Warf: Scripture and Worship

This volume was sponsored by WTS in Philadelphia. and the volume contains two essays by the two authors at the seminary's 75th anniversary in 2004. Each deals with an aspect of the work of the Westminster Assembly (1643-1648). The first essay,""""Scripture and the Westminster Confession,"""" is by Richard A. Muller, makes a detailed study of the WCF doctrine of Scripture, found in the first chapter. He is particularly interested in the method of interpretation of Scripture that led to the statements in the Confession. Muller studies the interpretative lens of the Confession as referenced in the proof texts and compares this with the exegetical tradition of earlier Reformed theologians and exegetes, while carefully comparing it to the English Annotations, a study Bible published and revised before the Assembly met. His essay is reproduced and organized around famous expressions found in the Confessions wording like """"the whole counsel of God"""",""""inspired by God - pure in all ages"""" and the famous """"either expressly set down . . . or by good and necessary consequence"""". The second essay,""""The Directory for Public Worship,"""" is by Rowland S. Ward, a Presbyterian retired scholar and pastor in Australia. Ward does an excellent job providing a running commentary on the Directory and in explaining the meaning and background of many of its phrases and expressions that may escape even a careful reading. Well worth a look!