Commentary on the Whole Bible
9 Volume
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by Adam
Clarke
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A
Collection of Discourses on Various Subjects
An Account of the Infancy, Religious and Literary Life
of Adam Clarke
An Account of the Religious and Literary Life of Adam
Clarke
An epitome of general ecclesiastical history
Manners of the Ancient Israelites
Notes on the preface to the Rhemish Testament
The life and labours of Adam Clarke
The life of the Rev. Adam Clarke
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
The Preacher's Manual
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
is one of the best expository Bible Commentaries ever
written, with complete exposition on both the Old and
New Testaments. Clarke was a great scholar who was
fluent in over 20 languages. He read widely on the
customs of the ancient world, so he explains cultural
references that would escape most of us.
This is better than hot stuff just off the press.
Written over 200 years ago, Adam Clarke gives us the
benefit of his thoughtful insights into the Bible and
makes them useful to us today. Clarke, an original
Methodist preacher who lived in Ireland, shares his
extensive knowledge of languages of the ANE (Ancient
Near East) as well as profound understanding of the
author's original intent. Not preachy; just useful!
More importantly, Adam Clarke's total respect for God's
Word and his complete devotion to his Lord are apparent
throughout his works. Clarke examines the Bible phrase
by phrase and sometimes word by word with an unusual
carefulness both for the correct understanding of the
text and for the souls of his readers. Although this is
an expositional commentary rather than a devotional one,
Clarke frequently pauses to apply the Scriptures to your
life.
Adam Clarke's commentary is rich with sound Biblical
exegesis and meaningful insights. Clarke was a good
friend of John Wesley, and his theological positions are
primarily Arminian, thus his Commentary will be a
tremendous blessing and help to any sincere student of
the Bible. Clarke, as an early Methodist, was deeply
influenced by the teachings of John Wesley who held to
Protestant teaching (i.e. sola scriptura, and
justification by faith) while not neglecting the
invaluable richness found in the Catholic and Orthodox
traditions (i.e. ethics of holiness, sanctification). In
this, one finds in John Wesley a beautiful synthesis of
the best of church thought throughout the ages.
Not only does Clarke explain in detail the meaning of
scripture passages in light of scholarly analysis and
historical background, he compares the beliefs of the
millions of Arminians around the world with those of the
Calvinist. As a Wesleyan, Clarke gives a thorough and
systematic explanation of Scripture which serves as a
check to the imbalances of Calvinism and Reformed
theology. Within this commentary are many great
rebuttals to both John Calvin's and Martin Luther's
ideology. In doing this we find Adam Clarke's Commentary
biblically accurate and refreshing. We highly recommend
this author and work to the church.
Adam Clarke (1760 or 1762–1832) was a British Methodist
theologian and Biblical scholar. He is chiefly
remembered for writing a commentary on the Bible which
took him forty years to complete and which was a primary
Methodist theological resource for two centuries.
As a theologian, Clarke reinforced the teachings of
Methodist founder John Wesley. He taught that the Bible
provides a complete interpretation of God's nature and
will. He considered Scripture itself a miracle of God's
grace that "takes away the veil of darkness and
ignorance."1 With such an understanding, Clarke was
first and foremost a Biblical theologian, often uneasy
with purely systematic approaches to theology.
Clarke followed Wesley in opposing a Calvinistic scheme
of salvation, preferring instead the Wesleyan-Arminian
positions regarding predestination, prevenient grace,
the offer of justification from God to all persons,
entire sanctification, and assurance of salvation.
Perhaps his most controversial position regarded the
eternal Sonship of Jesus. Clarke did not believe it
Biblically faithful to affirm this doctrine, maintaining
that prior to the Incarnation, Jesus was "unoriginated."
Otherwise, according to Clarke, he would be subordinate
to God and therefore not fully divine. This was
important to Clarke because he felt that Jesus' divinity
was crucial to understanding the atonement.
Clarke's view was opposed by many Methodists, notably
Richard Watson. Watson and his allies argued that
Clarke's position jeopardized the integrity of the
doctrine of the trinity. Clarke's view was rejected by
Methodism in favor of the traditional, orthodox
perspective.
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