Chris Coldwell (NaphtaliPress) has published Presbyterian & Reformed books since 1987. He is the editor of The Confessional Presbyterian journal, an annual publication containing scholarly articles from a Confessional Presbyterian perspective by men from the many conservative Presbyterian & Reformed denominations today. He has a particular interest in the text of the Westminster Standards, and a critical text of the Larger Catechism is running serially in the journal beginning with the 2007 issue.

A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 6: Q. 3 & 4 Posted 09-23-2007 at 09:17 AM by NaphtaliPress [To drum up interest in CPJ, I will be running extracts from “A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50,” which will appear, D.V. in The Confessional Presbyterian 3 (2007) due off the press October 1st. As the work is quite extensive, the full catechism will be presented seriatim across several issues, again Lord willing. NB. Bolded text denotes a variation in wording rather than simply punctuation or other variants less significant .] A Critical Text of the Westminster... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 5: Q. 1 & 2 Posted 09-13-2007 at 08:40 AM by NaphtaliPress A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50 Q. 1. What is the chief and highest end of man? A. Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God,a and fully to enjoy him forever.b a. Rom. 11:36; 1 Cor. 10:31. b. Ps. 73:24–28; John 17:21–23. Variants: 1. In Q. “What is the chief, and”: MSb. 2. “Man’s”: The use of the apostrophe throughout generally becomes standard from DNLP forward in the... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 4: Scripture Proofs Posted 09-12-2007 at 07:00 AM by NaphtaliPress A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50 [To perhaps drum up interest in CPJ, I will be running extracts from “A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50,” which will appear, D.V. in The Confessional Presbyterian 3 (2007) due off the press October 1st. As the work is quite extensive, the full catechism will be presented seriatim across several issues, again Lord willing.] Scripture Proofs In the Scripture proofs, the early... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 3: Critical Remarks Posted 09-11-2007 at 09:52 AM by NaphtaliPress A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50 Critical Remarks Bower’s work on the early authoritative editions presents a critical text following current practices in the discipline of textual studies, giving the text of the first edition followed by a critical apparatus noting every variation. The goal in the collation presented here, is to present an accurate text, noting mainly variants in wording and punctuation, without descending to the... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism 2: The Authoritative Editions Posted 09-11-2007 at 08:48 AM by NaphtaliPress A Critical Text of the Westminster Larger Catechism: Q. 1–50 The Authoritative Editions The Larger Catechism was first published by itself, and Bower lists eight early printings between 1647 and 1649. Only two of these are to be considered authoritative, because they are the only ones to have likely allowed involvement of the Assembly scribes in the proofing process. The two authoritative editions printed privately for the use of the Westminster Assembly... Continue reading... NaphtaliPress Administrator

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