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Calvin's first catechism : a commentary : featuring Ford Lewis Battles' translation of the 1538 Catechism / I. John Hesselink.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Columbia series in Reformed theologyPublication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 1997.Description: x, 244 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 066422055X
  • 9780664220556
Contained works:
  • Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564. Instruction et confession de foy. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • ARCH YNDC 230.42 H587C  21
LOC classification:
  • BX9429.G4 H47 1997
  • BX9429.G4 H47 1997
Contents:
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.
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Archives Archives SAIACS Archives Room Yandell Collection ARCH YNDC 230.42 H587C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 065165

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

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