The Historic Faith: Short Lectures on the Apostles’ Creed
Overview
The Historic Faith gathers short lectures given by B. F. Westcott on the Apostles’ Creed, which examine “the force of the main articles of the Apostles’ Creed, the Creed of our Baptism, the one Confession of Faith which has been the immemorial bond of Western Christendom.” Westcott designs the text for those without technical knowledge, giving it a convenient outline for study as well as the benefit of helpful notes. Westcott provides an accessible introduction to the Apostles’ Creed, exploring “the relations of the different sections of the Creed to one another and the significance of the separate clauses.”
- Title: The Historic Faith: Short Lectures on the Apostles’ Creed
- Author: Brooke Foss Westcott
- Edition: Third Edition
- Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
- Print Publication Date: 1885
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Apostles’ Creed
- Resource ID: LLS:HISTORICFAITH
- Resource Type: text.monograph.lecture
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-07T22:15:48Z
Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901) was a British bishop, biblical scholar, and theologian serving as bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death.
Westcott studied at Trinity College in Cambridge where he graduated in 1848. He stayed at Trinity, where in 1849 he obtained his fellowship and was ordained deacon and priest. He received honorary degrees from Oxford in 1881 and Edinburgh 1883. In 1890, he became the bishop of Durham.
He has authored several works, including Introduction to the New Testament in the Original Greek, A General View of the History of the English Bible, Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament, and Saint Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians.