Woods, Leonard. The Objection to the Inspiration of the Evangelists and Apostles from their manner of quoting texts from the Old Testament : considered in a Lecture delivered September 2, 1823, in the Theological Seminary, Andover. Andover: Flagg & Gold, printers, 1824. [11613]
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"What then is the conclusion to which we are brought, in regard to the whole class of quotations which have now been considered, and which have been supposed to furnish an unanswerable objection to the inspiration of the New Testament writers? It is this; namely; that the obvious design of the writers was, to illustrate and enforce divine truth; and that they did this in a manner, which is in itself perfectly just and proper, - which was very common in their day, - which prevails to a great extent at the present day, and which, springing as it does from the principles of our nature, must prevail in all ages. My conclusion is, that quoting from the Old Testament for this purpose, and in this manner, can no more be objected to in the inspiration of the Apostles, than their using human language, or their endeavouring to impress divine truth by metaphors, or any other figures of speech." - p. 24.
Leonard Woods, Sr. (1774-1854), Harvard graduate (1796), ordained pastor of the Congregational Church at West Newberry, Massachusetts (1798), first professor in Andover Theological Seminary, from 1808 to 1846 occupying the chair of Abbot Professor of Christian Theology. He was widely known for upholding orthodox Calvinism over Unitarianism. He helped to establish several societies including the American Tract Society, the American Education Society, the Temperance Society, and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
