Douglas F. Kelly. Richard Jordan Professor Emeritus of Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. Translator of two Calvin sermons in Calvin Studies I and author on Calvin's defense of Luther.
Kelly translates Calvin's twenty-ninth sermon on I Samuel, in which Calvin expounds 1 Samuel 8 on Samuel's warning about kingship, the limits of royal power, and the covenant binding kings and people to the just administration of law.
Kelly translates a 1562 sermon from Calvin's II Samuel series, in which Calvin expounds the death of Asahel at Abner's hand and draws out the providential and pastoral instruction that the narrative offers the church.
Kelly translates and analyzes Calvin's 1561 Congratulations to Gabriel of Saconay, a previously untranslated treatise in which Calvin defends Martin Luther against Catholic polemic and reflects on their shared evangelical confession.
Kelly sets out the historical and textual background of Calvin's sermons on II Samuel, describing Calvin's Genevan preaching schedule, his extempore method, and the manuscript tradition behind the Samuel sermon corpus.
Better Preaching, Better Teaching, Better Pastoral Care.
