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Theological Essays

Theological Essays

by Benjamin Jowett

Benjamin Jowett (1817–1893) was an English classical scholar and master of Balliol College, Oxford, for over twenty years. Famous as a translator of Plato and Thucydides and as a reformer of Oxford, he was also an ordained clergyman whose theological essays sought to restate Christian belief for the modern mind. Our library holds his commentaries on Paul's epistles and several volumes of his sermons and theological essays.

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First published
1906
Category
Theology
Length
87k words · about 6 hours
Chapters
17

About this book

A posthumous collection of theological essays by Benjamin Jowett, the influential Oxford scholar and Master of Balliol College, published in 1906. The essays range across biblical interpretation, doctrine, and the relation of faith to modern thought. They preserve the voice of one of Victorian England's most widely read religious thinkers.

Contents

  1. Dedication.
  2. Preface.
  3. Introduction.
  4. Essay on the Character of St. Paul.
  5. From an Essay on St. Paul and the Twelve. 🔒
  6. On Conversion and Changes of Character. 🔒
  7. Essay on Casuistry. 🔒
  8. Essay on Natural Religion. · § 1. 🔒
  9. Essay on Natural Religion. · § 2. 🔒
  10. Essay on Natural Religion. · § 3. 🔒
  11. Essay on Natural Religion. · § 4. 🔒
  12. Essay on Natural Religion. · § 5. 🔒
  13. Essay on Righteousness by Faith. 🔒
  14. Essay on Atonement and Satisfaction. · Part 1 🔒
  15. Essay on Atonement and Satisfaction. · § 1. 🔒
  16. Essay on Atonement and Satisfaction. · § 2. 🔒
  17. Essay on Atonement and Satisfaction. · § 3. 🔒

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