This new edition from the Reformed Free Publishing Association is a welcome sight, especially since the commentary been out of print for a few years. Compared to the earlier P & R reprint of the 1852 American publication, this edition is freshly formatted for easier reading. It contains numerous footnotes indicating original sources. It has corrected the translator’s mistakes. It has translated all foreign language quotations. This edition also includes Scripture and name indexes. If you have the older P & R reprint, it will be well worth your money to buy this improved edition.
…There is only one major issue I have with this new edition. The authorship of this commentary is complex and unresolved. It was not actually written by Zacharias Ursinus. Contrary to some descriptions, it is not a collection of lecture notes taken by his students either. The most we can say is that it is based on student notes, some of which were later edited and compiled by David Pareus (1548-1622). We have no way of telling which parts of this commentary genuinely reflect the thought of Ursinus, though undoubtedly some parts do….
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Ursinus catechism of the Heidelberg Catechism is a must read and study for all 3FU churches.
Here it is difficult and expensive to purchase books from the States. One of the books I don’t find and it is a really good book is” The baptism sacrament of the covenant of grace” by Pierre Marcel pastor of the French Reformed Church. Do you know where I can find it online either in English or Spanish, It must be out of print and it is a pity because it is a theological work by a French theologian.