Periodical Reviews -- By: James F. Rand

Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 113:449 (Jan 1956)
Article: Periodical Reviews
Author: James F. Rand


Periodical Reviews

James F. Rand

Cross, Frank M., “The Dead Sea Scrolls,” Christian Century, 72:889–91, 920–22, 944–45, 968–71, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 1955.

Increased attention is being paid to the remarkable discoveries made by a group of Palestinian Arabs in 1947. Until recently, however, the discussion of these manuscripts and the evaluation of their contents had been confined to the professional journals. With the publication by New Yorker magazine last spring of a long, popularly-written article by Edmund Wilson, the general public has become aware for the first time of the importance of these archeological finds. It has remained for the Christian Century to present a semipopular series of articles which bear the weight of scholarship. The author is a member of the staff of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem as well as a faculty member of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. The need for such a series is summed up in the following statement: “…in America…only those professionally concerned have been aware that these finds are easily the most important of their kind in the history of archaeology, and that they promise a ‘cascade of revolutionary advances’ in many fields of Bible study.” The titles of the four articles indicate the scope of the series: “The scrolls from the Judean wilderness,” a historical summary bringing one up to date on the history and later developments of the find; “The Old Testament and the scrolls,” a presentation of their effect on the old Testament text; “The Essenes and their master,” “The Essenes and the New Testament,” an evaluation of the relationship of this sect and the scrolls. For the one who wishes to have a brief semipopular up to date account of this significant discovery, this series is to be recommended.

Hax, Theodore, “The Growing Cult of Mary Worship,” Eternity, 6:10:14–15, 38–40, October, 1955, and subsequent issues.

When this magazine recently announced the reprinting of an earlier series on Mariolatry, it received more than 25,000 requests above the number printed. Therefore, the decision was made to request Dr. Hax, pastor of the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, to write an entirely new series to present anew the basic material and to record the recent developments in this error of Rome. Already such subjects as “Is Mary the mother of God?” “Mary’s perpetual virginity,” “Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven,” and “The immaculate conception” have been covered in what promises to be a valuable series. The articles are well documented by references to Roman

Catholic writers and thus can b...

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