The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary refers to a biblical commentary entitled a Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, prepared by Robert Jamieson
Robert Jamieson
Robert Jamieson was a Scottish antiquarian. He was born in Moray. In 1806 he published a collection of 149 traditional ballads and songs, along with two pleasing lyrics of his own, entitled Popular Ballads And Songs From Tradition, Manuscripts And Scarce Editions With Translations Of Similar Pieces From The Ancient Danish Language.
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What is Jamieson Fausset&Brown's Commentary?
With its scholarly insights, Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's Commentary is to verse-by-verse exposition what the venerable Matthew Henry's Commentary is to devotional-style commentaries. It sheds light on the full meanings and implications of words, verses, and passages to supply you with an in-depth understanding of the entire Bible.
Who were Andrew Fausset and David Brown?
Andrew Fausset (1821–1910) was rector of St Cuthbert’s Church in York. David Brown (1803–1897) was a Free Church of Scotland minister at St James, Glasgow, and professor of theology at Free Church College of the University of Aberdeen .
What is the JFB commentary?
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:
Who were Robert Jamieson and Andrew Fausset?
Robert Jamieson (1802–1880) was a minister at St Paul's Church, Provanmill in Glasgow. Andrew Fausset (1821–1910) was rector of St Cuthbert’s Church in York.
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Robert Jamieson (1802–1880) was a minister at St Paul's Church, Provanmill in Glasgow. Andrew Fausset (1821–1910) was rector of St Cuthbert’s Church in York. David Brown (1803–1897) was a Free Church of Scotland minister at St James, Glasgow, and professor of theology at Free Church College of the University of Aberdeen .
Example text
1. In the beginning — a period of remote and unknown antiquity, hid in the depths of eternal ages; and so the phrase is used in Proverbs 8:22–23 :
Who is James in the Bible?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. This is called by Eusebius ( [Ecclesiastical History, 2.23], about the year 330 A.D.) the first of the Catholic Epistles, that is, the Epistles intended for general circulation, ...
Where is James in the Gospel of Acts?
He is not mentioned as one of the Lord's brethren in Ac 1:14; but as one of the "apostles" (Ga 1:19).
What does James 1:3 mean?
James 1:3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 3. the trying—the testing or proving of your faith, namely, by "divers temptations.".
What is Luther's objection to the Epistle of Straw?
Luther's objection to it ("an Epistle of straw, and destitute of an evangelic character") was due to his mistaken idea that it (Jas 2:14-26) opposes the doctrine of justification by faith, and not by works, taught by Paul.
Who was the apostle of circumcision?
1. James— an apostle of the circumcision, with Peter and John, James in Jerusalem, Palestine, and Syria; Peter in Babylon and the East; John in Ephesus and Asia Minor. Peter addresses the dispersed Jews of Pontus, Galatia, and Cappadocia; James , the Israelites of the twelve tribes scattered abroad.
Was James the Less a son of Alpheus?
He was son of Alpheus or Cleopas (Lu 24:13-18) and Mary, sister of the Virgin Mary. Compare Mr 15:40 with Joh 19:25, which seems to identify the mother of James the Less with the wife of Cleopas, not with the Virgin Mary, Cleopas' wife's sister. Cleopas is the Hebrew, Alpheus the Greek mode of writing the same name.