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LEHRE UND VVEHRE
MAGAZIN FUER Ev.-LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. VI April, 1935 No.4
CONTENTS
Page
Notes on Chiliasm. Th. Engelder •••••••••••••..••••••••• 241
1st die Variata synergistisch und majoristisch ~
F. E. Mayer .••••••••••••• 254
The Old Testament at Gettysburg. w. A. Maier. • • • • . • • • •• 267
Anklaenge an Schriftlehren in griechischen und latei-
nischen Klassikern. P. E. Kretzmann • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 276
Der Schriftgrund fuer die Lehre von der satisfactio vicaria.
P. E. Kretzmann • • • • • • • • •• 283
Entwuerfe zu Passionspredigten ...................... 286
Dispositionen ueber die altkirchliche Evangelienreihe. . . .. 289
Miscellanea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 303
Theological" Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches. . . .. 305
Book Review. - Literatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 311
Em Prediger muss nicht allem weideR.,
also dasa er die Schafe unterwelse, wle
aie rechte Christen sollen sein, sondern
auch daneben den Woelfen tDe~r"", dass
sie die Schafe nlcht angreifen und mit
falscher Lehre verfuehren und Irrtum ein·
tuehren. - LutMr.
E> ist kem Ding, das die Leute mehr
bei der Kirche behaelt denn die gute
Predlgt. - Apologi8, Arl.!f.
It the trumpet give an uncertain sound,
who shall prepare himself to the hattIe?
10or. 1J,8.
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rotrben, linb aefJn an bet .BalJf, untet ilJnen bie ~t3alJlung bon ber ~rro.edung
beiJ ~UnglingiJ au ~ain unb bie 0.l1eid)niffe bom reid)Clt WCann unb m~men 2aaarus
unb bon bem ungered)tClt !Ridj!et. SUUerbingiJ ift aud) !BotnlJaufet ttO~ feinet
tonf etbatiben i5teUung 3Ut i5dJrift nic!)t in allen iYaUen ein .Benge fUt bie aUe
~a~rlJeit. mon SUuslegungen, roo roit ntd)t mit ilJm ftimmen, alier cine anbere
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bililifd)e lJefJte, roeber bie bes ,SUrten steftamentiJ nod) bie bes ~euen, bot aUem
aliet nid)t bie ~~fu feluct", foetfd)tecfen juit. ~s afotbert barum aud) biefes
in bielet i;linfid)± auiJgeaeid)ne±e !Bud) jJtUfenbe lJefer. ~. SU r n b t.
at. Mark. (The Study Hour Series.) Introduction and notes by W. Gra-
ham Scroggie, D. D. Ha,rper and Brothers, New York and London.
285 pages, 4%X7. Price, $,1.25.
If a, person wishes to procure a book on St. Ma,rk which is, based on
wide rea.ding without making a grea.t display of learning and which, more-
over, is not losing sight of the pra,ctical a,pplica,tions, involved, he will
ha,rdly be disappointed if he purcha.ses this little volume. The doctrinal
point of view is· tha,t of the, Fundamentalists, which implies, both that th€'
work s,teers clear of nega.tive Bible criticism and that it more or less
espouses the specific doctrines of Reformed theology. The external make'-up
of the volume is so pleasing tha.t one enjoys picking it up and reading in it.
In the introduction the author says: "It is now an esta,blished fact that
Mark's illl the earliest ga.;pel and that it iSI the rna,in source of Ma,tthew
and Luke." Tha,t a big question-mark ought to be placed aside of thiS'
sta,tement is something he overlooks. As to the da,te of the composition
of this ga.;pel he holds that it was written between 40 and 56 A. D. In
312 Book Review. - S3iteratut.
general the introductory chapters are interes,ting and helpful. The method
the author follows is to print a, section of the gos,pel in heavy type and
then to add comments in ordinary print. The words, of Jesus are given
in italics. To give an idea of the nature of the comments, a few sentences
ma,y be quoted from page 28 referring to the baptism of Jesus: "In keeping
with the moral and spiritual significance of this ceremony, J esns was
immersed: He was baptized into (eis) and came up out of (ek) the Jordan.
This was no affusion or sprinkling. The Messiah's consecration to His
public ministry is marked by the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Him (10).
There never was a, time when He wa,s not 'filled with the Spirit,' and all
tha,t He ever had done was done by the Spirit; but now, on the eve of
His, ministry, He receives a special enduement and empowerment. The
Spirit is promised for service as well as for holiness, for work as well as
for character, and should be received for both. Tha,t He came upon Jesus
'as a, dove? points to tha,t sympathy and gentleness which cha;racterized
His ministry and should characterize ours also. We need the baptism of
the Spirit for life, the fulness of the Spirit for holiness, and the anointing
of the Spirit for se'rvice. Have you what you need?" This quotation
shows that the work has its commendable and objectionable fea,tures. The
last sentence (but one), it will be, noted, is lacking much in definiteness.
Wha,t is said about the manner of the baptism of Jesus is pure assumption.
The statement about the coming of the Spirit on our Lord, however, is in
keeping with Scripture-teaching. W. ARNDT.
A Common Faith. By John Dewey. Fourth Printing. The Yale Uni-
versity Press, New Haven. 87 pages, 5%X8%. Price, $1.50.
It is noteworthy that of the many books of its class published last year
hardly another received the almost sta,rtling applause that was accorded
Dr. Dewey'S A Common Faith. Dewey is professor of philosophy at Co-
lumbia, University and is rega,rded by many as the grea,test living American
philosopher. His literary productiveness is, i=ense; his clientele, inte'r-
na,tional. His practical monograph on religion wa,s so' ravenously read
tha,t within three months four printings became necessary. The ChriS'tian
Century hailed it as an "implicit outline of a noble religion." Harper's
acclaimed it as "the most thought-provoking book for liberal-minded Amer-
icans." The Book-of-the-Month Club News (Dorothy Canfield) declared
that "intelligent, thoughtful, troubled men and women will find comfort
and spiritual strength a,-plenty in this new book of our greatest American
philosopher." The Boston Transcript said of it: "Never before', it may
safely be said, were the factors constituting real religion more' illuminat-
ingly presented and more profoundly discussed." The Free'thought EDok
Club selected it as' their choice for Janua,ry, 19'35. Yet, after all, the
reviewer was sadly disappointed upon reading it, for it contains nothing
tha,t is new, nothing that intima,teSl tha,t here a, grea,t mind ha