Visit LatinPerDiem as David Noe, Associate Professor of Classics at Calvin College, offers “daily Latin lessons in about four minutes, drawn from 2300 years of the corpus.” Recently they have added a series of lessons on the Latin translation of the Westminster Shorter Catechism.
Here is the first video in the series, for your enjoyment and edification:
Issued on 24 June 1643 and appearing in print two days later, Parliament’s order for the assembly to meet on July 1 must have imposed considerable hardships for many members living outside London given the time needed for travel and to make arrangements for what would likely be an extended absence. But few, if any,…
This resource is an invaluable tool for scholars brushing up on their Latin and those just learning. Clearly presented by Dr. David Noe, these 4 minute explanations of the Latin text of the catechism will continue to appear each week as Dr. Noe begins the catechism’s next section of questions pertaining to man’s duty to…
A new work from Reformation Heritage Books and the “Studies on the Westminster Assembly” Series. “Antinomianism was the primary theological concern addressed by the Westminster Assembly. Yet until now, no monograph has taken up the specific concerns related to antinomianism and the famous assembly. In Christ and the Law, Whitney G. Gamble sketches the rise…
The Westminster Assembly Project is teaming up with Prof. David Noe of Calvin College to create the Westminster Assembly Texts and Translations series. Scholars in the field will know Dr Noe for his work with Latin texts by Beza, Calvin, Junius, and Perkins. Dr Noe also serves as a volume editor and translator in the…
In this new addition to the Studies on the Westminster Assembly Series, “Youngchun Cho investigates the theology of Anthony Tuckney, an overlooked yet highly influential member of the Westminster Assembly. After a brief biography and an evaluation of Tuckney’s use of Scripture and reason, Cho shows how he related union with Christ to the doctrine…
God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643–1653, by Chad Van Dixhoorn, is a new title from the “Studies on the Westminster Assembly” series published by Reformation Heritage Books. J.I. Packer, in reviewing the work, writes, “Every policy-making discussion acquires frequent speakers grinding their axes. Dr. Van Dixhoorn’s pioneering study takes…