Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary on the Whole Bible

by Robert Jamieson, David Brown, Andrew Robert Fausset

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown’s Commentary of the Bible has stood the test of time and remains the preeminent evangelical expository commentary of the Scriptures. It provides verse-by-verse exposition of most Bible passages in insightful, accurate, succinct, and easy to understand articles. Charles Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers, wrote about the JFB Commentary the following:

It [the JFB Commentary] contains so great a variety of information that if a man has no other exposition he would find himself at no great loss if he possessed and used it diligently.

OSNOVA’s Kindle edition offers the excellent formatting and navigation that Christians have come to expect from OSNOVA Kindle publications. The OSNOVA Kindle edition incorporates an active table of contents, a joystick navigation between chapters and books, and a cross-reference system between the commentary and the included Bible (with Direct Verse Jump 2), which makes it easy to locate any place within the Commentary or the Scriptures in seconds. The table of contents allows navigation to any chapter of the Scriptures, with the hyperlinked dot to the right of each chapter leading to the corresponding place in the Commentary. Each title and each verse number in the included Bible is hyperlinked to the corresponding passage in the Commentary, and each reference in the Commentary is hyperlinked to the corresponding passage in the Bible. The complete instructions on how to use all navigation aids in this publication are found at the beginning of the book.

NOTE: Many features of this publication will not work on Kindle 1, Kindle Fire, software Kindles such as Kindles for PC, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry or Android. This edition is not TTS(text-to-speech)-friendly due to the way TTS works on the Kindle.

Genres: Reference, Religion, Christian, Theology, Nonfiction, Christianity

1591 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

1802-1880

Reviews

[Scott Mollette · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the better commentaries on the entire Bible. The authors are experts in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic. You will have to open a Bible or digital Bible to follow along, as the authors do not write the verse, only a long commentary on each verse.

Additionally, there is a long forward to each book that identifies the write of the Bible books, date written, the themes and motifs, etc.

The only drawback, if any, is the fact that the print is small and can be difficult to read for extended periods of time. Other than that, it is definitely worth a look if you're looking for assistance interpreting difficult texts, chapters, or are proving to someone that there are no contradictions in the Bible, only difficulties in proper hermeneutical interpretation.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

All Christians should own a copy of this. It's short commentary on every verse in the Bible. It's concise and handy when you need help or want to get a different perspective. It's age is a feature, not a bug, as it can often take you out of your own historical context.

[Kevin Driskill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good commentary of the bible. It is concise and readable, with good introductions on each book, cross references, and notations on source content and translation. Some may find it bit choppy but it packs an enormous amount of information in a relatively small package. I believe it does a better job on the Old Testament, but only by a coat of paint. One quibble maybe that in an attempt to be efficient any parallel passages will send you to one place, so there is a bit of page flipping at times. But one commentary I regularly look to for a quick, insightful look at a difficult passage.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

My absolute favorite out of several dozen commentaries on the Bible. Excellent research, theology, and usefulness of what is provided. I trust this commentary more than any other. <3