Kenneth A. Kitchen on Pentateuchal Criticism and Interpretation

The following booklet is now on-line in PDF on my new "Latest Material" page:

Kenneth A. Kitchen, Pentateuchal Criticism and Interpretation. Notes ofthree lectures given at the Annual Conference of the Theological Students' Fellowship, held at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire from December 27 to 31, 1965. Leicester: TSF, 1965. Pbk. pp.51.

My thanks to UCCF for their permission to reproduce what is probably a fairly rare document now.

Merrill C. Tenney on Reversals of New Testament Criticism

The following article is available in both iPaper and PDF:

Merrill C. Tenney, "Reversals of New Testament Criticism," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.353-367.

N.H. Ridderbos on Reversals of Old Testament Criticism

The following article is now on-line in both iPaper and PDF:

N.H. Ridderbos, "Reversals of Old Testament Criticism," Carl F.H. Henry, ed., Revelation and the Bible. Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959. pp.335-350.

Hitherto Unpublished Lecture by C.F.D. Moule - Jesus: Grounds for the Christian Estimate

A few weeks ago I was contacted by an Anglican minister from Wales with an enquiry about the rights to the works of the late Professor Charlie Moule. To cut a long story short (it is included in the article if you are interested), he had been sent a copy of the original text of a lecture given in Cambridge in 1968. After successfully tracking down the executor of the Moule estate I am now delighted to publish for the first time this fascinating piece of work:

C.F.D. Moule, Jesus: Grounds for the Christian Estimate. A lecture delivered at Cambridge University in the Lent term, 1968.

"Revelation and the Bible" to be placed online

Carl F.H. Henry, editor, Revelation and the Bible: Contemporary Evangelical Thought. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1958 / London: The Tyndale Press, 1959.

With the help of members of the Theology on the Web Facebook Group I have been able to contact the literary executor of the late Dr Carl F.H. Henry and I am delighted to be able to report that I have been granted permission to place the entire contents of this book on-line.

As you will see from the Table of Contents (below) all the articles look really interesting. I have added them to my long "to do" list, but would like to place one of them online straight away. I am therefore going to ask my readers to vote on which one they would most like to read by leaving a comment below. The closing date for suggestions is 12th April.

Table of Contents

Preface by Carl F.H. Henry, pp.7-10

Chapters:

1 G.C. Berkouwer - General and Special Divine Revelation, pp.11-24

2 Gordon H. Clark - Special Divine Revelation as Rational, pp.25-41
3 Paul K. Jewett - Special Revelation as Historical and Personal, pp.43-57
4 William J. Martin - Special Revelation as Objective, pp.59-72

5 N.B. Stonehouse - Special Revelation as Scriptural, pp.73-86
6 James I. Packer - Contemporary Views of Revelation, pp.87-104
7 Alan M. Stibbs - The Witness of Scripture to its Inspiration, pp.105-118
8 Pierre Ch. Marcel - Our Lord's Use of Scripture, pp.119-134
9 Roger Nicole - New Testament Use of the Old Testament, pp.135-151
10 Edward J. Young - The Canon of the Old Testament, pp.153-168
11 G. Douglas Young - The Apocrypha, pp.169-185
12 Herman Ridderbos - The Canon of the New Testament, pp.187-201
13 Geoffrey W. Bromiley - The Church Doctrine of Inspiration, pp.203-217
14 R.A. Finlayson - Contemporary Ideas of Inspiration, pp.219-234
15 Everett F. Harrison - The Phenomena of Scripture, pp.235-250
16 Bernard Ramm - The Evidence of Prophecy and Miracle, 251-263
17 J. Theodore Mueller - The Holy Spirit and the Scriptures, pp.265-281
18 Ernest F. Kevan - The Principles of Interpretation, pp.283-298
19 Donald J. Wiseman - Archaeological Confirmation of the Old Testament, pp.299-316
20 F.F. Bruce - Archaeological Confirmation of the New Testament, pp.317-331
21 N.H. Ridderbos - Reversals of Old Testament Criticism, pp.333-350
22 Merrill C. Tenney - Reversals of New Testament Criticism, pp.351-367
23 J. Norval Geldenhuys - Authority and the Bible, pp.369-386
24 Frank E. Gaebelein - The Unity of the Bible, pp.87-401

David Wenham's brief primer on the art and science of Source Criticism on-line

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

David Wenham, “Source Criticism,” I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.139-152.

David Wenham gives brief introduction to source criticism.

I. Howard Marshall on the Historical Criticism of the New Testament

The following article is now on-line in PDF:

I.H. Marshall, "Historical Criticism," I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.126-138.

Howard Marshall provides an introduction to historical criticism of the New Testament.

William Lane on Milestones in Markan Scholarship

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

William L. Lane, "From Historian to Theologian: Milestones in Markan Scholarship," Review & Expositor 75.4 (Fall 1978): 601-617.

William Lane (author of the Commentary on Mark in the New International Commentary on the New Testament series) provides a brief but helpful summary of the history of Markan interpretation.

Articles from the Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 1.1 on-line

The following articles are now available on-line in PDF:

Ned B. Stonehouse, "1957 Presidential Address: 'The Infallibility of Scripture and Evangelical Progress'," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 1.1 (Winter 1958): 9-13.

Ned Stonehouse lays out the importance of the doctrine of biblical infallilibity.

J. Barton Payne, "Paper from the 1957 Mid-Western Section: 'The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Liberal Exegesis'," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 1.1 (Winter 1958): 14-18.

Barton Payne uses examples from the book of Daniel to show how liberal theologians have needlessly rejected the Bible's historicity.

F.F. Bruce on Gospel Introduction (Part 1 of 3)

The following article is now available in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "Some Aspects of Gospel Introduction (Part 1)," The Evangelical Quarterly 14 (1942): 174-197.

Look out for part 2 next week.

Quotable quote:

In the fascination of tracking down the original oral and documentary sources of our Gospels, the student at times for­gets that each Gospel ought primarily to be studied for its own sake, and in the light of the distinctive purpose of each of the four Evangelists. Whereas the sources are largely hypothetical, the Gospels themselves in their present Greek dress are there before our eyes, each an individual literary work with its own characteristic viewpoint, which has in great measure controlled the choice and presentation of the subject-matter. In attempting to discover how they were composed, we must by all means beware of regarding them as mere scissors-and-paste compilations. [p.174]

Robert H. Stein on the Criteria for determining the authenticity of the sayings of Jesus

The following article from the Gospel Perpectives series Vol 1 is now available in PDF:

Robert H. Stein, "The 'Criteria' for Authenticity," R.T. France & David Wenham, eds., Gospel Perspectives, Vol. 1, Studies of History and Tradition in the Four Gospels. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1980. pp.225-263.

My thanks to Continuum Books and Professor Stein for their kind permission.

D.A. Carson on Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel

The following article is now available in PDF:

D.A. Carson, "Historical Tradition in the Fourth Gospel: After Dodd, What?" R.T. France & David Wenham, eds., Gospel Perspectives, Vol. 2: Studies of History and Tradition in the Four Gospels. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1981. pp.83-145.

My thanks to Professor Carson and Continuum Publishing for their kind permission.

Gospel Perspectives Vol 1 - Your chance to choose an article

The British Library have just supplied me with a copy of Gospel Perspectives, Vols 1: Studies of History and Tradition in the Four Gospels. R.T. France & David Wenham, eds. JSOT Press, 1980. Please vote for your favourite article by 21st December - remember to say why you think it is the best. The article by Rainer Riesner is not included below because it is in German.

F.F. Bruce, "The Trial of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel," pp.7-20.

Bruce Chilton, "Targumic Transmission and Dominical Tradition," pp.21-46.

Peter H. Davids, "The Gospels and Jewish Tradition: Twenty Years After Gerhardsson," pp.75-100.

R.T. France, "Mark and the Teaching of Jesus," pp.101-137.

Sydney H.T. Page, "The Authenticity of the Ransom Logion (Mark 10:45b)," pp.137-162.

Phillip Barton Payne, "The Authenticity of the Parable of the Sower and its Interpretation," pp.163-208.

Robert H. Stein, "The 'Criteria' For Authenticity," pp.225-263.

Thanks in advance for your input.