liberalism. His students included D. James Kennedy, Morton H. Smith, and other early leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America. The lectures were later transcribed from his handwritten notes.PROVENANCE: This book is from the library of Calvin Thielman, pastor for over thirty years to Billy Graham and his family. His personal library stamp is directly beneath the inscription of the author, and to whom this copy is inscribed.ABOUT THIS COPY: This first edition is bound in black textured cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine. Contents include six lectures: "Immanuel: The Clue to Life's Meaning", "The Saviour of Sinners", "The Lord of All", "God Incarnate for Suffering Men", "The Word Became Flesh", and "The Shepherd and His Flock". 190 pp. Dust jacket is a clay, sky blue with dark red lettering. CONDITION: Book condition is G. Mild external wear. Hinges are strong and the binding is sound. There are TWO leaves MISSING, containing pages 19 and 20 and pages 113 and 114. Some occasional underlining and annotation. Dust jacket is VG- with wear and shipping along the extremities with one spot repaired at the foredge with tape -- yet it is not price clipped. A good copy with a special provenance. Full refund if not satisfied.…