Psalmody and the Reformed Psalter
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The theology and history of psalm singing, from Calvin and the Genevan Psalter to the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650. Both positions are taught from their own best advocates: exclusive psalmody without instruments, and the Psalms with the songs allowed by Church Order of Dort article 69.
These lists, taken from the school's verified research, are studied on your own at your own pace. The school's own classes, written as full teaching, open one at a time.
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- Open the first class, lecture or reading and follow the order of the syllabus.
- Mark each lecture, reading and assignment complete when you finish it.
- Choose a weekly study goal to see when you will finish.
Syllabus
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Lectures Listen to the lectures in order. Those marked supplementary are optional.
- Exclusive Psalmody (7-part series: 1/7 Inspired Song vs. Uninspired Song; 2/7 God's Covenant Songs in Worship; 3/7 Sufficiency of the Psalter; 4/7 Exclusive Psalmody and the Regulative Principle; 5/7 Exclusive Psalmody in Church History; 6/7 Exclusive Psalmody and the Westminster Standards; 7/7 Objections Answered) Greg Price 7 lectures; durations not confirmed Open source Doctrinal Reformed Presbytery in North America (Covenanter; holds the original Westminster Standards and the Solemn League and Covenant); series 'Puritan Worship' on... Art. 69 (text confirmed) admits beside the 150 Psalms the Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, Twelve Articles and the songs of Mary, Zacharias and Simeon; the Scottish line sings psalms only. Both are within the two confessional families. Keep both; teach exclusive psalmody as the Scottish position and Dort Art. 69 as...
- What Shall We Sing? Part 2 Adam Kuehner 48 min (per search-result listing) Open source Doctrinal Southfield Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCNA), metro Detroit Art. 69 (text confirmed) admits beside the 150 Psalms the Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, Twelve Articles and the songs of Mary, Zacharias and Simeon; the Scottish line sings psalms only. Both are within the two confessional families. Keep both; teach exclusive psalmody as the Scottish position and Dort Art. 69 as...
- Regulative Principle of Worship (Lecture 10) Ligon Duncan Open source Doctrinal Reformed Theological Seminary The lectures read or assume the 1788 OPC/PCA text; the 1647 text gives the magistrate power to call synods (31.2) and the original Belgic 36 charges the magistrate to remove idolatry. The new school holds the 1647 and original texts. Keep the lectures for chapters where the text is unchanged (21, 25 in substance,...
- Exclusive Psalmody Debate (2003 GPTS Spring Conference) Brian Schwertley and Benjamin Shaw Open source Source studied Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Total: 0.8 hours