Milton Spenser Terry Collection (11 vols.)

This substantial volume presents a thorough study of hermeneutics as a discipline, including its methods, its goals, and a complete study of hermeneutics in application with the Bible. This complete work includes bibliographies, lexical indexes, and a topical index.

Terry’s Biblical Dogmatics is his theological centerpiece. In three parts, Biblical Dogmatics delivers Christian doctrine central to the Bible. The first part, “The Constitution and Possibilities of Man,” exposes the nature of man, the purpose of morality, the causes of regeneration, and the purpose of faith. In the second part, “The Manifestation of the Christ,” Christological doctrines are revealed through an investigative study of the New Testament. And examining the God of the universe, “Our Father in Heaven” probes the head of the Trinity as God revealed himself to the nations, to the Hebrews, and eventually, through Christ.

Taking a less radical approach than his contemporaries, Terry evaluates the creation and apocalyptic passages of the Bible—specifically Genesis, Isaiah, Daniel, and Revelation—and produces his own criticism. Framed within the scope of reasonable dogmatics, this volume completes Terry’s trilogy of biblical interpretation and doctrine.

Milton Spenser Terry expounds on four aspects and approaches to apologetics, explaining their premises, assumptions, difficulties, and the necessary arguments therein.

Chapters:

• “Definitions and Historical Retrospect”
• “The Philosophical Apology”
• “The Literary-Critical Apology”
• “The Apology of Comparative Religion”
• “The Positive Apology”

Originally written as lectures for his comparative religion course, this volume represents Terry’s investigation into the Shinto religion to enlighten missionaries, apologetics students, and interested Christians. This concise work includes observations on Christian interactions with Shinto religion and culture, as well as Shinto’s influences from Buddhism, Confucianism, and recent religious indifference.

Terry investigates God’s revelation of himself to man throughout the ages, leading to the revelation of salvation through Jesus’ incarnation. His deep historical study never runs dry as he analyzes doctrines of Christ from a historical and a biblical perspective, giving readers evidence from every New Testament book and supporting each doctrine with historical precedent.

The New and Living Way is a biblical look at the basics of Christianity, developing a treatise to understand the Christian way with a fresh, convicting understanding. Terry’s religious look at Christianity—and his defense of it through Scripture and apologetics—brings a voice desperately needed in the discussion of theology from the turn of the century.

A personal account of Milton Spenser Terry’s travels through Europe, this volume records his journey across the ocean and through the Old World, where he expands his reader’s worldview, exposing them to unfamiliar cultures and history.

In his translation of the Sibylline Oracles, Milton Spenser Terry provided close notes in his translation preferences, his poetic versification, and background information on similar Latin and Greek writing.

Prophecy and divine action in the Old Testament is one of Milton Spenser Terry’s specializations. In this work, Terry explores prophecy through Moses and the prophets of the Old Testament, digging into God’s divine plan, revealing textual challenges, and investigating the historical context in which the prophets lived and proclaimed messages from God.

These three inaugural addresses by Milton Spenser Terry, Charles F. Bradley, and Charles W. Bennett were delivered to Garrett Biblical Institute in 1885, presenting topics that each professor specialized in. Terry’s address on “The Hebrew Revelation” is a message from the New Testament book of Hebrews, calling the audience to live in faith in Jesus Christ with clever analysis of the proclamation of Old Testament prophets.

Contents:

• “The Hebrew Revelation” by Milton Spenser Terry
• “The Greek Testament and the Methodist Ministry” by Charles F. Bradley
• “Christian Union” by Charles W. Bennett