On the advice of a very dear friend, I started a study of the book of Philippians a couple of weeks ago. I’ve spent most of my most devoted study in the Old Testament and I have always found many of the writings of Paul somewhat inaccessible. I’ve never been that bothered because the gospel is so wonderfully presented in the Old Testament. I have naturally gravitated toward that area and to those epistles that are structured similarly to the Old Testament context.
But I picked up a McGee commentary on Philippians and hove to. The book has opened up like a flower, praise God! What a wonderful letter! Thank you Father!
But I picked up a McGee commentary on Philippians and hove to. The book has opened up like a flower, praise God! What a wonderful letter! Thank you Father!
What is a McGee commentary? I have not heard of that.
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ReplyDelete"Dr. J. Vernon McGee was ordained by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.) following his graduation from Columbia Theological Seminary. He pastored churches in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas before moving to California to pastor the Church of the Open Door, where he served from 1949 to 1970. In 1967, McGee began his famous Thru the Bible radio program, which took listeners on a 5-year journey through the entire Bible. Dr. McGee died in 1988. Thru the Bible is still heard on over 400 stations worldwide, running playbacks of McGee's talks in 5-year cycles."
from Amazon.com:
"Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a 60-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. Each volume includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors - and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student! Very affordable in a size that can go anywhere, it's available as a complete 60-volume series, in Old Testament or New Testament sets, or individually."
I grabbed a single volume while travelling a couple weeks ago because it seemed the most conservative on the shelf, (or at least the least "critically" influenced that I surmised from a quick review.) I'm thinking about getting the set for my Libronix Bible Software (aka Logos Software.) We'll see after I finish the book.
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