TY - BOOK AU - Luckock,Herbert Mortimer TI - Spiritual difficulties in the Bible and Prayer-Book: with helps to their solution SN - 079052984X AV - BS491 U1 - 220.6 PY - 1905/// CY - London, New York PB - Longmans, Green KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Theology KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - The Revelations concerning Angels not satisfied by any figurative interpretation -- The properties assigned to Angels in sacred history and ancient tradition -- Angels, though Innumerable, are a duly organized body -- Collective and Individual guardianship exercised by Angels -- The history of Jael's treachery -- The difficulty of ascribing the benediction on Jael to God -- The imprecations in the Psalms variously explained and vindicated -- A Jewish interpretation by Mendelssohn solves a great difficulty -- A fuller illustration of Mendelssohn's theory in Psalm CIX -- Elijah's well identified by scientific discovery -- Ecclesiastes, "The Sphinx of Jewish Literature" -- Our Lord's verdict on the adulterous Woman -- The value of "the lost piece of money" explained by a Custom prevalent among Jewish peasants -- An answer to the charge that the parable of "The unjust steward" countenances dishonesty -- The message to the Church of Laodicea, "I would thou wert Cold or Hot", generally misunderstood -- Christ exercised in His own Person the Chief functions of the Jewish Dispensation -- The transmission to the Apostles of the same functions -- The priestly function of absolving sinners transmitted with more solemnity than the others -- The rationale of the Sacramental System - to perpetuate Christ's presence in His Church -- The Plain and simple side of the Sacraments corresponds to Christ's humanity -- The mysterious side of the Sacraments represents Christ's Divinity -- The purpose of S. Paul's "Thorn in the flesh"-- A Physical infirmity, probably in the form of Oriental Ophthalmia -- The Spirit of Jewish Malediction reappearing in the New Testament, but in a greatly modified degree -- Threatened perils connected with proposed changes in reciting the Athanasian Creed -- Suggested relief for the consciences of those who feel that the Creed violates the Law of Charity -- The unpolularity of the commination service due to an inaccurate reading of its language -- Mistakes arising from the altered sense of words such as Damnation -- The fourth commandment in the highest Christian service -- The mystery of man in his triparitite nature -- The life of the faithful after death, a pogressive state of holiness -- In the enjoyment of continued fellowship -- In spiritual activity and restful labour -- The consummation of bliss in body, soul and spirit, after the resurrection; Microfiche; Evanston; American Theological Library Association; 1989; 1 microfiche. High reduction. Silver based film; (ATLA monograph preservation program ; ATLA fiche 1987-2984) ER -