Calvin's first catechism : a commentary : featuring Ford Lewis Battles' translation of the 1538 Catechism - Hesselink, I. John, 1928-; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. (Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 1997)
Calvin's Catechism of 1538 -- Commentary. 1. Introduction. 2. True Religion and the Knowledge of God (Secs. 1-3). 3. Excursus: The Authority of Scripture -- The Inner Witness of the Spirit. 4. Our Plight apart from God (Secs. 4-7). 5. The Law of God and the Shape of the Christian Life (Secs. 8-11, 17). 6. Excursus: Christian Freedom (Sec. 31). 7. Election and Predestination (Sec. 13). 8. Faith (Secs. 12, 14-21). 9. The Apostles' Creed (Sec 20): Part I: "I Believe in God" 10. The Apostles' Creed (Sec. 20): Part II: "And in Jesus Christ" 11. Prayer (Secs. 22-25). 12. The Sacraments (Secs. 26-29): Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 13. The Nature and Marks of the Church (Secs. 30, 32). 14. The Magistracy and Civil Government (Sec. 33). App. Calvin, Theologian of the Holy Spirit.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Calvin, Jean, -- 1509-1564.; Reformed Church -- Catechisms -- History and criticism; Reformed Church -- Catechisms -- English; Catechisms; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Catechisms