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Commentaries for the Pastor's Study
(2001)
With this list, Professor Brug details different commentaries and loosely ranks the best commentaries available for each book of the Bible. This list is especially useful for its New Testament Treatment. A more updated ...
Doctrinal Brief: Part-Time Pastors
(2008)
Dr. Brug discusses part-time pastoral calls, specifically retirement calls and tent ministries. While recognizing that some congregations may have good reasons for being unable to support a full-time pastor, this should ...
Pastors and Plagiarism: Some Thoughts
(2002)
Prof. Brug offers some comments and advice about citation of sources.
Exegetical Brief: John 19:39—A Mixture of Myrrh and Aloes
(2007)
Professor Brug examines the terminology used to describe the mixture brought by Nicodemas in John 19:39, as well as the vessel in which it was carried.
Scylla and Charybdis
(2006)
Prof. Brug discusses the dangerous yet necessary course traveled by Christians: navigating the narrow way between the “Scylla” of legalism and the “Charybdis” of antinomianism.
Recovering Walther
(2009)
John Brug introduces volume 106 of the Quarterly with this essay, in which he reminds us of the standards we must keep when we refocus on the teachings of our church fathers, most especially that we do not allow them to ...
The Meaning of Predigtamt in Augsburg Confession V
(2006)
In his examination of the historical use of the terms Predigtamt and Amt (and the Latin terms associated with them) in the Augsburg Confession, Prof. Brug determines that the Predigtamt is not the office of the pastoral ...
Exegetical Brief: Was Solomon A Misogynist?
(2009)
John Brug asserts that Solomon’s statement in Ecclesiastes 7:28 does not mean that he found all women evil, but that it reflects two other truths: “the departure of the human race from what God meant it to be and Solomon’s ...