Word Meanings in the New Testament Matthew-Luke

by Ralph Earle

Word Meanings in the New Testament, Volume 1: Matthew, Mark and Luke, by Ralph Earle. Grand Rapids, Baker Book House, 1980. Hardbound, about 7.75 inches tall, 285 pages. The author moves chapter by chapter and almost verse by verse through the various books seeking out the true meaning behind the original language and offering interpretations drawn from a wide range of biblical scholars. The author states, "This work is written primarily for preachers and studious laymen, not scholars. For this reason all Greek words are transliterated, and the discussion is at a practical rather than a technical level."

285 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1980

About the author

Ralph Earle, Jr. (January 17, 1908 – May 23, 1995) was a biblical scholar.

He was born in Dighton, Massachusetts.

He authored and edited many scholarly articles and books, including several Bible commentaries. He served as a pastor in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Everett, Massachusetts while on faculty at alma mater Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1933 to 1945. He was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene.

Earle was founding Professor of New Testament at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri from 1945 to 1977 and served on the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version of the Bible.[2][3][4] Earle joined the Evangelical Theological Society as a charter member in 1950, served on the executive committee from 1958 to 1966, and was president in 1962.

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