This series of commentaries on the Old Testament, to which the present volume on proverbs belongs, has been planned as a companion series to the much-acclaimed New Testament series of the late professor William Barclay.
Dr. Barclay wrote both his gospel and Acts for the principal purpose of showing how the new faith that began so humbly in Palestine had expanded, Dr. Barclay discusses the plan in Acts, Luke's skill as a historian, the accuracy of his sources, and the honesty with which he used them.
Dr. Barclay clarifies every passage in Corinthians, showing how what Paul said to the Corinthians now helps us who today live in the midst of twentieth-century temptations.
Dr. Barclay does more than clarify the meaning of the imagery. His commentary covers many interesting subjects, such as the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the probable facts about John's exile on the island, and the meaning of Christ's knocking at the door.
The Revelation have to seized hold of the world's imagination what without them a good share of our best art would never have been created. Because so many of John's prophetic utterances relate to Rome, Dr. Barclay devotes many pages to describing the great city as it was under the early Caesars.
In this book well known theologian, teacher, author, and columnist Richard McBrien offers a complete mini course on the Church in a format and style read-ily accessible to the general reader.
