Gnomon of the New Testament: Volume 5: James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude and Revelation
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 eight 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
“3; it is only needful that I should remind you: Jude 5.—εἰλικρινῆ,” (Page 103)
“Thus Peter quotes and confirms Paul, and Jude quotes and confirms Peter.” (Page 162)
“Scripture were more fully read to the multitude who are unlearned” (Page 188)
“Dan is omitted, because that tribe had now long ago fallen away to the single family of Hussim, as the Hebrews say; and this family itself seems to have perished by wars before the times of Esdras. For in the Chronicles, where the posterity of the patriarchs is mentioned, Dan is omitted. And perhaps this is predicted in Amos 8:14. John of Antioch relates that a few survived of the tribe of Dan, and that they fled into Phœnicia.—Grotius. It is not so much that Dan is omitted, as that his small numbers, concealed under Manasseh, are joined with Napthali, whose brother he was by the same mother.” (Page 233)
“description of the male child, and the promises given to Sion, agree with Isaiah” (Page 187)
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: 458
