Divine Revelation Explained and Vindicated

by Patrick Fairbairn

This volume, first published in 1866, contains the following

1. The historical character of revelation, particular in method and form, but universal in design and application (Patrick Fairbairn)
2. On the relation of the law, as given to Israel, to the mission and work of Christ (Robert Buchanan)
3. The moral law in its relation to Christian life (Henry Calderwood)
4. The Sabbath; the grounds of its obligation, and its proper place in relation to Christian life and duty (William Symington)
5. The revelation embodied in Scripture supernatural, as contradistinguished from the productions of merely human thought and genius (Alex. Macewen)
6. The revelation of God in scripture, viewed in respect both to theological science and to the proper use of creeds (Marcus Dods)

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 16, 2013

About the author

Rev. Patrick Fairbairn, D.D. (University of Edinburgh, 1826) was a minister and theologian of the Free Church of Scotland. He was Principal and Professor of Church History and Exegesis for the Free Church College from its 1856 founding until his death, and was Professor of Theology at the Free Church Theological College in Aberdeen from 1853.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very useful collection of lectures/essays by 19th century Scottish Presbyterian ministers from the Free Church, United Presbyterian, and Reformed Presbyterian denominations. While Marcus Dods's lecture contained much that was useful, his views concerning the utility of the Westminster Confession as a creed were, maybe in hindsight, perhaps indicative of a dangerous trend that led him to go off the rails later in his career.