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Today I picked up James Fisher and Ebenezer Erskine's expostion of the Shorter Catechism. It looks great. Anyone else read it? 
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Yes! It is one of my favorite. 
See this previous thread about it; it can also be read online here.
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Why is it generally known as Fisher's Catechism even though it was co-written by Ebenezer Erskine?
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie  Why is it generally known as Fisher's Catechism even though it was co-written by Ebenezer Erskine? | Fisher wrote the majority of the exposition. Erskine died shortly after the publication of the first edition, while Fisher continued to revise the work for following editions. For these reasons, it is often called "Fisher's Catechism."
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Originally Posted by VirginiaHuguenot Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie Why is it generally known as Fisher's Catechism even though it was co-written by Ebenezer Erskine? | Fisher wrote the majority of the exposition. Erskine died shortly after the publication of the first edition, while Fisher continued to revise the work for following editions. For these reasons, it is often called "Fisher's Catechism." | Right, that explains it.
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