Barnes' Notes on the Old and New Testaments (26 vols.)

by James G. Murphy; Albert Barnes; F. C. Cook; J. M. Fuller; E. B. Pusey

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Publishers:

Estes and Lauriate; John Murray; Blackie & Son; Funk & Wagnalls

, 1847–1885

Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Albert Barnes and James Murphy wrote this 26-volume commentary on the entire Bible (KJV), verse-by-verse from Genesis through Revelation. Published in the 1800s, it is still well-loved and well-read by evangelicals who appreciate Barnes' pastoral insights into the Scripture. It is not a technical work, but provides informative, theological observations on the Bible, intended to be helpful to those teaching Sunday School. Today, it is ideally suited to anyone teaching or preaching the Word of God, whether a professional minister or layperson.

A Classic Bible Commentary Series

If you’re a pastor or lay leader, you may recognize the “Barnes Commentary” from your personal studies and preparation. Compiled here in their entirety and presented in a digital format, Barnes’ Notes on the Old and New Testament is a timeless and respected collection of commentary through the entire Bible.

This reference, broken into twenty-six volumes, has countless insights from the renowned nineteenth-century pastor. Barnes’ writing style is approachable and easy to follow. You can now incorporate Albert Barnes’ commentary into your sermon preparation or theological studies through the use of Logos’s core features. Instead of dusting off the covers of Barnes’ Notes on the Bible, you can put them to use everyday, all without breaking the bank!

Other popular works by Albert Barnes:

• The Sermons of Albert Barnes (7 vols.) 
• Classic Studies on Marriage and Family (12 vols.)

Product Details

• Title: Barnes' Notes on the Old and New Testaments (26 vols.)
• Authors: Albert Barnes and James Murphy
• Volumes: 26
• Pages: 10,715

From the Preface

The Original Preface to the Notes on the Gospels states,

The object [of these Notes] has been to express, in as few words as possible, the real meaning of Gospels; the results of their critical study, rather than the process by which these results were reached...It was my wish to present to Sunday-school teachers a plain and simple explanation of the more common difficulties of the book which it is their province to teach. This wish has given character to the work. . . . The main design of these notes will be accomplished if they furnish a just explanation of the text.

About Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1820, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1823. Barnes was ordained as a Presbyterian minister by the presbytery of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, in 1825, and was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey (1825–1830), and of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia (1830–1867).

He held a prominent place in the New School branch of the Presbyterians during the Old School-New School Controversy, to which he adhered on the division of the denomination in 1837. In 1836, he had been tried (but not convicted) for heresy, mostly due to the views he expressed in Notes on Romans of the imputation of the sin of Adam, original sin and the atonement; the bitterness stirred up by this trial contributed towards widening the breach between the conservative and the progressive elements in the church. He was an eloquent preacher, but his reputation rests chiefly on his expository works, which are said to have had a larger circulation both in Europe and America than any others of their class. Of the well-known Notes on the New Testament, it is said that more than a million volumes had been issued by 1870. The Notes on Job, the Psalms, Isaiah and Daniel were also popularly distributed. The popularity of these works rested on how Barnes simplified Biblical criticism so that new developments in the field were made accessible to the general public.