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Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek. Additional Notes. by Swete, Henry Barclay (1835-1917)
CHAPTER V. INFLUENCE OF THE LXX. ON CHRISTIAN BIBLICAL LITERATURE. 1. THE Church inherited from the Hellenistic Synagogue an entire confidence in the work of the Alexandrian translators.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Volume I by Smith, George Adam (1856-1942)
CHAPTER V THE BOOK OF AMOS The genuineness of the bulk of the Book of Amos is not doubted by any critic. The only passages suspected as interpolations are the three references to Judah, the three famous outbreaks in praise of the might of Jehovah the Creator, the final prospect of a hope that does not gleam in any other part of the book,…
Expositor's Bible: The General Epistles of St. James and St. Jude by Plummer, Alfred
CHAPTER XI. THE INIQUITY OF RESPECTING THE RICH AND DESPISING THE POOR. THE SOLIDARITY OF THE DIVINE LAW. "Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to them that love Him? But ye have dishonoured the poor man.
Lord Teach Us To Pray by Whyte, Alexander (1836-1921)
III THE HEART OF MAN AND THE HEART OF GOD “Lord, teach us to pray.”—Luke xi. 1. “Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.”—Ps.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Volume II by Dods, Marcus (1834-1909)
XI. THE BEQUEST OF PEACE. “Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto Him, Lord, what is come to pass that Thou wilt manifest Thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My word: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Short History of England by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936)
XVII THE RETURN OF THE BARBARIAN The only way to write a popular history, as we have already remarked, would be to write it backwards. It would be to take common objects of our own street and tell the tale of how each of them came to be in the street at all.
Sermons on Several Occasions by Wesley, John (1703-1791)
Sermon 136 [text from the 1872 edition] On Corrupting the Word Of God Preached about the year 1728 “We are not as many, who corrupt the word of God: But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” 2 Cor.
ANF02. Fathers of the Second Century: Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, and Clement of Alexandria (Entire) by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Stromata, or Miscellanies by Clement of Alexandria (c.150-c.215)
Greek philosophy the recreation of the Gnostic. Now our Gnostic always occupies himself with the things of highest importance.…
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
Epistle to the Philippians by Polycarp, St. (c.69-c.155)
Introductory Note to the Epistle Concerning the Martyrdom of Polycarp Internal evidence goes far to establish the credit which Eusebius lends to this specimen of the martyrologies,…
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 63: 1917 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"The Lord has appeared of old unto me, saying, Yes, Ihave loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, with loving kindness have I drawn you." Jeremiah 31:3. From the context it is clear that this passage primarily refers to God's ancient people, the natural descendants of Abraham.