Wordsworth’s Old Testament Commentary (12 vols.)
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Overview
Deepen your Old Testament study with insights from one of the nineteenth-century’s most significant single-author commentaries.
Benefit from 2,500 pages of exposition designed for the “hallowing of [readers’] affections” and the “elevating [of] their imaginations.” Wordsworth seeks to help the faithful “see and recognize with joy that Holy Scripture best interprets itself and supplies the best discipline for the mind,” satisfying “all the aspirations of the soul.” Christopher Wordsworth, a nineteenth-century Anglican divine, labored for years to produce a commentary on the entire Bible. This collection compiles his volumes on the Old Testament, published in intervals between 1864 and 1872. Wordsworth was especially passionate about the Old Testament, as biographers Elizabeth Wordsworth and John Overton noted. He wrote about it with “the fervor of a poet and the devout intuition of a saint,” believing “the Old Testament [would] be the battlefield of Christianity.”
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- Provides Wordsworth’s commentary on each book of the Old Testament
- Offers Old Testament commentary from an Anglican perspective
- Includes over 2,500 pages of exposition
‘Astonishing,’ I call it; for although others besides [Wordsworth] have in past years achieved a commentary on the whole Bible, no other Anglican divine has executed his task with nearly the same learning, grasp of the subject, [and] profound theological instinct.
—John William Burgon, dean of Chichester
- Title: Wordsworth’s Old Testament Commentary
- Author: Christopher Wordsworth
- Publisher: Rivingtons
- Volumes: 12
- Pages: 2,732
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 1: The Five Books of Moses
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 2: Joshua, Judges, Ruth
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 3: The Books of Samuel
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 4: Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 5: The Book of Job
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 6: The Book of Psalms
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 7: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 8: The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 9: Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 10: The Book of Daniel
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 11: The Minor Prophets
- The Holy Bible in the Authorized Version, with Notes and Introductions, vol. 12: Index
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Explore Wordsworth’s careful commentary on the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Wordsworth points readers towards deeper devotion and understanding in his exposition of each of these books. He begins with informative introductions for each book, and then provides the biblical text alongside expository notes.
Anglican divine Christopher Wordsworth brings his wealth of insight to bear on the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. He prepares readers to study each biblical book with a helpful introduction, and then proceeds with exposition of the book through notes alongside the biblical text.
Deepen your understanding of 1 & 2 Samuel with Christopher Wordsworth’s commentary in this volume. Wordsworth helps unearth the significance of the early tussles of the Hebrew monarchy and the beginning of the Davidic dynasty. He first establishes context for reading the books of Samuel with an introductory section, and then provides his expository notes alongside the text of the biblical books.
Be equipped to study the books of Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther with nineteenth-century Anglican bishop, Christopher Wordsworth. Writing with scholarly insight and poetical fervor, Wordsworth introduces each book with an expository section, and then offers his commentary alongside the biblical texts.
The beautiful, sorrowful poetry of Job is illuminated with Christopher Wordsworth’s side-by-side commentary. Pushing the reader towards greater understanding, Wordsworth provides helpful exposition of the text after he introduces the character and book of Job.
Christopher Wordsworth tackles the soaring depth and breadth of the Psalms in this volume. He writes with palpable gratitude and admiration for these much beloved songs, taking careful steps to help readers better grasp the beauty and theology of these texts. After providing an introduction to the Psalms, Wordsworth offers exposition beside the biblical text.
Dig into the wisdom literature of the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes and find keys to understanding the love poetry of Song of Solomon. In volume 7 of his Old Testament commentary, Christopher Wordsworth provides informative introductions and side-by-side exposition of the biblical texts.
Anglican divine Christopher Wordsworth provides readers with a tool to approach the complicated book of Isaiah. After a thorough introduction, Wordsworth provides exposition alongside the text of this book of prophecy.
Deepen your study of Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel with Christopher Wordsworth’s commentary. The nineteenth-century British scholar and minister teaches readers about each book with a helpful introduction, and then offers exposition alongside the text of each book.
Christopher Wordsworth helps readers deepen their study of the Book of Daniel. After a helpful introduction to the book, Wordsworth offers careful commentary alongside the text of Daniel, providing exposition of the vivid imagery and prophecy, which can appear bizarre and daunting.
Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Wordsworth brings his wealth of insight to bear on the Minor Prophets—examining the books of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. He prepares readers to study each book with a helpful introduction, and then proceeds with exposition of the book through expository notes alongside the biblical text.
This volume contains an index to Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Wordsworth’s commentary on the Old Testament, compiled by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener.
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener (1813–1891) was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge; he published a variety of works of New Testament scholarship while working as a clergyman and headmaster. In an age when previously unknown manuscript fragments of New Testament texts were being discovered, his skills as a transcriber and collator of these texts were greatly respected. He is the editor of The New Testament in Greek and The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version.
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Patrick Bailey
3/20/2018
Since Wordsworth on wrote commentaries for 5 books of the New Testament, the 4 Gospels and Acts. Would you consider adding those to the Old Testament Commentaries so we could get the complete set? Patrick Baileiy
Christopher B
3/21/2014
Looks very promising, but would someone please revise the dates given in the brief biographical account of Bishop Wordsworth (1774-1846)? At the moment, the pen portrait offered contains a remarkable amount of posthumous activity (eg. "In 1869, he was appointed bishop of Lincoln.").
