The Expositor's Bible: Index

The Expositor's Bible: Index

By Walter F. Adeney, M. A. Professor of New Testament Exegesis at Lancashire College, Manchester I.CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EXPOSITION When we pass from the volumes of the Expositor's Bible that deal with the Old Testament to those which expound the books of the New Testament we discover less departure from the traditional attitude. And yet a very little knowledge of the enormous amount of research which has been prosecuted during recent years in the fruitful field of primitive Christian literature and its surrounding scenes must convince us that here also was a clamorous call for a fresh treatment of the whole subject. It is much to have the books taken one by one and treated each as a distinct entity; in this way we are led on to perceive that richer harmony of the various apostolic notes which means so much more than the unison of the older methods: First, instead of the familiar treatment of minute phrases commonly known as "text," we have the wider survey and broader handling of the arguments of the books, which to those who have not been accustomed to it appears as a revelation, so that these books become new things to them. Then we have that individual treatment, that temporary isolation of the books, which enables us to understand their limitations as well as the amplitude of their contents. Lastly, we come to see the specific teaching of the several New[38] Testament writers, so that we can no longer confuse the distinctive message of the author of Hebrews with that of St. Paul, or confound the ideas of St. Peter with those of St. James. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 39819
Author: Ayres, S. G. (Samuel Gardiner)
Release Date: May 27, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923