A Partial Explanation of Psalm One
Blessed is the man who…. by Girolamo Zanchi From Blessed Is the Man: Orations on Theological Education The “Partial Explanation of Psalm One” is the shortest of Zanchi's orations and the...
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This first-ever translation of Girolamo Zanchi’s orations on theological education highlights the centrality of the Word of God as the touchstone for a faithful Christian life and its special importance in pastoral formation.
Emeritus Professor, Westminster Seminary - California
This treatise is a most edifying and interesting work for which Patrick O' Banion is to be sincerely thanked. O'Banion did not just provide a cursory English translation, but one that involved a tremendous amount of scholarship that clearly shows his devotion to the cause of Christ...
Emeritus Professor, Hendrix College
This fine translation opens a window into the heart and mind of one of Reformed Scholasticism’s most capable champions. We owe a huge debt to Patrick O’Banion for resurrecting Zanchi from the undeserved obscurityo which he has been consigned.
Writer
Modern readers who are used to how-to books and articles might not describe Zanchi’s text as “lively,” as it requires some concentration. If I had to use a couple of adjectives, I would say it is thorough, clear, and thought-provoking. To me, its greatest value is in stimulating discussion of largely unexplored aspects of our union with Christ as our Bridegroom.
Professor Emeritus, Theological School of the Protestant Reformed Churches
The Spiritual Marriage is a careful, sometimes novel, comparison of earthly (in Zanchi’s word, 'carnal') marriage, as the type, with the spiritual marriage of Christ and His church, as the reality of marriage. Although Zanchi does not expressly call attention to it by name, the book is, in fact, an exposition of Zanchi’s and the Reformation’s theology of the covenant of grace.
Professor, Theological University Kampen
This treatise on The Spiritual Marriage of Christ and His Church presents a mature fruit of Zanchi’s reading of Ephesians 5, marrying a careful analysis of the text with an edifying spiritual application to the doctrine of salvation by union with Christ. Patrick O’Banion’s excellent translation transmits to the reader the fresh clarity and rich detail of Zanchi’s argument.
Est similis navibus negotiatoriis, è longinquo advenehit cibum suum.
Proverbs 31:14
Blessed is the man who…. by Girolamo Zanchi From Blessed Is the Man: Orations on Theological Education The “Partial Explanation of Psalm One” is the shortest of Zanchi's orations and the...
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