Gervais Angel on A Positive Approach to the Gospels

Thanks to the kind permission of the author the following monograph is now available on-line in PDF:

Gervais Angel, A Positive Approach to the Gospels. Leicester: Religious & Theological Students Fellowship, n.d.. Pbk. ISBN: 1870137051. pp.24.

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David Smith on Marx and Jesus in a Post-communist World

Thanks to the kind permission of the author the following monograph is now available on-line in PDF:

David Smith, Marx and Jesus in a Post-communist World. Leicester: Religious & Theological Studies Fellowship, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 1870137140. pp.33.

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Peter Balla's article "Is the Law Abolished According to Eph. 2:15?" and more

Thanks tot he kind permission of Dr Peter Balla the following articles are now available on-line in PDF:


Peter Balla, "Is the Law Abolished According to Eph. 2:15," European Journal of Theology 3.1 (1994): 9-16.

Peter Balla, "Does Acts 2:36 Represent an Adoptionist Christology?" European Journal of Theology 5.2 (1996): 137-142.

Peter Balla, "Did All the First Christians Have to Leave Their Parents," European Journal of Theology 7.2 (1998): 101-112.

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F.F. Bruce on Paul and the Mind of Christ

The following rare monograph is now available on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, Paul and the Mind of Christ. Leicester: Religious & Theological Students Fellowship, 1982. Pbk. pp.43.

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Mainstream (Baptists for Life and Growth) Newsletter Now On-line

The newsletter "Mainstream (Baptists for Life and Growth / A Word & Spirit Network)" [1979-2001] can now be accessed here:

http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/articles_mainstream_01.php

My thanks to Judy Powles for the loan of the Spurgeon's College library set and to Rev Stephen Rand (the current editor) for his permission to place the series on-line. Issues 47-49 will be added as copies become available for scanning.



This is a valuable addition to the sites growing collection sources relating to UK (and Baptist) church history.

Steve Walton on What the 'Acts of the Apostles' is all about

With thanks again to Steve Walton for his kind permission, the following article is now on-line in PDF:

Steve Walton, "The Acts - of God? What is the 'Acts of the Apostles' all about?" The Evangelical Quarterly 80.4 (October 2008): 291-306.

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Steve Walton on "Primitive communism in Acts?"

With my thanks to Dr Walton for his kind permission, the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Steve Walton, "Primitive communism in Acts? Does Acts present the community of goods (2:44-45; 4:32-35) as mistaken?" The Evangelical Quarterly 80.2 (April 2008): 99-111.

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R.T. France Dies aged 83

Richard T. France (1928-2012)

I learned somewhat belatedly yesterday of the death R.T. France - see his obituary in The Telegraph. I corresponded with Dr France several times over the last ten years and he always seemed surprised that anyone would still find his older works of any use. I think he was mistaken in this:



R.T. France, "Inerrancy and New Testament Exegesis," Themelios 1.1 (1975): 12-18. Download here.

R.T. France, "Exegesis in Practice: Two Examples," I. Howard Marshall, ed., New Testament Interpretation: Essays on Principles and Methods, 1977. Carlisle: The Paternoster Press, revised 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644241. pp.252-281. Download here.

Richard T. France, "The Worship of Jesus (Laing Lecture for 1980)," Vox Evangelica 12 (1981): 19-33. Download here.

R.T. France, "Chronological Aspects of 'Gospel Harmony'," Vox Evangelica 16 (1986): 33-60. Download here.

Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society now on-line

I am now able to tell you all about the project I have been working since the beginning of January. The Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, which will be of great interest to anyone studying the Wesleys, Methodism and modern Church History are now available in PDF for free open access from Volume 1 (1897) to Volume 55 (2006) here. They complement the Tranactions of the Baptist Historical Society / Baptist Quarterly digitised and uploaded to the site last year.

I currently have two more major digitisation projects in hand, for which I am awaiting official permission to proceed. It looks like being a very busy year.

Foundations Journal now on-line

Foundations, formerly the Journal of the British Evangelical Council, is now on-line in PDF format. Affinity (the new name for the B.E.C.) host the journal on their website. It was great to work with Matthew Evans from Affinity to digitise this series. I would also like to thank the librarians of Redcliffe College and Spurgeon's College for their kind assistance in providing original copies for scanning..

Rob van Houwelingen on Riddles Around the Letter to the Hebrews

Thanks to the kind permission of the author and the editor of Fides Reformata the following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Rob van Houwelingen, "Riddles Around the Letter to the Hebrews," Fides Reformata 16.2 (2011): 151-162.

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Arthur Skevington Wood on Martin Luther, Doctor of Sacred Scripture

Thanks to the kind permission of Paternoster Press the following book is now available on-line:

Arthur Skevington Wood, Captive to the Word. Martin Luther, Doctor of Sacred Scripture. Exeter: The Paternoster Press. 1969. Hbk. ISBN: 0853640874. pp.192.

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I would like to contact Rev Dr Wood's literary executor - if you know who that might be, please contact me.

I was able to buy this book to scan because of a donation I received from a supporter. If you would like to be part of this work, please click here to find out how.