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'Interpreter's Bible' Covers 4 Old Testament Books

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Judge Kaufman to Address
Center Speakers Club

Judge Nathan J. Kaufman, of
Dr. Hopper describes how Juvenile Court, will analyze
life and what a man' in the evaluation of the First
The fifth volume of "The In- regarding life
Isaiah, and the authors link the Jeremiah "wrests his proclama- juvenile delinquency problems
terpreter's Bible," the commen- might gain from life."
tary which is being published
"The Interpreter's Bible" is, great Hebrew prophet's teach- tion of hope
. ." The people at a meeting of the Speakers
in 12 volumes by Abingdon understandably, written from ings with Christ and the Chris- have heard the cry of panic and Club at 9 p.m., Saturday, in the
Davison Jewish Center. A ques-
Press, Nashville 2, Tenn., adds the Christian point of view. tian gospels.
terror; they shall one day join tion period will follow.
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rich chapter to the great work It is worth noting, therefore,
undertaken by some of the that Prof. Rankin, in a note
The Christological approach in hymns of praise. Their houses
20—Detroit Jewish News
country's most eminent Chris- on "Ecclesiastes and Chris- is even more pronounced in the and dwellings have been de-
Friday, March 2, 1956
tian authorities on the Bible.
tian. Faith," states: "There is Expositions of the Second stroyed; .Yahweh will restore
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, generally no suggestion of re- Isaiah. But the historical analy- them." But here, too, the Chris-
Masonic Auditorium
Isaiah and Jeremiah are includ- demption in Christian litera- ses remain valuable for all stu- tian scholar says that Jeremiah's
4
Perfs. March 16 - 18
principle
comes
nearer
to
New
ed in the fifth volume. The King ture, as Christian literature dents of religion and even for
defines it."
James and the revised standard
the Jewish reader who must Testament realization. That be-
versions of Bible translations
In the Exegesis, references to reject many of the conclusions. gins to sound like religious bias.
are used in this, as in the pre- Ecclesiastes are linked with Israel remains Yahweh's Wit-
Recognizing the Christologi-
vious books.
quotations from Old and New ness. Dr. Muilenburg states that cal factors, students of religion
Prof. 0. S. Rankin, of the Testament books. Prof. Atkins the Second Isaiah "does justice and of both Testaments will find
University of Edinburgh, is the expressed the view that "the to Israel's peculiar task to praise "The Interpreter's Bible' emi- Mar. 16 (Eve.)—Les Sylphides, Dim
author of the special Exegesis final verses are apparently an God, to glorify him, to give nently deserving of study for an Luster, Princess Aurora; Mar. 17
(Mat.)—Pas de Quatre or Designs
article on Ecclesiastes, and the epilogue written later by an- thanks to him for his great understanding of the Christian with
Strings, Billy the Kid; Aurora;
Exposition of that book is by other to facilitate the inclusion mercies, and to sing songs of viewpoints—provided they take Mar. 17 (Eve.)—Theme and Varia-
Jardin aux Lilas, Don 'Quixote,
Prof. Galius Glenn Atkins, of of the book into the Hebrew gladness and rejoicing." But into consideration also the inter- tions;
Les Patineurs; Mar.. 18 (Mat.)—Gis-
Auburn Theological Seminary. canon, or to appraise its final then' comes the injection of the pretations of Dr. Robert Gordis, selle, Interplay. Tickets: $1.65, $2.20,
Messiah idea from the Christian Dr. Solomon Freehof, Dr. Julian $2.75, $3.10, $3.85, at
The Song of Songs special ar- values."
point of view.
Morgenstern, and the other GRINNELL'S, MASONIC TEMPLE
ticles are by Prof. Theophile J.
There are references to Zion's noted Jewish scholars who have Mail Orders to Masonic Auditorium,
Meek, of the University of To-
About the place of "The Song
Self-Addressed, Stamped En-
ronto; the Rev. Hugh Thomson of Songs" in the Canon, Dr. restoration, and most often all written commentaries on our Encl.
velope.
Kerr, of Pittsburgh; Prof. Hugh Meek makes the point that "in revelations are linked to the Bible.
Thomson Kerr, Jr., of Princeton most synagogues . . . outside of New Testament. Isaiah's pro-
'Theological Seminary.
North Poland and Lithuania, it is phecies about "Zion's children"
MASONIC AUDITORIUM — WED., MARCH 14 — 8;20 P.M.
The Book of Isaiah is dis- not read publicly but by each in- are transformed into Christian
cussed in two sections, subdi- dividual privately in connection revelations.
* * *
vided into Chapters 1-39 and with the Passover celebration.
World's Greatest Pianist
Chapters 40-66, by the follow- It was doubtless this practice
The life and message of Jere-
Tickets: $1.10, $1.65, $2,20, $2.75, $3.30, at GRINNELL'S, MASONIC
ing: Prof. R. B. Y. Scott, of that Theodore of Mopsuestia miah is interestingly traced and
TEMPLE—Mail Orders to Masonic Auditorium. Encl. Self-Adresed,
Stamped Envelope.
McGill University; Dr. G. G. D. (360-429) had in mind when he is historically analyzed in rela-
Kilpatrick, of Montreal; Prof. said that the book was not read tion to other Prophets and
James Muilenberg, of Union publicly in his day by either Kings in Israel. Jeremiah's
Edith Freeman presents NEW YORK
I /
Theological Seminar y, New Jew or Christian."
personality is described as that
York; Prof. Henry Sloane Cof-
Dr. Kerr had died before he. of "the most subjective of the
fee, of Union Theological Semi- had completed his commentary, prophets." His life, Prof. Hyatt
nary.
and his son took over where writes, "shows one important
Prof. - James Philip Hyatt, of the father left off. The Song is aspect of Hebrew prophecy: as
Performers of Medieval, Renaissance, Barouque Music
Vanderbilt University, and
FRIDAY, MARCH 16-8:30 P.M. -
viewed "as a symbol of God's a messenger of God to the
Prof. Stanley Romaine Hopper,
iNN
Tickets at Grinners, $3.50, $2.50
love," but Dr. Kerr's Exposition people of his time, the prophet
Mail Orders: E. Freeman,
of Drew University, are the
was
not
a
mechanical
puppet,
1810 Wellesley Drive, Detroit 3.
scholars who contribute the adds: "Jewish and Christian in- but a strong individual."
Exegesis and Exposition on the terpreters from the 'beginning
have assumed that it has to do
Book of Jeremiah.
•
Explanatory maps illustrate with more than physical love,
but even the most farfetched
the discussions on Isaiah and
allegory cannot avoid the sexual
Jeremiah and contribute to-
is better sure-
wards an understanding of geo- symbolism, and it
graphic positions of Israel in the ly to begin by acknowledging
the fact that sex is inescapable
two eras.
in any view of the Song." -
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There is lengthy discussion of
With reference to Ecclesiastes
(Koheleth), Prof. Rankin makes the Christian view of The Song,
the interesting point that "his and the viewpoint of Dr. Kerr,
secular world outlook is more supplemented by Christological
fully developed than are the references, is: "The Christian
elements of religious tradition faith, after all, is a matter of
which he retains." He adds: intimate, personal relationships.
"The deity of his belief has There is always a temptation to
largely become depersonalized. forget this and to think of
Living before the Maccabean Christianity in impersonal
revolt, he represents the spirit terms, as a system of doctrines
of a 'reformed' Judaism which or a code of ethics. But the gos-
was by no means 'a-religious' or pel, the good news, is that God
without its martyrs, but which has made himself known as re-
was swept away by the new demptive love in Jesus Christ.
orthodox enthusiasm of the And Christianity asserts that
second century. He is boldly faith is not simply a matter of
critical of the traditional ortho- proper beliefs or ethical stan-
doxy of the wisdom schools. dards, but a personal relation-
The tenor of his disquisitions is ship of love, an 'I-Thou' rela-
not faith but discovery, the tionship.
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testing of the truth of a matter
The major portion of this
by reference to the evidence of
1142-page volume is devoted to
life and experience."
Prof. Rankin proceeds in his Isaiah and Jeremiah.
discussion of the religious and
Isaiah is viewed as "prophetic
a-religious aspects of the work biography," as a collection of
to comment that "it was Kohe- oracles mainly directed at
leth's purpose not to convey "Judah and Jerusalem," as
teaching about God but rather Judah's chastisement for sins
to tell what he had discovered and the humbling of the con-
queror's pride "when he had
served God's purpose."
Isaiah, Dr. Scott asserts,
makes "his own distinctive con-
tribution to prophecy and re-
ligion." The heart -of Isaiah's
message is explained by Dr.
Hot Spray Method
Kilpatrick as a "tremendous in-
dictment of an apostate nation."
The charge is the blindness, the
insensibility, the brutish stupid-
ity of a people steeped in sin."
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Wrigley chairman, and Julie
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