Charles Haddon Spurgeon (see his comments in following entry on
Alford).
Editorial Note: If you are not proficient
in Greek, you will find this work considerably more useful than the
following work by Alford, because in this volume he translates the
Greek and Latin into English. While the "The Greek New Testament" is
longer (e.g., English version of 1John = 66 pages compared to
Greek version = 94 pages in part because the latter includes
comments of more technical nature), the substance of the commentary is
otherwise similar to that found in the "NT for English Readers".
Henry Alford The Greek New Testament
1 Peter Commentary
Recommended
James Rosscup writes that "This was the great work in the life of
the versatile Dean of Canterbury. An outcome of this production was
the New Testament for English Readers (4 vols.). Alford was a
Calvinist, conservative and premillennial, though not dispensational.
He takes a literal interpretation of the thousand years in Rev. 20 and
has a famous quote there, is strong on sovereign election as in Ro
8:29, 30 and 1Pe 1:2, but, unfortunately, holds to baptismal
regeneration in such texts as Titus 3:5 and John 3:5. He shows a great
knowledge of the Greek text and faces problems of both a doctrinal and
textual nature."
(Commentaries
for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works)
John
Piper writes ""When I’m stumped with a...grammatical or
syntactical or logical [question] in Paul, I go to Henry Alford. Henry
Alford...comes closer more consistently than any other human
commentator to asking my kinds of questions."
Charles Haddon Spurgeon writes that this text "is an invaluable
aid to the critical study of the text of the New Testament. You will
find in it the ripened results of a matured scholarship, the
harvesting of a judgment, generally highly impartial, always worthy of
respect, which has gleaned from the most important fields of Biblical
research, both modern and ancient, at home and abroad. You will not
look here for any spirituality of thought or tenderness of feeling;
you will find the learned Dean does not forget to do full justice to
his own views, and is quite able to express himself vigorously against
his opponents; but for what it professes to be, it is an exceedingly
able and successful work. The later issues are by far the most
desirable, as the author has considerably revised the work in the
fourth edition. What I have said of his Greek Testament applies
equally to Alford’s New Testament for English Readers,* which is also
a standard work." (Spurgeon,
C. H. Lectures to my Students, Vol. 4: Commenting and Commentaries;
Lectures Addressed to the students of the Pastors' College,
Metropolitan Tabernacle)
Albert
Barnes Commentary Notes on the New
Testament
James Rosscup writes that Barnes "includes 16 volumes on the Old
Testament, 11 on the New Testament. The New Testament part of this old
work was first published in 1832–1851. Various authors contributed. It
is evangelical and amillennial...Often the explanations of verses are
very worthwhile."
(Commentaries
for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works
or
Logos)
C H
Spurgeon "Albert Barnes is a learned and able divine, but his
productions are unequal in value, the gospels are of comparatively
little worth, but his other comments are extremely useful for
Sunday-school teachers and persons with a narrow range of reading,
endowed with enough good sense to discriminate between good and
evil....Placed by the side of the great masters, Barnes is a lesser
light, but taking his work for what it is and professes to be, no
minister can afford to be without it, and this is no small praise for
works which were only intended for Sunday-school teachers." (Spurgeon,
C. H. Lectures to my Students, Vol. 4: Commenting and Commentaries;
Lectures Addressed to the students of the Pastors' College,
Metropolitan Tabernacle)
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Johann A Bengel
Commentary on 1 Peter
Gnomon of the New Testament Note: If not proficient in Greek, see related
Critical English Testament below.
James Rosscup writes "This work (Gnomon), originally issued in
1742, has considerable comment on the Greek, flavoring the effort with
judicious details about the spiritual life. It has much that helps,
but has been surpassed by many other commentaries since its day."
(Commentaries
for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works
or
Logos)
Johann Bengel
The Critical English Testament
Commentary on Jude
Represents Combination of Bengel's Gnomon (above) and
Comments
by more modern expositors (in brackets) to make this more usable for
those who do not read Greek.
Spurgeon comments on the goal to make Bengel's Gnomon
(listed above) more accessible -- "Such is the professed aim of this
commentary, and the compilers have very fairly carried out their
intentions. The whole of Bengel’s Gnomon is bodily transferred
into the work, and as 120 years have elapsed since the first issue of
that book, it may be supposed that much has since been added to the
wealth of Scripture exposition; the substance of this has been
incorporated in brackets, so as to bring it down to the present
advanced state of knowledge. We strongly advise the purchase of this
book, as it...will well repay an attentive perusal. Tischendorf and
Alford have contributed largely...to make this one of the most
lucid and concise commentaries on the text and teachings of the New
Testament" (Spurgeon,
C. H. Lectures to my Students, Vol. 4: Commenting and Commentaries;
Lectures Addressed to the students of the Pastors' College,
Metropolitan Tabernacle)
Robert Leighton, D. D.
Scottish Puritan (1611-1684)
A Practical Commentary Upon the First Epistle of St. Peter
Highly Recommended
Note: This almost
1000 page commentary is obviously a treatise of considerable depth
(eg, there are 27 pages on the second verse of chapter 1!) You may not
be familiar with Leighton but you will not be disappointed by the
piety and scholarship of his 2 volume work on First Peter (Volume I -
Chap 1-2, 458pp, Volume II - Chap 3-5, 516pp). Leighton was born in
1611 but this work carries a publishing date of 1845.
A
Few Anecdotes: He referred to his devotional exercises as "the
dressing and undressing of his soul" It is well said of him "that
prayer and praise were his business and his pleasure." In speaking of
the Lord's Prayer, he used to say, "Oh! The spirit of this prayer
would make rare Christians." Once pointing to his books, he remarked
to his nephew "one devout thought is worth them all." It is said of
him, that he seemed to be in a perpetual meditation, and would take
occasion from any passing incident to give utterance to some pious
reflection. His commentary on First Peter is his principal work. (Memoir
of Robert Leighton)
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge R A Torrey
1 Peter
Note: The best commentary on
Scripture is Scripture (Compare
Scripture with Scripture)
and these cross references compiled by Torrey are the most
comprehensive work of this type with over 500,000 entries. However,
always check the context (Keep
Context King) to
make sure that the cross reference is referring to the same subject as
the original Scripture. The Puritan writer Thomas Watson said it this
way - "The Scripture is to be its own interpreter or rather the Spirit
speaking in it; nothing can cut the diamond but the diamond; nothing
can interpret Scripture but Scripture." See an
example of the value of comparing Scripture with
Scripture. See
also
Use of Cross-References
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Inductive Bible Study) in dependence on
your Teacher, the Holy Spirit, Who Jesus promised would guide us into all the truth (John
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on Scripture. Any commentary, even those by the most conservative and
orthodox teacher/preachers cannot help but have at least some bias of the
expositor based upon his training and experience. Therefore the inclusion
of specific links does not indicate that we agree with every comment. We
have made a sincere effort to select only the most conservative, "bibliocentric"
commentaries. Should you discover some commentary or sermon you feel may
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in response to concerns by discerning readers. I recommend that your
priority be a steady intake of solid Biblical food so that with practice
you will have your spiritual senses trained to discern good from evil (Hebrews
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