The Pastoral Epistles : An Introduction and Commentary

by Donald Guthrie

Paper Book, 1979

Status

Available

Call number

IBMC Library - BS 2735 G8 - Shlvd w/ Pastoral care

Publication

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,

ISBN

0802814131 / 9780802814135

Description

The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament.These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series.… (more)

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CONTENTS:
General preface -- Author's preface -- Introduction. The designation and character of the Epistles -- The Epistles in the ancient church -- The Epistles in the modern church -- The problem of the historical allusions -- The ecclesiastical situation -- The heresies reflected in the Epistles -- The doctrinal problem -- The linguistic problem -- The problem of authorship -- The message of the Epistles -- Commentary on 1 Timothy -- Commentary on 2 Timothy -- Commentary on Titus -- Appendix : An examination of P.N. Harrison's linguistic arguments.
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