V. Books

Question 1

Greek NT

Answer 1

1516
Erasmus
technically the 2nd printed greek NT, but became known as the texts receptus used by most protestant translations like the KJV
Luther used the 2nd addition for his German translation
Tynadale used 2nd for the first English NT

Question 2

Ecclesiastical History

Answer 2

324
Eusebius, father of church history
History of early church up though Constantine Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 ad Bishops and heretics

Question 3

Summa Theologica

Answer 3

1274
Aquinas
Compendium of theological teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, an application of Aristolianism to Christianity

Question 4

Vulgate

Answer 4

405
Jermone
Latin translation of the Bible, widely used translation, official translation of the Bible in the Roman Catholic church in council of Trent

Question 5

Freedom of the Will

Answer 5

1754
Jonathan Edwards,
using Romans 9:16 as a defense of the Calvinist viewpoint of total depravity of the will and the need for God’s grace of salvation

Question 6

Cur Deus Homo

Answer 6

1098
St. Anselm of Canterbury,
Satisfaction view of the atonement as a payment of debt for satisfaction by punishment, as opposed to a ransom to Satan

Question 7

Pilgrim’s Progress

Answer 7

1678

John Bunyan’s protestant allegory

Question 8

The Fundamentals

Answer 8

1910-1915
Bible Institute of Los Angeles,
set of 90 essays in 12 volumes defending conservative protestant beliefs against various ism in the day, foundation for fundamentalism

Question 9

First Apology

Answer 9

150,
Justin Martyr,
defense of Christianity to Emperor Pius defending the Christian’s role as neither atheists or idolaters but as valuable parts of society

Question 10

Christianity & Liberalism

Answer 10

1923,
J. G. Machen,
critiqued Modernist Christianity as non-Christian false religion, the chief rival of Christianity

Question 11

Bondage of the Will

Answer 11

1525
Luther
Critique of Erasmus.
Sin incapacitates the will to ever choose good or saved oneself. Salvation must come from God the product of God unilaterally changing a person’s heart and turning them to good ends

Question 12

City of God

Answer 12

426 Augustine, a critique of Pagan Roman polytheistic religion and an exposition of the war between two cities throughout history—that the Earthly City ending in judgment and the city of God ending in glory

Question 13

Book of Martyrs

Answer 13

1563
Foxe
a detailing of martyrdom throughout Christendom, culminating in the martyrdom of Protestants as a polemic against Roman Catholicism

Question 14

Sentences

Answer 14

1150,
Peter Lombard’s
systematic theology textbook used throughout the Middle Ages

Question 15

Analogy of Religion

Answer 15

1736,
Joseph Butler,
argument against deist who claimed that nature contain perfection, pointing out that nature point to the greater probability of the orthodox Christian understanding of the world being true.

Question 16

Institutes of the Christian Religion

Answer 16

1536
Calvin
systematic theology of Reformed Protestantism,
outlining the knowledge of God, revelation of the Son, role of Holy Spirit, the church

Question 17

Lectures of Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers

Answer 17

1799
Schleiermacher
liberal, Romantic, enlightened assessment of religion as a subjective experience of feeling, not needing dogma, doctrine, or historical basis

In the 1800 less power brokers are Christian following the French Revolution In response to the pessimism of these new developments they started adding onto enlightenment reason and optimism and saying that in addition to reason you could use feeling, experience and history. Schilermancher represents feeling

Question 18

Thirty-ninth Festal Letter

Answer 18

367
Athanasius
Easter letter outlining the canon of the church, particularly calling the pseudepigrapha as helpful but non-canonical

Earliest reference to the present cannon of the NT Mentions the deuterocancial books as apogrpha

Question 19

Der Romerbrief

Answer 19

1919
Barth’s
dialectical, neo-orthodox commentary on Romans. Rejection of some liberal ideas but also evangelical principles of revelation in scripture and history

Dialectical theology—the difference and opposition between God and human beings

Question 20

First printed Bible

Answer 20

1455,
Johannes Gutenburg,
movement of the Bible towards the common people—setting in motion a revival of Biblical literacy which laid the groundwork for the reformation

Question 21

Didache

Answer 21

first century

manual on the Christian life—two ways (of life and death), the practice of the sacraments, coming of the Lord

Question 22

Shepherd of Hermas

Answer 22

150
by Hermas,
brother of Bishop of Rome, modeled after the Book of Revelation, centered on the story of a single man coming to faith and repentance