The Lord of Glory : A Study of the Designations of Our Lord in the New Testament with Especial Refer

by B.B. Warfield

a study of the designations of our lord in the new testament

Genres: Theology, Christian, Christianity

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1907

About the author

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (usually known as B. B. Warfield) was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. Some conservative Presbyterians consider him to be the last of the great Princeton theologians before the split in 1929 that formed Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

(Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Philip Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

"These are the alternatives [regarding Jesus]: grossly deceiving; grossly deceived; or else neither deceiving nor deceived, but speaking words of soberness and truth."

"Let it suffice to observe that at bottom [the designations of Christ in the NT] seem to be charged with three specific convictions on the part of the Christian community, to which they give endlessly repeated and endlessly varied expression. Christ is the Messiah; Christ is our Redeemer; Christ is God: these are the great asseverations which are especially embodied in them. All three are already summed up in the angelic announcement which was made to the shepherds at His birth: "I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David the Saviour, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11).

Soul stirring survey of the labels attributed to Jesus by the NT writers and by Christ himself. He clearly believed himself to be God, as did his followers. I read through this, but I think honestly wonder if it would work better as a reference book—every page has content worth spending a lot of time thinking through and making connections about. Highly recommended.

[Johns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Profound insight into the many references to the glory of our eternally-divine Savior, Jesus Christ, as revealed in Holy Scripture. The author, B. B. Warfield, knew his Scriptures well both in their original languages and the then-modern English translations. You'll want to also thumb through your Bible as you work through this immensely satisfying book.

You'll need to lace up your boots and prepare for serious work as you read this classic volume. But . . . it's eminently worth the effort! The voluminous footnotes are a seminary course in themselves.

Professor Warfield used his considerable intellectual abilities to write this book which I believe was originally published in 1909. (My copy is a reprint published in 1955.) It must have been stewing in his fecund mind for some time as a definitive response to the nonsense of the heretical movement known in the late 19th century as, Higher Criticism. One of the much-heralded yet ridiculous tenant of said heresy was a denial of the divinity of Jesus Christ. The author of this book lays that error to rest with sound and convincing Scriptural evidence.

(Personal note: B. B. Warfield was one of my grandfather's favorite professors whilst the latter was a student at Princeton Seminary in New Jersey from 1912 to 1914.)

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

A more detailed study specifically of New Testament Christology refuting the false presuppositions of liberal scholars concerning the deity of Christ. Warfield spends about half the book going in detail through the Christology of the Gospels explaining all of the titles of Christ i.e. Son of Man, Son of God, lamb of God, etc. This book requires some knowledge of Greek to follow the train of thought for all of Warfield’s arguments, whereas James White transliterates Greek and Hebrew in The Forgotten Trinity, so the intended audience for this book is more for pastors and students who have studied Greek and Hebrew than laypeople.

[Adam Kareus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic. If you want a study of the names and titles of Jesus through the New Testament this is a great place to start. It can be seen from the names and titles used for Jesus that the early church was clear on his divinity and person.