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Clarke, Adam – Commentary

Adam Clarke Commentary(1762-1832)

A good commentary by a Methodist minister.

Adam Clarke was the most famous commentator the Methodist Church ever produced. As a child he was judged to be rather dull; however, from about eight onward he began to excel in learning. Though his father was of the Church of England, and his mother a Presbyterian, he became a Methodist when he was about sixteen. As his studies progressed he became a master of both Hebrew and Greek, as well as several other languages. He was proficient in the Greek classics, patristic literature, and various disciplines of history and science.




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Barrows, E.P. – Companion to the Bible

COMPANION TO THE BIBLE.

barrows-companion-to-bibleBY REV. E.P. BARROWS, D.D., PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE.

(Also known as “People’s Companion to the Bible”)

This is a Bible Companion Manual, with 39 chapters on various topics of the Bible, for example: the Genuineness of the Gospels, the preservation of the Gospels, the disputed books, Inspiration and canon, OT and NT relationships, authorship of the Pentateuch, formation of the canon, ancients versions, apocryphal books of OT, principles of Biblical Interpretation, figures in Scripture and Types, Interpreting prophecy. Continue reading

Beet, J.A. – The Immortality of the Soul: A Protest

The Immortality of the Soul: A Protest

by Joseph Agar Beet D.D.
“WHO ALONE HATH IMMORTALITY”
BY THE SAME AUTHOR Commentaries on St. Paul’s Epistles. 1. ROMANS. 2. CORINTHIANS. 3. GALATIANS. 4. EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS.

Summary: This is a brief 4 chapter work by Beet (Methodist) to examine immortality. He looks at the concept from before Christ, what Christ Taught, in the early church, and in modern theology. Continue reading

Barclay, R. – An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity

by Robert Barclay

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first published in 1678

Robert Barclay (1648-1690) wrote his classic exposition and defense of Quakerism in Latin and published it in 1676 as Theologiæ Vere Christianæ Apologia. He then translated his own book into English. The Apology has since been reprinted over 60 times and translated into several other languages. Continue reading