he different
paragraphs. A picture of a Pauline church of a later date might be
compiled in the same way from the Pastoral Epistles.
136. The doctrine of the Holy Spirit was revealed "at sundry times and
in divers manners," and the complete doctrine is to be obtained by
uniting the representations of the various writers of Scripture. In
the New Testament there are four phases--1. In the Synoptical Gospels
the Holy Spirit is set forth in His influence on the human nature of
Christ; 2. in the Acts and Paul, as the power for founding the Church
and converting the world; 3. in Paul as the principle of the new life
of Christians; 4. in John as the Comforter.
138. Compare the irregularities of other periods of vast change,
_e.g._, the Reformation.
144. On the extent to which an authoritative ecclesiastical system is
given in the New Testament compare _Jus Divinum Presbyterii_ and
Hooker's _Ecclesiastical Polity_.
130. _Give the names of the principal games of ancient times, derived
from the places where they were held._
131. _Where are churches mentioned as meeting in the houses of
individuals?_
132. _Explain the words "barbarian," "Scythian," in Col. iii. 11._
135. _What modern divine endeavored to revive these phenomena, and
what is the name of the church he founded? What is the meaning of the
word "charism"? Were the tongues of Pentecost the same as those of 1
Corinthians? Give instances in which New Testament prophets did
predict future events._
CHAPTER IX
The criticism which seeks to disintegrate the New Testament writings
and set the apostles against one another is founded on a revival of the
claim of the Judaizers that their propaganda had the sanction of Peter
and the other original apostles. In a Handbook like this it is
impossible to discuss at any length the Tuebingen Theory. But some of
its points are silently met in the text; and the whole theory is
answered by an attempt to give a view of the course of the controversy
which covers all the facts. The distinction drawn in paragraphs 159
ff. between the central question in dispute and a subordinate aspect of
the controversy will be found to clear up many intricacies. Compare
Sorley's _Jewish Christians and Judaism_.
This chapter is full of references to passages in Acts and Galatians,
which pupils ought to be asked to produce.
CHAPTER X
Viewpoints for lessons on details omitted or only lightly referred to
in the
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