The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters of James and Peter
Overview
Though located in the back part of the New Testament Canon, these letters are none-the-less vitally important. The letter of James struggled long to be accepted and Barclay examines the questions of its authorship and dating along with a discussion of its content on personal ethics. Barclay places The First Letter of Peter within its context as a "catholic" or "general" epistle, gives backgrounds into its authorship and audience, and delves into its many theological contributions to topics like the role of women. The Second Letter of Peter is primarily a denunciation of heretics and false teachers. As with all of Barclay's writings, this volume combines both his charm of style and his thorough scholarship.
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 of James and Peter
- Author: William Barclay
- Series: The New Daily Study Bible: New Testament (DSB)
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication Date: 2001
- Pages: 432
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
“The word he uses for to clothe oneself is very unusual; it is egkombousthai, which is derived from kombos, and describes anything tied on with a knot. Connected with it is egkombōma, a garment tied on with a knot. It was commonly used for protective clothing; it was used for a pair of sleeves drawn over the sleeves of a robe and tied behind the neck. And it was used for a slave’s apron. There was a time when Jesus had put upon himself just such an apron. At the Last Supper, John says of him that he tied a towel around himself, and took water and began to wash his disciples’ feet (John 13:4–5). Jesus put on the apron of humility, and so must his followers.” (Pages 312–313)
“Peirasmos is not temptation in our sense of the term; it is testing (trial in the Revised Standard Version). Peirasmos is trial or testing directed towards an end, and the end is that anyone who is tested should emerge stronger and purer from the experience. The corresponding verb peirazein, which the Authorized Version usually translates as to tempt, has the same meaning. The idea is not that of enticement into sin but of strengthening and purifying. For instance, a young bird is said to test (peirazein) its wings. The Queen of Sheba was said to come to test (peirazein) the wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 10:1). God was said to test (peirazein) Abraham, when he appeared to be demanding the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22:1).” (Pages 47–48)
“The true Christian way is not to be terrorized into fear and paralysed into inaction by the uncertainty of the future, but to commit the future and all our plans into the hands of God, always remembering that these plans may not be within God’s purpose.” (Page 132)
- Title: The Letters of James and Peter
- 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. James › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Epistles of Peter › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Peter › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 2 Peter › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780664226787, 0664226787
- Resource ID: LLS:NDSB80JAM
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T17:17:58Z
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