Periodical Reviews -- By: James F. Rand

Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 112:447 (Jul 1955)
Article: Periodical Reviews
Author: James F. Rand


Periodical Reviews

James F. Rand

Bailey, Faith Coxe, “Texas Grows a Giant Bible Class.” Moody Monthly, 55:10:17–19, 43–45, June, 1955.

Any pastor who is not convinced of the value of home Bible classes will be converted by the reading of this article and those who are already sold on the idea will find additional reasons for a vigorous program of weekly Bible classes meeting in the homes of their members attracting the saved and unsaved alike. The author details how the home Bible classes of the Scofield Memorial Church in Dallas, Texas, have grown from around 50 to 150 in the last few years. These classes are taught by men and women of the Soofield membership rather than by the ministers or professional staff of the church. Many pastors who have used this program elsewhere are convinced that this is one of the most effective ways of reaching the lost who do not respond to any kind of an appeal to come to church where they may hear the gospel. The statistics cited by Mrs. Bailey certainly bear this out: forty per cent of the new members received by Scofield Church in the past two years have come from these classes. This is a challenging article for all to read.

Goodman, Montague, “The Preeminence of Christ.” Moody Monthly, 55:8:24–26, April, 1955.

One of England’s noted Bible teachers begins a series of seven studies during which he intends to exalt the person of Christ from every facet. The first article gives abundant evidence that the reading of and meditation on these studies will do much to stimulate the devotional life of the believer.

Gordon Review, 1:1, February, 1955.

Members of the faculty of one of the outstanding Christian liberal arts colleges have begun a new quarterly designed to explore the implications of the Christian faith in a new area: that covered by the curriculum of a Christian liberal arts college. They plan to restrict their offerings to the liberal arts field and thus avoid any competition with any established theological quarterly. The first issue gives promise of a high standard of scholarship which will make this quarterly a distinct asset to Christian journalism. Two articles in particular are worthy of note: “Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament” by Roger Nicole, which was originally delivered at the Winter meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, and “The Scientist and the Universe” by Thomas H. Leith, instructor in the sciences at Gordon, which enters into the current discussion of the relationship of Christianity and science. Both are worthy of the time of the Christian scholar. It should be emphasized, by the way, that this is not an official publication of Gordon

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