The Letters of James and Peter

New Daily Study Bible

by William Barclay (Editor)

In this Revised Edition of “The Letters of James and Peter,” Dr. William Barclay examines “The Letter of James” - its authorship, its date, its curious omission of references to Jesus' resurrection and Messiahship, and the form in which it is cast - and shows that works and faith are both essential aspects of the apostolic message. Dr. Barclay discusses the sense in which it is correct to call “The First Letter of Peter” one of the “catholic” or “general” epistles, its five basic theological ideas (the kerygma of the early church), its authorship and date, and the Greek Gentiles to whom it was addressed. He shows that “Second Peter,” which is largely a denunciation of heretics and false teachers, can hardly have been written by the same man as “First Peter.”

Genres: New Testament, Reference, Christian, Religion, Scripture, Faith, Nonfiction

351 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

WIlliam Barclay was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, Church of Scotland minister, and Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow. He wrote a popular set of Bible commentaries on the New Testament that sold 1.5 million copies.

Reviews

[S. W. Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff

Barclay at times can be confusing, but always gives reasons or explanations for what the scriptures indicate. We read this in entirety in our Bible study group. It made for GREAT discussions. I would encourage believers to read Barclay.

[Joe Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never get tired of Barclays context work.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Barclay's scholarly interpretations and analyses of these epistles are always refreshing. Although I don't always agree with his conclusions, I certainly respect the scholarship that led to them!

[Ian Minielly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a big fan of Barclay. I like the way he processes the Bible and makes illustrations that work and make sense. I find his gentle paragraphs and language easy to read and easy to follow. He does not include a bunch of outlines and word studies, he just breaks down the letter and makes it make sense. If you have the options to buy Barclay's material I would do so.

[John Connolly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that is a blessing

For several years I have enjoyed this series of William Barclay as my devotional material. This one, no different from the others, is insightful and faithful to the biblical witness. I look forward to enjoying eventually all the books in this series.

[Peter Jochinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good 4, just too much emphasis is placed on the exclusivity of the Christian Faith being Gods favorite chosen ones, you lose a star for that. We are all his children you only need to place your heart in his hands not any religious order. Does that make sense' I hope so.

[Kevin Driskill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barclay is very in-depth, and thought-provoking. Great insight on historical, contextual and language.

[Kirk Weikart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful, classic commentaries on these Biblical books. It awkwardly discusses books not in the Protestant Bible. However, knowledge is always good.

[Joyce Stahle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent commentary

[Esequiel Contreras Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

The study in James always has something to teach us about being double tongued. Almost anyone you meet will at one time or another share their own stories about despising themselves or others who say one thing and mean another.

In addition to that life lesson James also teaches us to that out life is but a vapor. Lean on that and see to it that you get in the right path my friend!

Esequiel Contreras
May 15, 2016
San Antonio, Texas

This commentary is only reviewed for the book of James.

[Larry Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

William Barclay is one of the sharpest minds to have written biblical material. no one knows the original languages and culture like he does. all his books are excellent resources for Bible teachers and those seeking to deepen their understanding of scripture.

[Jim Bishop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic and insightful!

[Brandi VonBartheld · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing historical information and wrote in a way that is very easy to digest!

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Small brown soft cover