Dissent and the Bible in Britain, C.1650-1950

Dissent and the Bible in Britain, C.1650-1950
Author: Scott Mandelbrote
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199608415

This book considers the use of the Bible by dissenters in Britain from the mid-17th to the mid-20th centuries. It reconsiders the divided history of Protestantism: dissenters were people drawn together by the belief that they were truer to the Bible than any other Christians, yet still divided by differences in how they read it.

Matthew Henry: The Bible, Prayer, and Piety

Matthew Henry: The Bible, Prayer, and Piety
Author: Paul Middleton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567670236

Three hundred years after his death, Matthew Henry (1662–1714) remains arguably the best known expositor of the Bible in English, due largely to his massive six-volume Exposition of the Old and New Testaments. However, Henry's famous commentary is by no means the only expression of his engagement with the Scriptures. His many sermons and works on Christian piety - including the still popular Method for Prayer - are saturated with his peculiarly practical approach to the Bible. To mark the tercentenary of Henry's death, Matthew A. Collins and Paul Middleton have brought together notable historians, theologians, and biblical scholars to celebrate his life and legacy. Representing the first serious examination of Henry's body of work and approach to the Bible, Matthew Henry: The Bible, Prayer, and Piety opens a scholarly conversation about the place of Matthew Henry in the eighteenth-century nonconformist movement, his contribution to the interpretation of the Bible, and his continued legacy in evangelical piety.