Philippians and Philemon - MR Vincent - 1906.pdf
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COMMENTARIES xli<br />
a good authority on text. The American edition, 1885,<br />
4th Germ., contains the notes of President T. Dwight<br />
of Yale University. These are discriminating <strong>and</strong> help-<br />
ful. Dr. Dwight has a rare faculty of putting into a<br />
clear <strong>and</strong> simple form the factors of a complicated<br />
exegetical discussion.<br />
C. J. EllICOTT: a Critical <strong>and</strong> Grammatical Commentary on St. PaiiVs<br />
J.<br />
Epistles to the <strong>Philippians</strong>^ Colossians, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Philemon</strong>.<br />
5th ed. Ripe exegetical judgment; careful discrimi-<br />
nation of grammatical niceties; remarkable power of<br />
stating fine distinctions <strong>and</strong> shades of meaning; great<br />
accuracy. His commentary is still most valuable.<br />
B. LiGHTFOOT : St. Pauls Epistle to the <strong>Philippians</strong>. Revised Text with<br />
Introduction^ Notes, <strong>and</strong> Dissertations, ist ed. 1868;<br />
1 2th ed. 1896, a reprint of the revised <strong>and</strong> slightly<br />
altered 4th ed. of 1885. Has long held a very high<br />
rank among commentaries on this epistle. The la-<br />
mented author's large <strong>and</strong> varied learning appears<br />
especially in the essays <strong>and</strong> excursuses which so de-<br />
lightfully exhibit the historical setting of the letter. In<br />
point of exegesis, the commentary, while always sug-<br />
gestive, is not equal to some others.<br />
B. Weiss: Der Philipperbrief ausgesetzt und die Geschichte seiner<br />
Auslegung kritisch dargestellt. 1859. A most thorough<br />
piece of work. It leaves no point untouched, <strong>and</strong> treats<br />
every point with ample learning, conscientious pains-<br />
taking, independence, <strong>and</strong> positiveness. It is valuable<br />
in studying the history of the exegesis.<br />
Albert Klopper: Der Brief des Apostel Paulus an die Philipper. 1893.<br />
A commentary which must be reckoned with. Care-<br />
fully <strong>and</strong> conscientiously done, with adequate scholar-<br />
ship. Needlessly elaborated; too diffuse; but the<br />
reader who has the patience to make his way through<br />
the mazes of an involved style will commonly be re-<br />
warded for his pains. His critical tendencies are radi-<br />
cal, but he accepts <strong>and</strong> defends the authenticity of the<br />
epistle.<br />
Joseph Agar Beet : A Commentary on St. Pauls Epistles to the Ephesians,<br />
<strong>Philippians</strong>, <strong>and</strong> Colossians, <strong>and</strong> to <strong>Philemon</strong>. 1891.<br />
With a good scholarly basis. It can hardly be called<br />
a popular commentary, but does not meet the dem<strong>and</strong>s<br />
of a full critical commentary. In the attempt to con-<br />
dense, some things are passed over with mere statement<br />
which deserve more careful notice.<br />
J. RAWSON Lumby : The Epistle of Paul to the <strong>Philippians</strong>. Schaff's Popular<br />
Commentary, 1882. Bright, interesting, <strong>and</strong> suggestive.