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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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Alexander, W. – The Epistles of St. John: 21 Discourses

The Epistles of St. John: 21 Discourses
By William Alexander, D.D., D.C.L.
Brasenose College, Oxford,
Lord Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.

(from The Expositor’s Bible) EDITED BY THE REV. SIR W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.
Editor of “The Expositor”; etc.
SECOND THOUSAND.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON,
27, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCLXXXIX. (1889)

My first impression of this book is that it probably has great and tremendous information, but it is from “yester-year” and its form is difficult to get the jewels out of it. But this is a 25 chapter commentary on John’s Epistles, even though his treatment is not straight in the order of verses commented on. Continue reading

Barnes Albert – Commentary

Barnes Albert – Commentary

by Albert Barnes

This is an excellent Bible commentary by the Presbyterian minister Albert Barnes.



Albert Barnes (1798-1870)

Albert Barnes was a Presbyterian minister who produced a number of valuable commentaries on the Bible. He wrote Old Testament commentaries on Job, Psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel, and a complete set on the New Testament. These works have been extremely popular in both Europe and the U.S., selling into the millions of copies, though his Old Testament productions are generally considered to be superior to the New Testament works — which were written mostly for Sunday school teachers.

Educated at Princeton seminary, Barnes was a dedicated student. He arose early in the morning and studied by lamplight — which sustained practice almost cost him his eyesight. For forty years he maintained an association with the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

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