Synopsis of the Books of the Bible: Colossians to Revelation
Overview
Darby concludes his synopsis on the New Testament with lengthy commentary on the remainder of Paul’s epistles, the Pastoral Epistles, and the apocalyptic literature found in Revelation. He connects the future of God’s work to events in history by interpreting the symbolism in Revelation. His literal reading of apocalyptic literature prefigured fundamentalist biblical interpretation for the two centuries that followed.
Darby left a lasting legacy for us today.
—Conservative Theological Journal
To see classical dispensationalist theology at its best, one must read Darby…
—Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Darby was a brilliant man…
—Moody Handbook of Theology
- Title: Synopsis of the Books of the Bible: Colossians to Revelation
- Author: John Darby
- Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers
- Publication Date: 1950
- Pages: 648
John Darby (1800–1882), an evangelist, was known as the father of dispensationalism. He attended Westminster School and Trinity College. Darby became a lawyer, but he practiced law for just one year because he thought it was incompatible with his religious beliefs. He was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1825 and became a priest in 1826.
While a priest, Darby realized he disagreed with the Church of England’s rituals and ideas. He gathered like-minded individuals to form the movement later known as the Plymouth Brethren and left the Church of England in 1832. Darby influenced individuals such as C. I. Scofield and Charles Henry Mackintosh, whose writing contributed to the rise of fundamentalism in America.
Darby has authored several titles, including the 1890 Darby Bible, his Synopsis of the Books of the Bible (5 vols.), and several writings, letters, and notes included in The Collected Writings of John Nelson Darby collection.