1858 Rev. Albert Barnes Bible Notes on HEBREWS ( New Testament ) ; 165 Years Old

Description: Notes, Explanatory and Practical On The Epistle to the Hebrews ( Bible , New Testament ) By Albert Barnes Published By Harper & Brothers, New York 1858 Antique hardcover. Cloth binding. ( see condition details below ) 4.75" x 7.5" 335 pages. 165 years old. Detailed notes explaining the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Hebrews ( in the Bible , New Testament ). By Albert Barnes (1798–1870), American theologian. Includes some woodcut illustrations. ------- The Bible text does not mention the name of its author, however this has traditionally been attributed to Paul the Apostle. Scholars of Greek consider its writing to be the most polished and eloquent of any book of the New Testament. Epistle To The Hebrews has earned the reputation of being a masterpiece. There are two main themes : 1. The Supremacy of Christ. 2. Perseverance of Christians in Christ - especially in the face of persecution. Scholars believe it was written for Jewish Christians who lived in Jerusalem , probably in A.D. 63/64, though some believe it was written a few years later. Its essential purpose was to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. At this time, certain believers were considering turning back to Judaism and to the Jewish system of law to escape being persecuted for believing Christ to be the messiah. The theme of the epistle is the doctrine of the person of Christ and his role as mediator between God and humanity. ------------------ Condition. Worn binding. The spine was "repaired" by a former owner. ( see the photos ) The front inner hinge was also repaired. The rear inner hinge is tight. Old ink inscription on the front endpaper (" O. B. Thompson , July 1st., 1865 "), and also a later inscription dated 1953. Old waterstaining visible on some pages, toward the outer margins. Some pencil underlining, by a former owner, of particularly significant passages, and a few pencil notes in the margin, as well. The pages are otherwise good. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer. --------------- Biographical Information: Albert Barnes (1798-1870) American theologian, born at Rome , New York, on December 1, 1798. He 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 successively of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown , New Jersey (1825–1830), and of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia (1830–1867). Barnes was the author of several other works of a practical and devotional kind, including Scriptural Views of Slavery (1846) and The Way of Salvation (1863). A collection of his Theological Works was published in Philadelphia in 1875. In his famous 1852 oratory, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?", Frederick Douglass quoted Barnes as saying: "There is no power outside of the church that could sustain slavery an hour, if it were not sustained within it." Barnes died in Philadelphia on December 24, 1870.

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