It was written by William Taylor in 1887. What of this book? It covers the period from the Reformation up to the end of the 19th century. The material is fantastic and insightful. I know of at least one Doctor of Ministry programme in the US that requires this for their course. Much more could be said, but hopefully that will wet your appetite. It has recently been reprinted in paperback, but to find a first edition is almost impossible. But, believe it or not, here we have to offer an American first edition of Taylor's work published in 1887. So, you may wonder, what question could possibly merit such a prize? Well, I'm glad you wondered that, becuase here it is:
In 1838 Robert Murray M'Cheyne was part of a group of students at Edinburgh University that started the Exegetical Society. There were 9 members in all (at the time of it's inception). If you google from the information I've given you, you will quickly find the list of names and a picture of a copy of the original document with their names. What books contain a copy or picture of this document? There are 2 that I am aware of, perhaps more. Happy hunting.
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Don't worry Mikey I'm not answering (yet) - but I've come across something which suggests there were originally 14 members of the society, but that when the 1938 document was signed there were then only 9? (the other guys being Horatius Bonar, William Laughton, William Wilson, John Thomson, John Millar, Robert Hamilton, John Burne and Patrick Borrowman, as well as 6 from the 9 eventual signatories). What's your take on this? What happened to these other guys, did they not fancy the early rises?
dc,
not sure. there are various lists, as you've found. not much is said about the group other than that it existed. i've never seen any writings or reports from the group, though there might be some in the loft of the new college library. that being said, a 6.30 start, am folks, would possibly turn some people out, especially since you'd be expected to be listening to things dealing with greek and hebrew. strong coffee would probably be needed. i know it was when i had greek class at 7.30 in the morning. good luck on your search. don't waste too much time. if you offer me enough money i'll tell you the answer...not really. maybe we should start an index group, not the same as this, but similar intentions...hmmmm.
Ok I'll give it a go..
Henry Moncreiff, Andrew A. Bonar, Rob Kinnear, Thomas Brown, Walter Wood, John Thornton, Alexander Somerville, George Smeaton and Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Books as prizes-brilliant!
You know when you were at school and you rteacher always told you to completely read the question before you start answering it...well my previous blog comment illustrates how right she was! Ok well I think I've got the first one...Is it 'Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Andrew Bonar. I'll search for the other. I thought it was too easy the first time round!
Ok so this is still beating me for the present but I do have some interesting info regarding archival research possibilities. Mikey, did you know that Edinburgh University actually has the holdings for the exegetical society and for Robert Murray M'Cheyne in special collections? My guess is that they have lain undisturbed for many years...I'm sure you could sneak in. Maybe this gets me a booby prize- funsize chocolate or something. I haven't given up yet though.
claire,
i'm very encouraged by your interest and attempts on this particular competition. in response to your first few posts, well, you commented on the first, the second is not correct, but both names mentioned are very important for the two books that do contain the info. another wee clue is that one book was printed at the end of the 19th century, and the other within the last year. thanks for the info on the edinburgh library. i need to figure out a way to get in there. maybe i can check into that. that would be something else to see that stuff. i'm sure we can figure out some sort of prize for that valuable information. though, i doubt it will compare to the opportunity to drive a steam train.
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