John Bunyan was far from the first to find spiritual meaning in the structure and furniture of the Temple. Jewish rabbis and Christian church fathers alike indulged in sometimes extreme and fanciful interpretation of the Temple's symbolic nature. Here Bunyan confines himself to "those types exhibited in the temple and alluded to by the inspired writers of the New Testament" such as Christ as the cornerstone, the role of the individual believer as a "living stone," and the quality of materials used for the building.
Bunyan has always been one of the most popular of the Puritans—no doubt because, while possessing the Word-centeredness as well as the depth of doctrine and experience of other Puritans, he also possessed a warm simplicity of style.
—Reformation and Revival Ministries, Reformation and Revival Volume 5, 2003
Bunyan is best known for his ageless classic, The Pilgrim's Progress. His literary genius in this work [is such] that people are prone to forget that this tinker from Bedford was first and foremost a Pastor and preacher...
—Thomas K. Ascol, The Founders Journal
For over 150 years the accepted edition of The Works of John Bunyan has been that edited by George Offor... This scholarly labor has contributed much toward a better appreciation of Bunyan's gospel motivated writings...
—From Bunyan Ministries