The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
Overview
These oft-neglected New Testament books actually deal with topics which should be of great interest to today's readers. I and II Timothy and Titus are known as the Pastoral Epistles, and as such deal with practical matters of church management and personal conduct. The letter to Philemon is the only private letter we have from Paul, and tells the tale of a runaway slave who later may have become bishop of Ephesus. As with his other books and about which millions of readers can testify, Barclay displays a remarkable writing talent that combines a profound mastery of the ancient languages with the wider conversation of secular literature and a deep devotion to the Scriptures.
Key Features
- Insightful devotionals and commentary on the New Testament
- Wisdom and biblical knowledge from well-loved theologian William Barclay
Product Details
- Title: The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
- Author: William Barclay
- Series: The New Daily Study Bible: New Testament (DSB)
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication Date: 2001
- Pages: 352
About William Barclay
William Barclay (1907-1978) was a world-renowned New Testament interpreter and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at Glasgow University in Scotland. Having written more than fifty books, he is probably best known as the author of The Daily Study Bible series.
Top Highlights
“Christianity is not trying to help people escape from their past and run away from it; it is aiming to enable them to face the past and rise above it. Onesimus had run away. Well, then, he must go back, face up to the consequences of what he did, accept them and rise above them. Christianity is never escape; it is always conquest.” (Page 318)
“It means that we learn about Christ by giving to others. It means that by emptying ourselves we are filled with Christ. It means that to be open-handed and generous-hearted is the surest way to learn more and more of the wealth of Christ. The one who knows most of Christ is not the intellectual scholar, not even the saint who spends all day in prayer, but the one who moves among others in loving generosity.” (Page 315)
“The Christian gospel does not in the first place offer an intellectual creed or a moral code; it offers life, the very life of God.” (Page 257)
“Third, there was to be purity. Purity is unconquerable allegiance to the standards of Christ” (Page 111)
“Paul makes a final point. The study of the Scriptures trains people in righteousness until they are equipped for every good work. Here is the essential conclusion. The study of the Scriptures must never be selfish, never simply for the good of an individual’s own soul. Any conversion which makes someone think of nothing but the fact that he or she has been saved is no true conversion. We must study the Scriptures to make ourselves useful to God and to other people. No one is saved who does not have a burning desire to save others.” (Page 227)
- Title: The Letters to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
- Author: William Barclay
- Edition: 3rd ed. fully rev. and updated
- Series: The New Daily Study Bible
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Titus › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Philemon › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Timothy › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780664226770, 0664226779
- Resource ID: LLS:NDSB75TI
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:17:57Z
Reviews
1 rating
Blackburn Huff, Jr
6/7/2015
I have in years past used Wm. Barclay study volumes and am buying these once again. I gave those that I had acquired away. Having said that, I recommend Barclay to anyone serious about gaining new insight in their studies. In fact I highly recommend his works.