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LEHRE UND WEHRE
MAGAZIN FUER Ev.-LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLy-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. V November, 1934 No. 11
CONTENTS
Die Theologie Karl Barths. w. Kemner ••••••••••••••••••
The Primitive Christians. E. G. Sibler •••••••••••••••••••
Die chronologische Reihenfolge der Weissagungen im Buche
Jeremias'. P. E. Kretzmann ••••••••..••••••••••••••••
Melanchthon and Luther's Translation of the New Testa-
Page
817
829
835
ment. H. O. Keinath. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 842
The Church Reform of Henry VITI a Product of the
Renaissance. Theo. Hoyer. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 847
Sermon Study on Reb. 10, 32-39. Th. Laetsch. • • • • • • • • • •• 854
Der Schriftgrund fuer die Lehre von der satisfactio vicaria .
• • • • • • • • • . . . • . . . . • . • • . . .. P. E. Kretzmann ••••••••••• 863
Sermons and Outlines ............................... 866
Miscellanea ........................................ 871
Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches .... 879
Book Review. - Literatur ........................... 889
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faacher Lehre verfuehren und Irrtum eln-
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who shall prepare b1meelf to the battle f
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PubUshed for the
Ev. Luth. Synod of lItissouri, Ohio, and Other States
OOJ!l'OOBDIA PU'BLISBING HOUSE, St. Louis, Mo.
Book Review. - 2ite1:lltu1:. 889
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nen, finb ent1lJeber giin3Hd) antibibHfd) ober mad)en bet fogenann!en llBiffenfd)aft,
bas ~ei!lt in biefem iraU bem Unglauben, gat bebenflid)e 3ugeftiinbniffe. ~s ge~
reid)t uns bal)e1: 3U gro!ler irreube, lffioUers "Cl:htlcitung" aur ~enntni!lna9me
unferer Befer au bringen. lffioUer ~at als Iffiotto fUr feine ,,~inleitung" bas m:lort
(,1;);. 3, 5 ge1lJiil)H, au bem cr bann ein befonbcres morl1Jor! gefd)rieben !Jat, 1IJ0rin
er bie @runbfiite, bon benen aus er fein mud) gefd)riclJen gat, tur3 bar1egt. m:lit
tefen ba: 1I~!l ift gerabeau als ein @runbfegter ber %1Jeologie an3ufe~en, baf; fie
aus falfd)er \RUdjiel)t aUf bie lJrofcme @efd)id)tsmiffenfd)aft, in bem berte~tten
~grgei3, bon biefer ag bOU angefegen au merben, ·aud) bie Ubergefd)id)md)~gefd)id)lb
Hd)en ®egenftiinbe in mijfenfd)aftftd)er, l;iftorifd)er :tItsfuffion nur immanent be~
l)anbclu roill ober menigitens unter ~bgrenaung bes bogmatifd)en (,I;[.ementes bon
bem l)iftorifd)en. :tIarauf !.Jat aber bie lJrofane llBifjenfcljaft feinerIei ~lnf\Jruclj;
bas ift 3uerft au fagcn. . .. (,I;s roiire bas aber aueI) 311Jeitens augfeid) loie ein
merrat an ber eigenen l5ad)e, cine merfeugnung iljres tiefften llBcfC11S. ~enn
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loortficljcr, ag bie lJrofane m:liffenfd)aft geneigt iit, bas frbergefd)icljtftd)e Iffioment
nid)t nut aU ignotieren, [onbern BU ueftreiten." >rIm I5djluf; biefeil mortuottS
lcfen lui! bas fdjone mefenntnts: ,,~as 9ceue %eftament fiif;t feinetlei 3roctfel,
bat bat ganse ~1te :leitament ®otles llBott ift. S)amit ift ~1te§ unb 91cnes
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anbets au Heinen a!S au getangeroacljfenen .!tinbernj immer auer ge~ort tebes
llBott bem mater BU, unb er gat fidj in tebes llBntt gefegt." 9JCBUer fett fid) mit
ben mueften ~rimern auseinanber unb Beigt in gan. meiftetgo·fter llBeife, mie
beren :tl)eorien nid)t nur f d)tiftroibrig, f oltbern aud) in ben meiften 5'iiffcn
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m.i. ~ t n b t.
Personality and the Fact of Christ. By Harold Paul Sloan. Cokes-
bury Press, Kashville, Tenn. 261 pages, 5Y2X7%. Price, $1.50.
Just as behaviorism and mechanism in Ilhilosophy, so also Modernism
seems to have had its day. There is now a decided swing of the pendulum
from the extreme left to positive Christianity in practically all denomina-
tions of our country, and Dr. Sloan's new volume proves that also in Liberal
Methodism conservative men are again raising their voices in the wilder-
ness of confusion and unbelief to assert and vindicate the general verities
of Christian truth which Modernists so blatantly cast overboard. Though
often couched in terms which many will not understand, Sloan's Personality
and the Pact of Christ is nevertheless a contribution to ap0'logetic litera-
ture. The auth0'r, a Methodist minister, now stati0'ned in Haddonfield,
N. J., has lectured on systematic theol0'gy at such sch0'ols as Temple Uni-
versity, Drew University, Garrett Biblical Institute, Princeton Theol0'g-
ical Seminary, and the Boston University School of Religion, aml his ex-
perience and learning serve him well in confuting Modernism. Of his
works the best-known are: Historic Christianity and the New Theology,
The Oh1'i.st of the Ages, and The Apostles' 01·eed. In the present volume
he treats and defends in modern terms and with constant reference to
modern philosophical and psych0'logial categories the old apologetic themes:
"vVhy God Became Man," "Christ's Own Testimony of His Deity and
Messiahship" ("His Self-Consciousness"); "The Finality of Christ's Re-
ligi0'n and Ethics" ("His Supernaturals"); "His Transforming Grace,"
"His Infinence ('Impact') upon the Centuries throngh the Church," "His
Changeless Glory." The author ably defends the reality of human sin and
guilt, of God's wrath and judgment upon sin, of Christ's deity and hnmanity
and redemption, and so forth. In positive theology his stand is that of
c0'nservative Methodism, so tha,t from the standpoint of the Bible his
presentation of the Christian doctrine is sometimes woefully inadequate
and 0'ften downright incorrect. Next to the first chapter, in which he
confronts mechanism and behaviorism with idealism, the chapters on "The
New Birth" and "The Trinity" come in for a large number of terms which
the average reader will not understand and which, to say the least, are
confusing, if not altogether wrong. The mysteries of conversion and the
Trinity d0' not yield themselves to illustration in the light of reason.
Here all the apologist can do is to state these doctrines in their Scriptural
Book Review. - mtetatut. 893
truth and to point out the unreasonableness of unbelief which rejects them.
The book in its entirety has apologetic value. The author has packed into
this small volume a mass of useful and up-to-date information. He is
acquainted with the present-day theological and religious movements both
in Europe and America and quotes the latest authorities. A spirit of deep
earnestness pervades all discussions. J. T. MUELLER.
Luther's German Bible. A Historical Presentation, together with a Col-
lection of Sources. 14 plates. By M. Rev" Professor of Theology,
Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. The Lutheran Book Concern,
Columbus, O. 1934. 226 pages (exclusive of the plates), 5 X 8.
Price, $4.00. Order from Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Having read with much pleasure and profit the distinguished con-
tribution of our esteemed colleague Dr. P. E. Kretzmann to the observance
of the four-hundredth anniversary of Luther's translation of the Bible into
German, we were given another thrill when the book of Dr. Reu on the
same subject reached us. These two works by no means cover exactly the
same ground, but one rather supplements the other. What characterizes
the present book, which is by far the larger of the two, is a very pains-
taking, thorough presentation of all the source mateyjal and of the opinions
of the great investigators in this field. While the author does not wish
to have people think that he rummaged libraries and archives in Europe
to unearth and publish data which hitherto were inaccessible, he asserts
that he acquainted himself with what has been written on the subject of
Luther's Bible and unites all the various bits of information in one com-
plete essay. A perusal will amply bear out the justice of this claim. The
author has studied the enormous amount of material which has been
gathered in recent years and has been submitted to the literary public in
learned monographs and especially in the Weimar edition of Luther's works;
and here he places it before us in fascinating form. The volume testifies
to his massive scholarship, indefatigable industry, and great literary skill.
The book consists of two parts, one containing the "historical presentation"
and the other the "source material." In the first part the author dis-
cusses, in six chapters, "The Bible in the Middle Ages," "Luther and the
Bible," "Luther's Translation of the New Testament," "Luther's Trans-
lation of the Old Testament," "The Complete Bible of 1534," "Luther's
Work on the Bible from 1534 until His Death," and, "The Distinctive
Characteristics of Luther's German Bible." The numerous notes, covering
seventy-six pages, contain the evidence for, or a further elucidation of,
the statements in the text. Many current notions as to the extent of
acquaintance with the Bible on the part of the clergy and the laity prior
to the Reformation are here corrected or modified. In discussing Luther's
great work, Dr. Reu speaks with warm admiration and kindling enthusiasm.
In the section of the book which submits source material, in the first
place, selections are brought from works that were published before Lu-
ther's Bible appeared. These extracts are followed by selections from
Luther's lectures on the Psalms, 1513-1515, from his lectures on Romans,
1515 and 1516, from his explanation of the seven Penitential Psalms, 1517,
from his lectures on Hebrews, and from his commentary on Galatians.
The third section of this part contains material illustrating Luther's first
attempts at Bible translation, selections from the September Testament of
894 Book Review. - \3itetntut.
1522 and the Bible of 1546, and selected prefaces. The fourteen plates are
a valuable addition to this great work. The book was originally written
in German. Friends of Dr. Reu translated it into English, Rev. J. C. Mattes
being responsible for the rendering of the historical account, Prof. S. Salz-
mann, assisted by Dr. Mattes and Rev. W. Hertel, for the translation of the
notes, Rev. Th. Tappert for the translation of the selections from Luther's
first lectures on i,he Psalms, and Rev. J. Doberstein for thc translation of
the other early lectures and expositions of Luther. As we are expressing
our gratitude for this jubilee offering, we wish to add the hope that the
work will find the many readers it deserves. W. ARNDT.
The Translated Bible, 1534-1934. Commemorating the Four-hun-
dredth Anniversary of the Translation of the Bible by Martin
Luther. The United Lutheran Publication House, Philadelphia, Pa.
222 pages, 5 X n~. Price, $1.00. Order from Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo.
A volume of essays dealing with the various translations of the Bible
and associate subjects. The chapter-heads give the best idea of the rich
and varied contents of the boole: 1. The Life of Luther. 2. Luther and
the Bible: Its Origin and Content. 3. The Original Bible-text. 4. Bible
Criticism. 5. Translations and Revisions. 6. The Early Versions. 7. The
Printing-press. 8. German Versions before 1534. 9. The September Tes-
tament, 1522. 10. The German Bible, 1534. 11. Luther, Prince of Trans-
lators. 12. German Versions since 1534. 13-19. The Bible in Danish,
Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Finnish, Slavic Languages, English. 20. The
Bible and Missions. 21. Bible Societies. 22. The Bible in a Thousand
Tongues. Two pages of bibliography and an index of six pages. It is
a remarkable compilation of interesting and useful information. Dr. Ralph
H. Long says in the introduction; "Much of the information contained in
these pages is of permanent reference value and will supply desired mate-
rial to pastors in preparation of special addresses and sermons on the
Bible and especially for the occasion of the celebration of the four-hun-
dredth anniversary of Luther's Bible. There is a wealth of material
available here, gathered from many sources, which makes The Translated
Bible a ready compendium of reliable and interesting data on Bible trans-
lations. As such it will have an abiding value to all Bible-lovers and
students who are interested in the subject. It is doubtful whether a similar
volume exists in the English language in which can be found the collection
and classification of so many facts concerning Bible translations. As such
it deserves a place in the library of all Protestant clergymen and interested
laymen." Printed on good paper, in a neat binding, the price is surpris-
ingly low. - Chapter 8 was written by Dr. Theodore Graebner, chapter 12
by Dr. P. E. Kretzmann. THEo. HOYER.
Luther Translates the Bible. A Four-hundredth Anniversary Brochure.
By O. M. N orlie. Published by Augsburg Publishing House, Min-
neapolis. 44 pages, 4X6l4. Price, 15 cts. Order from Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
Here is a little pamphlet which may well be used for mass distribution.
The text is condensed, but sufficient for the purpose of the anniversary, and
the author used more than a dozen fine illustrations, including one of
Book Review. - l.literatur. 895
Martin Luther in colors on the page facing the title-page. There is just
'one small change which might be suggested, on page 17; for the pre-Lu-
theran versions of the German Bible were not independent translations,
as might appcar from the text. There seems to have been only one trans-
lation into High German, which was changed and revised by various pub-
lishers or printers. It might have been advisable to say "had been pub-
lished in some High-German dialed." etc. But this one small point is
touched upon for the information of such pastors as may want to use
the booklet in preparing addresses. It would not affect the use of the
book by the average reader. - The same publishing house has also printed
the text of Luther's Small Catechism, in the translation prepared by an
intersynodical committee a few years ago. P. E. KRETZMANN .
.Keys to Conquest. By Gaston Foote. Fleming H. Revell Company, New
York. 95 pages, 7%,X5lA,. Price, $1.00.
The author is pastor of the San Jacinto Methodist Church of Amarillo,
Tex., and the eight addresses herewith presented contain some of his recent
remarks at youth rallies. We wonder whether the young people of our
country need this type of approach. When the author parallels the in-
exorable laws of God emblazoned on the heavens with airplanes that sky-
write "Lucky Strikes"; when he makes Jesus look down from the cross
and repeat - in hazy application - the words of a Vanderbilt University
football captain, "Boys, for My sake win the game"; when he misinterprets
the Eighth Psalm of man's greatness and throughout presents no clear-
'cut and emphatic picture of the sin-atoning Christ, we can hardly agrce
with the statement in the introduction written by a professor of homi-
letics at Yale University: "These vigorous chapters well deserve a wide
audience of young people." WALTER A. MAIER.
Talks to Young People. Thoughts on Conduct and Character. By
George A. ampullo, B. D. Fleming H. Revell Company, New York.
117 pages, 5 X 7%. Price, $1.25.
The pastor of Irving Square Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, "N. Y.,
here offers fourteen addresses which he delivered before his young people
on as many topics. The wording of the topics usually carries a special
appeal, such as "Seeing It Through," "The Weight of Sand," "Index Ex-
purgatorius," "Sixteen Looks at Sixty," "Choosing Your Life-work." The
author offers many striking and valuable points which the discriminating
leader of young people may use to good advantage. As in the case of
most books of this type, the specific Christian viewpoint must be added.
The price of the book is rather high, considering the size of the print and
the make-up of the book. The author is lax on the question of dancing
and refers to the "figurative" language of the Bib-Ie in speaking of the
devil. Such statements must of course be corrected_
P. E. KRETZ MANN.
Proceedings of the Third Convention of the Southern California
District of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.
1933.
Almost three pages of this report contain business matters and the rest,
pp. 3-27, the essay read by Prof. Th. Laetsch, "The Active Obedience of
896 Book Review. - 13itetatut.
Christ." Since "a, denial of the active obedience as an essential part in
the work of atonement deprives us of a source of sweetest comfort" and,
"losing sight of Christ's vicarious fulfilment of the Law, we are deprived
of a very essential portion of the comfort and consolation, the encourage-
ment and admonition to be found in Christ's redemptive work," every
pastor needs to include this article in his preaching and cannot, in study-
ing it, afford to pass over this exhaustive treatment of it. - The pamphlet
may be had at 15 cents from Rev. C. W. Berner, 427 W. 83d St., Los
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