Principals of Biblical Interpretationin the Lutheran Confessions

Basic and preliminary to the above investigation, however, is an understanding of the principles of biblical interpretation employed in the Lutheran Confessions. The setting forth of these principles and the presuppositions upon which they rest is the primary purpose of this paper. In our investigation we shall give primary attention to confessional statements referring explicitly to biblical interpretation and to examples of biblical interpretation within the confessions that illustrate hermeneutical principles

Order of Worship for the Opening of the 138th Academic Year

Order of Worship for the Opening of the 138th Academic Yearhttps://scholar.csl.edu/opening_services/1005/thumbnail.jp

Lay leadership dinner

Immanuel Janssen, master of ceremonies; R. Hopmann, L. Hempelmann, J. Klotz, R. Meyer, M. Miller, S. Nafzger, R. Bohlmann, speakers. Recorded May 7, 1981

Functional identification and differential expression of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase in induced terpenoid resin formation of Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Conifers produce terpenoid-based oleoresins as constitutive and inducible defenses against herbivores and pathogens. Much information is available about the genes and enzymes of the late steps of oleoresin terpenoid biosynthesis in conifers, but almost nothing is known about the early steps which proceed via the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway. Here we report the cDNA cloning and functional identification of three Norway spruce (Picea abies) genes encoding 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXS), which catalyzes the first step of the MEP pathway, and their differential expression in the stems of young saplings. Among them are representatives of both types of plant DXS genes. A single type I DXS gene is constitutively expressed in bark tissue and not affected by wounding or fungal application. In contrast, two distinct type II DXS genes, PaDXS2A and PaDXS2B, showed increased transcript abundance after these treatments as did two other genes of the MEP pathway tested, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) and 4-hydroxyl 3-methylbutenyl diphosphate reductase (HDR). We also measured gene expression in a Norway spruce cell suspension culture system that, like intact trees, accumulates monoterpenes after treatment with methyl jasmonate. These cell cultures were characterized by an up-regulation of monoterpene synthase gene transcripts and enzyme activity after elicitor treatment, as well as induced formation of octadecanoids, including jasmonic acid and 12-oxophytodienoic acid. Among the Type II DXS genes in cell cultures, PaDXS2A was induced by treatment with chitosan, methyl salicylate, and Ceratocystis polonica (a bark beetle-associated, blue-staining fungal pathogen of Norway spruce). However, PaDXS2B was induced by treatment with methyl jasmonate and chitosan, but was not affected by methyl salicylate or C. polonica. Our results suggest distinct functions of the three DXS genes in primary and defensive terpenoid metabolism in Norway spruce.The research reported in this paper was supported with funds from the Max Planck Society (to JG), Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada in support of the TREENOMIX:Conifer Forest Health Project (grant to JB), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC, grant to JB). JB is an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial fellow.Peer reviewe

Goals for the Synod

Convocation held at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, October 21, 1981

President\u27s report

Recorded July 19, 1986 at the 1986 LC-MS Synodical Convention, Indianapolis. Includes a listing of administrative actions during the past year and challenges that lie ahead. Reviews the duties of the President and all Christians. Talks about current church fellowship issues

114. 5-25-81

Chapel Sermon by Ralph Bohlmann on Monday, May 25, 1981

Alumni reunion closing worship service

Recorded at 1979 alumni reunions and Institute on Theology in Practice Today, June 5-6, 1979, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Open forum on seminary and synodical problems

Open forum on seminary and synodical problems

040. 10-31-79

Chapel Sermon by Ralph Bohlmann on Wednesday, October 31, 1979