Christology and Criticism

Benjamin B. Warfield — Christology and Criticism, volume III of his works (New York and London: Oxford University Press, 1929). Published in 1929, it is in the public domain in the United States; the committee’s prefatory note and the other editorial matter of the volume may still be in copyright elsewhere.

Warfield’s historico-critical articles on the person and work of Christ: the divine Messiah in the Old Testament, the people’s misconception of Jesus and the charge of blasphemy, Jesus’ alleged confession of sin, the article on Jesus Christ, Schmiedel’s “pillar-passages”, the “two natures” and recent christological speculation, “Christless Christianity” (against Drews), the twentieth-century Christ, the essence of Christianity and the cross, and an appendix on the supernatural birth of Jesus.

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Contents (12)

1. Prefatory Note
2. I. The Divine Messiah in the Old Testament
3. II. Misconception of Jesus, and Blasphemy of the Son of Man
4. III. Jesus’ Alleged Confession of Sin
5. IV. Jesus Christ
6. V. Concerning Schmiedel’s “Pillar-Passages”
7. VI. The “Two Natures” and Recent Christological Speculation
8. VII. Christless Christianity
9. VIII. The Twentieth-Century Christ
10. IX. The Essence of Christianity and the Cross of Christ
11. X. Appendix: The Supernatural Birth of Jesus
12. List of Other Articles on Christology