Joseph Barber Lightfoot is one of the most influential biblical scholars of the nineteenth century, who along with John Anthony Hort and Brooke Foss Westcott, defended the authenticity of the Bible against modernism and contributed enormously to the discipline of church history. In addition to his extensive scholarly accomplishments, Bible commentaries, and his multi-volume Apostolic Fathers, Lightfoot also devoted his life to the church, serving as canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral and as Bishop of Durham.
The Joseph Barber Lightfoot Collection (11 vols.) contains material from Lightfoot’s unfinished Bible commentaries, lectures, and manuscripts, including his unpublished notes on the Pauline Epistles—including 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, portions of Romans, and the first chapter of Ephesians—as well as essays on the chronology of Paul’s life, the structure of Romans, and the Pastoral Epistles. The Joseph Barber Lightfoot Collection contains four volumes of Lightfoot’s sermons—87 sermons in all! This collection also includes Lightfoot’s enormously popular series of essays, in which he challenged W. R. Cassel’s Supernatural Religion and defended his friend and colleague B. F. Westcott.
What’s more, with the power of your digital library, the entire 11-volume Joseph Barber Lightfoot Collection is fully searchable and easier to access than ever! The Scripture references in Lightfoot’s commentaries, essays, and sermons are linked to your Bible translations and original language texts, and important theological concepts are linked to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the wealth of resources in your digital library.
