Gnomon of the New Testament: Volume 4: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon and Hebrews
Overview
The Gnomon of the New Testament was written in 1742 by Johann Albrecht Bengel and is the result of twenty years’ labor. Bengel’s Gnomon awakened a fresh interest in the study of the New Testament. The Gnomon of the New Testament is still one of the books most valued by expositors of the New Testament.
He includes the principles of interpretation from Scripture to draw out of it everything that it contains, in conformity with grammatico-historical rules and without being hampered by dogmatical considerations. This 5-volume set contains Bengel’s commentary on each of the books in the New Testament.
While Gnomon may not be a very well-known word, its meaning helps us understand why Bengel titled his work Gnomon of the New Testament. One of the definitions of Gnomon is "the raised part of the sundial that casts the shadow." While the basic function of a sundial is simple, its function serves the greater purpose of telling time and guiding our day. In the same way the sundial serves a purpose in our lives, knowing the New Testament (as well as the entire Bible) is imperative for every Christian.
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- Commentary on eleven books of the New Testament
- Contains the author's preface and notes
- Contains a preface written by the editor
- Completely interactive with your Logos library
Top Highlights
“Eustathius observes in Homer, ἐντρέπεσθαι, τὸ ἐπιστρέφεσθαι, μετα βάλλεσθαι; but also the lxx. have ἐντρέπεσθαι for נכנע, 2 Chron. 7:14, 12:7, 12, 30:11, 36:12, etc.—τῷ Πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων, to the Father of spirits) An exquisite title; comp. πνεύμασι, to the spirits, ver. 23. So lxx. Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων, the Lord God of the spirits, Num. 27:16, also Num. 26:22.—καὶ ζήσομεν, and we shall live) in the spiritual and everlasting life. This is explained in the following verse. Often spirit and life are mentioned together: καὶ, and, has the consecutive (consequential) power (and therefore, and so), as just before καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα, and we reverenced.” (Page 464)
“explain it: if therefore exhortation1 in Christ be any (joy), if the comfort of love” (Pages 128–129)
“οὐ denies, μὴ forbids, in a discourse of this kind.” (Page 253)
It is the Scholar's delight! Bengel condensed more matter into a line than can be extracted from pages of other writers.
—Charles Spurgeon
- Title: Gnomon of the New Testament: Volume 4: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon and Hebrews
- Author: Johann Albrecht Bengel
- Series: Gnomon of the New Testament
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 1742
- Pages: 502
