Externalism and Sacramentalism

Authors

P. E. Kretzmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1934

Document Type

Article

Keywords

worship, levites, tabernacle, burnt offering, israel, jehovah

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

When the worship of God in the Old Testament in the form of so-called public services was first instituted, it had a very simple form. We are told that in the time of Enos men began to call upon the name of the Lord, that is, to proclaim the name of the Lord Jehovah, Gen. 4, 26. This preaching or teaching was clearly a sacramental act, just as the bringing of sacrifices, as in the case of Abel, was a sacrificial act, very likely attended by prayer.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Genesis 4:26; Genesis 12:8; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:4, 18; Genesis 21:33; Genesis 33:20; Genesis 35:7; Genesis 14:18-20; Job 1:1, 5; Exodus 19:6; Numbers 3:5;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Kretzmann, P. E. (1934) "Externalism and Sacramentalism," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 5, Article 86.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol5/iss1/86