History of the Bible
By Dr. Herbert Samworth As the fourth decade of the sixteenth century began, the prospect of a permanently divided Christendom dominated the horizon. The unity of the Holy Roman Empire, a union of Church and State, had been shattered by the Lutheran heresy. However,...
History of the Bible
The Roman Catholic Church Response to the Protestant Demand for Reformation of the Church (1545-1563) By Dr. Herbert Samworth The Council of Trent, considered the nineteenth ecumenical council by the Roman Catholic Church, was the most important of the Sixteenth...
History of the Bible
Three Tracts by Martin Luther Written in 1520: To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and The Freedom of a Christian By Dr. Herb Samworth There are many who know of Martin Luther solely by the words that...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herb Samworth The Middle Ages are frequently perceived as a time when little of importance took place. However, such was not the case. In 1215, a council was held that changed the Latin Church and altered the course of history. That council was known as the...
History of the Bible
A Review Article on George Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards, A Life, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2003, 637 pages, $35.00. By Dr. Herbert Samworth The year 2003 marked the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jonathan Edwards, Pastor of...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herbert Samworth FRITH RETURNS TO ENGLAND In July 1532, Frith returned to England. There was speculation he came to assist the Prior of the Reading Monastery to escape to the European mainland. Regardless of the exact reason, he was arrested as a vagrant and...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herbert Samworth This British reformer was a pioneer writer on the theme of liberty of conscience. He debated the existence of Purgatory with Sir Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher. He taught the imputation of Chris’s righteousness to the believer for...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herb Samworth One of the greatest privileges of a people is to have the Word of God in their vernacular or spoken language. During the Middle Ages, however, the official Bible of the Western Church, including the Church of England, was the Latin Vulgate. This...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herbert Samworth Among the many treasures contained at The Scriptorium is the first Bible printed in America. The New Testament portion was printed at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1661 and the Old Testament followed two years later. The printers were Samuel...
History of the Bible
By Dr. Herbert Samworth TYNDALE’S BIRTH AND THE END OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY On the surface there would have been little reason to think that the birth of a child in Slimbridge, Gloustershire, England in 1494 would change English history. However, that child, William...
