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INDEX to B. W. Johnson's Additional Notes in TPNT
Preface to Part I (Historical Books) 9852
Preface to Part II (Epistles & Prophecy) 9853
Books of the NT 9854
Harmony of the Gospels 9001
Our Lord's Miracles
Narrated Only in One Gospel 9855
Narrated in Two Gospels 9856
Narrated in Three Gospels 9857
Narrated in Four Gospels 9858
Our Lord's Parables
Recorded in One Gospel 9859
Recorded in Two Gospels 9860
Recorded in Three Gospels 9861
Our Lord's Discourses and Conversations 9862
The Discourses in Acts of the Apostles 9863
Tables
Of Time 9864
Of Measures 9865
Of Weights 9866
Of Money 9867
Of Measures of Liquids 9868
Of Measures of Dry Things 9869
A Summary of the Epistles 9870
Key Thoughts of the NT Books 9871
Quotations from the OT in the NT 9872
Chronology of Acts and the Epistles 9873
Cities and Towns Named in the NT
In Judea 9874
In Samaria 9875
In Galilee 9876
In Perea 9877
Decapolis 9878
In Phoenicia 9879
In Syria 9880
In Asia Minor 9881
In Macedonia 9882
In Greece 9883
In the Isles of the Sea 9884
Italy 9885
Note on TPNT for OLB 9899
09852
PREFACE
\\The People's New Testament: The Gospels and the Acts\\
by B. W. Johnson
This work has been prepared, not especially for the learned
and critical class, but for the people. The aim is indicated by
the title. It has been a cherished purpose to prepare a People's
New Testament, with such aids as would enable the common reader
to arrive at an understanding of every portion of the sacred
message. If the Bible is God's message to the common people, the
most important object that piety and learning can propose is to
put that message in their hands in such a shape and with such
aids that the ordinary reader can understand it readily. That
message was first given thousands of years ago, in far away
lands, to men of strange languages and customs. In the shape in
which it was originally recorded no one of only common English
education could understand it. If one were to demand the
Scriptures as given by the sacred writers, he would receive them
in strange characters and unknown tongues of which he could not
understand a word or a letter. It is needful for his use that
they be translated out of the original tongues and printed in
his own vernacular. In order to understand them it is not only
necessary that he have the aid of a translation, but even when
this is done he will find much that is obscure or hard to
understand. There are allusions to the customs of the times and
countries in which the Scriptures were written, to the history
of Israel and surrounding nations, to the geography of Palestine
and other Bible countries, to men of prominence in secular
history, and to various matters which must be understood if we
would have a clear meaning of the sacred text. Without this
understanding the reader moves through a maze of obscurity.
Often, too, the meaning of passages of Scripture can only be
determined by comparison with other passages. Hence, in order to
a clear view of the meaning of the sacred record, not only is
there need of the aid of translation, but of a library of Bible
Dictionaries, Sacred Geographies, Concordances, etc., unless the
result of study of these latter works is condensed in brief
explanatory notes on all difficult passages.
The latter is what I have sought in this work to accomplish.
The problem has been to give notes on all such passages
sufficiently comprehensive to enable the ordinary reader to get
a clear meaning of the sacred text, and at the same time to
condense a commentary on the whole NT in two volumes of about
six hundred pages each. I trust that the results will prove that
this purpose has been attained. In order to accomplish this at
the least expense of space possible, I have given the comment
upon Matthew with considerable fullness, omitting no passage the
meaning of which is not apparent. Where the same accounts occur
in Mark and Luke, the remaining synoptic Gospels, unless some
new feature is added, I have cited the reader to the place where
the notes are found in Matthew, thus avoiding repetition of
comments in the same volume. As the Gospel of John is, to a
great extent, independent, the notes are fuller, and the
references to Matthew are less frequently made. By this
comparison of the parallel accounts the reader will find in the
space of this volume all that is needful for an understanding of
the Historical books of the NT, including The Acts of the
Apostles.
The two versions of the Scriptures accepted among all English
speaking people are placed side by side; the Common Versions
(KJV), so dear by the associations of ages, in large type for
daily reading; and the Revised Version (ASV), embracing the
latest results of the critical examination of manuscripts, in
smaller type for comparison. Often a passage that is obscure in
the Common Version will have new light thrown upon it by reading
it in the Revision. If, after both readings have been examined,
the difficulty remains, then the notes should be carefully
studied. The Harmony that has been inserted from the Oxford
Teacher's Bible and the Various Tables will also be found
valuable aids.
If this work shall tend to create a greater interest among
common readers in the NT and help them to "delight in the law of
the Lord, and in his law to meditate day and night,"
# Ps 1:2
I shall praise the Heavenly Father for the grace and mercy he
has granted to his servant. May the reader be made wise unto
salvation and walk in the footsteps of Him whom these pages
reveal until he enters the heavenly rest!
(Johnson TPNT 3-4)
09853
PREFACE
\\The People's New Testament: The Epistles and Revelation\\
by B. W. Johnson
An interval of eighteen months has passed since the first
volume of the People's New Testament, covering the ground of the
historical books, was placed in the hands of the public. The
favour with which it was received, the testimonials of
helpfulness afforded, and the successive editions which have
been rapidly called for, have shown that the author has, at
least in a measure, been enabled, by the Divine blessing, to
supply a need of the lovers of the Word. Encouraged by the
cordial reception of the initial volume, he has been stimulated
to still greater effort to prepare a concluding volume, which
would be a worthy companion of the first, and worthy of the
public who have so generously approved his former work. To this
end, that he might better equip himself by a study of the sacred
localities, he made a journey to the East and personally visited
most of the localities named in the NT, but especially those
which are identified with the earthly life of the Saviour, and
the evangelical labours of Paul the Apostle. His studies of the
scenes of Bible facts, of the seats of the NT churches, of the
natural features, the people and the customs of Bible lands,
have made many things clear which were obscured in his mind
before, and he hopes that he has gathered some fruit which will
be enjoyed by the readers of this volume.
One difficulty constantly presented itself to the writer.
Often there are allusions to customs of that age, both Jewish
and Gentile, with which the world is not familiar now, and
unless these are explained the meaning of the text is not
apparent. Often also the argument of an epistle is elliptical,
closely condensed, and difficult of comprehension by the reader
who lives eighteen centuries and six thousand miles distant from
the time and place where the argument was written. It has often
been found difficult to combine the brevity required by the
limits of the volume, with the clearness of explanation
indispensable in a work intended for the common reader. The
author cannot hope that he has always been entirely successful
in his efforts to combine brevity and clearness, but he begs to
assure the reader that he has spared no reasonable effort to so
express himself that the meaning of the sacred text will be
understood. While he is deeply sensible of the imperfections
which will, no doubt, be apparent here and there, he has been so
impressed with his responsibility in a work like this, that its
pages will always speak of him of long investigations, prayerful
and earnest study, of long, continued toil, and of arduous, but
at the same time, delightful labours.
It will be found that, as in the parallel portions of the
Gospels, the first volume was condensed by making one
explanation suffice, and referring the reader from the passage
before him to the parallel passage upon which comments had been
given; so also in this volume, where a passage occurs in more
than one epistle, one explanation only is given, and the reader
is referred to that place where it occurs. The nature of the
Book of Revelation is such that no interpretation at all can be
given without taking considerable space, and hence less brevity
has been here used than elsewhere in the NT. It is believed that
the explanations and interpretations of this wonderful portion
are given with sufficient fullness to give the reader a very
clear idea of the meaning of this book of NT prophecy. A
laborious study of this little understood and much discussed
book, made anew with reference to this work, has not led the
author to modify sensibly the views which he expressed ten years
since in A VISION OF THE AGES.
It would be a difficult task to suitably acknowledge the
authors whose labours have assisted him in his work. He has
consulted with advantage Meyer, Olshausen, the Bible Commentary,
the Popular Commentary, Alford, Godet, Lange, Schaff, the older
Commentaries of Whitby, Matthew Henry and Barnes, the various
"Lives and Letters of St. Paul," the Church Histories of the
first century, etc. Whatever may be thought of the gleanings in
this volume they have been gathered from rich and abundant
sources. If it shall help the reader to better understanding of
the Divine Word, point men to the Lamb of God, comfort saints,
and help them onward in the heavenward way, the author will feel
that he has secured the object for which it has been written.
(Johnson TPNT 3-4)
09854
BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Order Chapters
I. BIOGRAPHICAL
1 Matthew . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2 Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 John . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
II. HISTORICAL
5 Acts of the Apostles . . . . 28
III. DIDACTICAL
6 Romans . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7 1 Corinthians . . . . . . . . 16
8 2 Corinthians . . . . . . . . 13
9 Galatians . . . . . . . . . . 6
10 Ephesians . . . . . . . . . . 6
11 Philippians . . . . . . . . . 4
12 Colossians . . . . . . . . . 4
13 1 Thessalonians . . . . . . . 5
14 2 Thessalonians . . . . . . . 3
15 1 Timothy . . . . . . . . . . 6
16 2 Timothy . . . . . . . . . . 4
17 Titus . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
18 Philemon . . . . . . . . . . 1
19 Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . . 13
20 James . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
21 1 Peter . . . . . . . . . . . 5
22 2 Peter . . . . . . . . . . . 3
23 1 John . . . . . . . . . . . 5
24 2 John . . . . . . . . . . . 1
25 3 John . . . . . . . . . . . 1
26 Jude . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IV. PROPHETICAL
27 Revelation . . . . . . . . . 22
(Johnson TPNT 5)
09855
OUR LORD'S MIRACLES
I. Narrated only in one Gospel
Two blind men healed; Capernaum
# Mt 9:27-31
A dumb demoniac healed; Capernaum
# Mt 9:32-34
Stater in the mouth of the fish; Capernaum
# Mt 17:24-27
The deaf and dumb man healed; Decapolis
# Mr 7:31-37
A blind man healed; Bethsaida
# Mr 8:22-26
When Christ passed unseen through the multitude; Nazareth
# Lu 4:28-30
Draught of fish; Bethsaida
# Lu 5:4-7
Raising the widow's son; Nain
# Lu 7:11-18
Healing the woman with an infirmity; Jerusalem
# Lu 13:10-17
Healing the man with the dropsy; Jerusalem
# Lu 14:1-6
Healing the ten lepers; Samaria
# Lu 17:11-19
Healing the ear of Malchus, servant of the high priest;
Gethsemane
# Lu 22:50,51
Turning water into wine; Cana
# Joh 2:1-11
Healing the nobleman's son of fever; Cana
# Joh 4:46-54
Healing the impotent man at Bethesda; Jerusalem
# Joh 5:1-9
Healing the man born blind; Jerusalem
# Joh 9:1-41
Raising of Lazarus; Bethany
# Joh 11:41-46
Draught of fish; Bethsaida
# Joh 21:4-6
(Johnson TPNT 11)
09856
OUR LORD'S MIRACLES
II. Narrated in two Gospels
Healing the daughter of the Syrophenician; Tyre
# Mt 15:21-28 Mr 7:24-30
Feeding the four thousand; Gennesaret (?)
# Mt 15:32-39 Mr 8:1-9
Cursing the fig tree; Mount of Olives
# Mt 21:17-20 Mr 11:12-14
Healing the centurion's servant of palsy; Capernaum
# Mt 8:5-13 Lu 7:1-10
The blind and dumb demoniac; Galilee
# Mt 12:22,23 Lu 11:14,15
The demoniac in a synagogue; Capernaum
# Mr 1:23-28 Lu 4:33-37
(Johnson TPNT 11)
09857
OUR LORD'S MIRACLES
III. Narrated in three Gospels
Stilling the storm; Sea of Galilee
# Mt 8:23-27 Mr 4:35-41 Lu 8:22-25
The legion of devils entering the swine; Gadara
# Mt 8:28-34 Mr 5:1-16 Lu 8:26-36
Healing of Jairus' daughter; Capernaum
# Mt 9:18,19,23-26 Mr 5:21-24,35-43 Lu 8:40-42,49-56
Healing the woman with an issue of blood; Gennesaret
# Mt 9:20-22 Mr 5:25-34 Lu 8:43-48
Healing the man sick of the palsy; Capernaum
# Mt 9:1-8 Mr 2:1-12 Lu 5:17-26
Healing the leper; Gennesaret
# Mt 8:1-4 Mr 1:40-45 Lu 5:12-14
Healing Peter's mother-in-law; Bethsaida
# Mt 8:14,15 Mr 1:29-31 Lu 4:38,39
Healing the man with the withered hand; Capernaum
# Mt 12:9-13 Mr 3:1-5 Lu 6:6-11
Healing the demoniac child; Mount Tabor (?)
# Mt 17:14-21 Mr 9:14-27 Lu 9:37-43
Healing the blind Bartimaeus; Jericho
# Mt 20:29-34 Mr 10:46-52 Lu 18:35-43
Walking on the sea; Sea of Galilee
# Mt 14:22-33 Mr 6:45-52 Joh 6:16-21
(Johnson TPNT 11)
09858
OUR LORD'S MIRACLES
IV. Narrated in four Gospels
Feeding the five thousand; Bethsaida (Julias)
# Mt 14:15-21 Mr 6:32-44 Lu 9:11-17 Joh 6:1-13
(Johnson TPNT 11)
09859
OUR LORD'S PARABLES
I. Recorded in one Gospel
The tares; Gennesaret (Good and evil in life and judgment)
# Mt 13:24-30,36-43
The hid treasure; Gennesaret (Value of Gospel)
# Mt 13:44
The goodly pearl; Gennesaret (Christian seeking salvation)
# Mt 13:45,46
The draw net; Gennesaret (Visible Church of Christ)
# Mt 13:47-50
The unmerciful servant; Capernaum (Danger of ingratitude)
# Mt 18:23-35
The labourers in the vineyard; Jerusalem (Call at various epochs)
# Mt 20:1-16
The two sons; Jerusalem (Insincerity and repentance)
# Mt 21:28-32
The marriage of the king's son; Mount of Olives (Need of
righteousness)
# Mt 22:1-14
The ten virgins; Mount of Olives (Watchful and careless
profession)
# Mt 25:1-13
The ten talents; Mount of Olives (Use of advantages)
# Mt 25:14-30
The sheep and goats; Mount of Olives (Final separation of good
and bad)
# Mt 25:31-33
The seed growing secretly; Gennesaret (Gradual growth of
religion)
# Mr 4:26-29
The householder; Gennesaret
# Mr 13:32-37
The two debtors; Galilee (Gratitude for pardon)
# Lu 7:41-47
The good Samaritan; Jerusalem (Compassion to suffering)
# Lu 10:30-37
The friend at midnight; Jerusalem (Perseverance in prayer)
# Lu 11:5-8
The rich fool; Jerusalem (Worldly-mindedness)
# Lu 12:16-21
The wedding feast; Jerusalem (Vigilance towards Second Advent)
# Lu 12:35-38
The wise steward; Jerusalem (Conscientiousness in trust)
# Lu 12:41-48
The barren fig tree; Jerusalem (Unprofitableness under grace)
# Lu 13:6-9
The great supper; Jerusalem (Universality of divine call)
# Lu 14:16-24
The piece of money; Jerusalem (Joy over penitence)
# Lu 15:8-10
The prodigal son; Jerusalem (Fatherly love to penitent son)
# Lu 15:11-32
The unjust steward; Jerusalem (Preparation for eternity)
# Lu 16:1-8
The rich man and Lazarus; Jerusalem (Recompense of future life)
# Lu 16:19-31
The unprofitable servants; Jerusalem (God's claim to all our
service)
# Lu 17:7-10
The unjust judge; Jerusalem (Advantage of persevering prayer)
# Lu 18:1-8
The Pharisee and publican; Jerusalem (Self-righteousness and
humility)
# Lu 18:9-14
The pounds; Jerusalem (Diligence rewarded; sloth punished)
# Lu 19:11-27
(Johnson TPNT 12)
09860
OUR LORD'S PARABLES
II. Recorded in two Gospels
House on rock and sand; Galilee (Consistent and false
profession)
# Mt 7:24-29 Lu 6:47-49
The leaven; Gennesaret (Pervading influence of religion)
# Mt 13:33 Lu 13:20,21
The lost sheep; Jerusalem (Joy over penitent)
# Mt 18:11-14 Lu 15:3-7
(Johnson TPNT 12)
09861
OUR LORD'S PARABLES
III. Recorded in three Gospels
New cloth and old garment; Capernaum (New doctrines on old
prejudices)
# Mt 9:16 Mr 2:21 Lu 5:36
New wine in old bottles; Capernaum (New spirit in unregenerate
heart)
# Mt 9:17 Mr 2:22 Lu 5:37-39
The sower; Gennesaret (Hearers divided into classes)
# Mt 13:3-9,18-23 Mr 4:1-9,14-20 Lu 8:4-8,11-15
The mustard seed; Gennesaret (Spread of Gospel)
# Mt 13:31,32 Mr 4:30-34 Lu 13:18,19
The wicked husbandmen; Jerusalem (Rejections of Christ by Jews)
# Mt 21:33-46 Mr 12:1-12 Lu 20:9-18
The fig tree and all the trees; Mount of Olives (Indications of
Second Advent)
# Mt 24:32,33 Mr 13:28,29 Lu 21:29-31
(Johnson TPNT 12)
09862
OUR LORD'S DISCOURSES AND CONVERSATIONS
In Nearly the Order of Their Delivery
The New Birth; Jerusalem
# Joh 3:1-21
The Water of Life; Sychar
# Joh 4:1-12
The Scriptures Fulfilled; Nazareth
# Lu 4:16-31
Sermon on the Mount; Galilee; Galilee
# Mt 5:1-8:34
Instruction to the Apostles; Galilee
# Mt 10:5-12
Woes and Warnings; Capernaum
# Mt 11:20-24
The Father and the Son; Jerusalem
# Joh 5:17-47
The Sabbath and Its Observance; Galilee
# Mt 13:1-8
The Unpardonable Sin; Capernaum
# Mt 12:23-37
The Bread of Life; Capernaum
# Joh 6:22-71
Internal Purity; Capernaum
# Mt 15:1-20
Offenses and Injuries; Capernaum
# Mt 18:1-20
His Divine Mission; Jerusalem
# Joh 7:14-31
Living Waters; Jerusalem
# Joh 7:32-53
The Light of the World; Jerusalem
# Joh 8:12-30
Freedom by the Truth; Jerusalem
# Joh 8:31-58
The Shepherd and the Sheep; Jerusalem
# Joh 10:1-38
Rebukes and Warnings; Jerusalem
# Lu 11:29-36
Humility and Prudence; Jerusalem
# Lu 14:7-14
The Way of Life; Jerusalem
# Mt 19:16-30
Sufferings and Death; Jericho
# Mt 20:17-19
True Greatness; Jericho
# Mt 20:20-28
Paying Tribute; Jerusalem
# Mt 22:15-22
The Resurrection; Jerusalem
# Mt 22:23-33
The Great Commandment; Jerusalem
# Mt 22:34-45
The Destruction of Jerusalem; Jerusalem
# Mt 24:1-51
Comfort and Instruction
# Joh 14:1-17:26
The Last Commission; Galilee
# Lu 24:44-49
(Johnson TPNT 13)
09863
THE DISCOURSES IN ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Peter's Discourse on Pentecost; Jerusalem
# Ac 2:14-39
Peter's Sermon on Solomon's Porch; Jerusalem
# Ac 3:12-26
Peter's Address before the Sanhedrin; Jerusalem
# Ac 4:8-12
Stephen's Defense; Jerusalem
# Ac 7:1-53
The First Sermon to the Gentiles; Caesarea
# Ac 10:35-43
Peter's Defense before the Church; Jerusalem
# Ac 11:5-18
Paul's Address at Antioch
# Ac 13:17-41
Paul's Address in Athens
# Ac 17:22-31
Paul's Address to the Ephesian Elders; Miletus
# Ac 20:18-35
Paul's Defense in the Temple; Jerusalem
# Ac 22:3-21
Paul's Address before Felix; Caesarea
# Ac 24:10-21
Paul's Address before Agrippa; Caesarea
# Ac 26:2-29
Paul's Address to the Jews at Rome
# Ac 28:23-28
(Johnson TPNT 13)
09864
TABLE OF TIME
+------+-----+
SACRED YEAR | CIVIL YEAR
--------------------------------+-------------------------------
Names & order of Hebrew months | Names & order of Hebrew months
--------------------------------+-------------------------------
1. Nisan . . . . . . . Mar-Apr | 7.-1. Tizri . . . . . Sep-Oct
2. Zif or Jiar . . . . Apr-May | 8.-2. Marchesvan . . Oct-Nov
3. Sivan . . . . . . . May-Jun | 9.-3. Chisleu . . . . Nov-Dec
4. Thamuz . . . . . . Jun-Jul | 10.-4. Tebeth . . . . Dec-Jan
5. Ab . . . . . . . . Jul-Aug | 11.-5. Shebat . . . . Jan-Feb
6. Elul . . . . . . . Aug-Sep | 12.-6. Adar . . . . . Feb-Mar
7. Ethanim or Tizri . Sep-Oct | 1.-7. Nisan . . . . . Mar-Apr
8. Marchesvan or Bul . Oct-Nov | 2.-8. Zif or Jiar . . Apr-May
9. Chisleu . . . . . . Nov-Dec | 3.-9. Sivan . . . . . May-Jun
10. Tebeth . . . . . . Dec-Jan | 4.-10. Thamuz . . . . Jun-Jul
11. Shebat . . . . . . Jan-Feb | 5.-11. Ab . . . . . . Jul-Aug
12. Adar . . . . . . . Feb-Mar | 6.-12. Elul . . . . . Aug-Sep
13. Ve-Adar or Second Adar
The Jews reckoned their months according to the moon; and
every third year they added a month, which they called Ve-Adar,
in the same way we add a day in every fourth or leap year.
They began their civil year in the month of Tizri, or
September, according to which they computed and settled all
temporal affairs. But after coming out of Egypt they began their
ecclesiastical year in the month of Nisan, or March, from which
they computed all their great festivals.
Their day was twofold: the NATURAL, consisting of twenty-four
hours, which commenced at sunset; and the ARTIFICIAL, beginning
at sunrise and ending at sunset, which was divided into twelve
equal parts or hours. See
# Joh 11:9
Their night was divided into four parts or watches, each
consisting of three hours. The first began at sunset; the second
at nine o'clock; the third at midnight; the fourth at three in
the morning, and continued until sunrise. These were sometimes
otherwise expressed; viz., even, midnight, cock-crowing, and the
dawn. See
# Mr 13:35
The artificial day was divided into four equal parts. The
first began at sunrise, and continued until nine o'clock; the
second began at nine, and continued till noon; the third began
at noon, and ended at three in the afternoon (which is sometimes
termed the ninth hour); the fourth began at three, and continued
till sunset.
(Johnson TPNT 14)
09865
TABLE OF MEASURES
A Cubit, somewhat more than one foot nine inches English
A Span, half a cubit, or nearly 11 inches
A Hand-breadth, sixth part of a cubit, or a little more than
3 1/2 inches
A Fathom, four cubits, about 7 feet and 3 1/2 inches
A Measuring Reed, six cubits and a hand-breadth, or nearly
eleven feet. The was used in measuring buildings
A Measuring Line, fourscore cubits, about 145 feet and 11 inches
This was used to measure grounds; hence "the lines" are
taken figuratively for the inheritance itself
# Ps 16:6
A Pace is equal to five feet
A Stadium, or Furlong, nearly 146 paces (about 730 feet)
A Sabbath Day's Journey, about 729 paces (about 7/10 mile)
An Eastern Mile, one mile and 403 paces, English measure (about
1 1/3 miles)
A Day's Journey, upwards of 33 1/2 miles
There were different kinds of cubits.
(1) The common cubit, called the cubit of a man, was about 18
inches.
# De 3:11
(2) The king's cubit was three inches longer than the common
one.
(3) The holy cubit was a yard, or two common ones
(Johnson TPNT 14-15)
09866
A TABLE OF WEIGHTS
A Shekel, nearly half an ounce, Troy weight
A Maneh, sixty shekels, about 2 1/4 pounds
A Talent, 3000 shekels, or 113 pounds and 10 ounces
(Johnson TPNT 15)
09867
A TABLE OF MONEY
A Shekel of Gold, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8.75
A Golden Daric, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.24
A Talent of Gold, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,280.00
A Shekel of Silver, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
A Bekah, half a shekel, about . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
A Gerah, twentieth part of a shekel . . . . . . . . . .25
A Maneh, or Mina, 50 shekels . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.32
A Talent of Silver, 3000 shekels, about . . . . . . . 1,639.30
A Silver Drachma, about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Tribute Money, two drachmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
A Piece of Silver (Stater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
A Pound (Mornai), 100 drachmas . . . . . . . . . . . 15.50
A Roman Penny (Denarius) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
A Farthing (Assarium), about . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Another Farthing (Quadrans), half the former
A Mite, the half of this latter
(Johnson TPNT 15)
09868
MEASURES OF LIQUIDS
The Cor, or Homer, 75 gallons and 5 pints
The Bath, the tenth of the homer, or 7 gallons and 4 1/2 pints
The Hin, sixtieth of a homer, about a gallon and a quart
The Log, about 3/4 pint
The Firkin (Metretes), somewhat more than 7 pints
(Johnson TPNT 15)
09869
MEASURES OF DRY THINGS
The Cab, somewhat above two pints
The Omer, above five pints
The Seah, one peck and about half a pint
The Ephah, three pecks and about three pints
The Letech, about four bushels
The Homer, about eight bushels
The Choenix
# Re 6:6
was the daily allowance to maintain a slave. It contained
about a quart, some say only a pint and a half. When this
measure was sold for a denarius, or Roman penny, corn must
have been above 20 shillings an English bushel, which
indicates a scarcity next to famine.
(Johnson TPNT 15)
09870
A SUMMARY OF THE EPISTLES
The Epistles differ in their nature from any other portion of
the Scriptures. They are a series of letters to the newly
planted churches of the first century, or to individual church
members, written with possibly two or three exceptions, by
apostles. These letters are twenty-one in number. I give a list
of them with the number of chapters in each in the following
table.
Chapters Chapters
Romans . . . . . . . . . . 16 | Titus . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1 Corinthians . . . . . . 16 | Philemon . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Corinthians . . . . . . 13 | Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . 13
Galatians . . . . . . . . 6 | James . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ephesians . . . . . . . . 6 | 1 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 5
Philippians . . . . . . . 4 | 2 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 3
Colossians . . . . . . . . 4 | 1 John . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Thessalonians . . . . . 5 | 2 John . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Thessalonians . . . . . 3 | 3 John . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Timothy . . . . . . . . 6 | Jude . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Timothy . . . . . . . . 4
THE AUTHORS.--The writers of these Letters were Peter, James,
John, Jude, and Paul. Other of the apostles may have written,
but if so, their productions have not come down to us.
THE PURPOSE.--These Letters were written, some to particular
congregations of believers; some to the church at large, and
others to individuals; to encourage, reprove, correct false
teaching, and give special instruction in doctrine and practical
duties.
THE SOURCE.--The authors of the Epistles all being apostles
or inspired evangelists were under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, and all their utterances, as apostles, were by divine
dictation.
CLASSIFICATION.--The Epistles may be classified as follows:
1. The Pauline Epistles, or those written by the Apostle Paul.
These may be subdivided into:
(1) The Doctrinal, addressed to special churches--Romans,
Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians,
Thessalonians, and Hebrews.
(2) Pastoral, addressed to the evangelists--Timothy and
Titus.
(3) Special, addressed to an individual--Philemon.
2. General Epistles, addressed to the church at large. These are
(1) One of James;
(2) Two of Peter;
(3) Three of John;
(4) One of Jude.
(Johnson TPNT 5)
09871
KEY THOUGHTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
The key thought, or primary object of each NT book, according
to Dr. George F. Pentecost, is as follows:
MATTHEW--Jesus the Son of God and Lord according to OT promise.
MARK--Jesus is the Saviour who meets man's needs
LUKE--The Son of man in his service among men. The world's
saviour.
JOHN--The Son of God in the moral glory of his person and life.
ACTS--Christ in Heaven, and the energy of the Holy Spirit on
earth. What Christ continued to do and to teach by his Spirit
in the Apostles. How the church was gathered and built. The
progress of the kingdom.
ROMANS--Christianity unfolded in its doctrine. Righteousness;
how man can be justified before God.
1 CORINTHIANS--Church order and discipline. Our relations to
each other in the church.
2 CORINTHIANS--Christian ministry and superiority over
circumstances. Our relation to the world and to them.
GALATIANS--Christian blessing and liberty contrasted in the law.
Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free.
The Spirit in the beginning, middle, and end of Christian
life and power.
EPHESIANS--Christ the measure of Christian standing and
blessing. Together with Christ.
PHILIPPIANS--Christian experience. In the face of Christ.
Perfection that is not perfect. One thing to do.
COLOSSIANS--The church's glories and fullness in Christ her
head.
1 THESSALONIANS--Christ coming to and for the church, and her
eternal blessedness.
2 THESSALONIANS--Christ coming with his saints. The eternal
judgment of unbelievers.
1 TIMOTHY--Church order according to God.
2 TIMOTHY--Church disorder and the individual pathway.
TITUS--Christian qualification for the ministry and godly
conduct.
PHILEMON--Christian love. Counting upon love between brother and
brother.
HEBREWS--Our Apostle's priest, sacrifice, and witness.
JAMES--The common sense of Christianity, or Christian morality
in and out of the church.
1 PETER--God's righteous government in relation to saints.
2 PETER--God's righteous judgment upon the public Christian
profession.
1 JOHN--Christ the eternal life and power of communion with God.
2 JOHN--Christ and the truth the safeguard against heresy.
3 JOHN--Christian hospitality to the saints and especially to
labourers.
JUDE--Apostasy traced down to the Last Days.
REVELATION--Christ assuming the government of the world. Things
to come.
(Johnson TPNT 506)
09872
QUOTATIONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
The close connection between the OT and NT is shown by the
number of times the OT is quoted in the NT. Bagster's Bible
gives 889 quotations and allusions. George F. Pentecost gives
the number at 885, a few of the allusions given by Bagster's
Bible being disputed. Every book of the OT is quoted except
Obadiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, and Esther. There is only one
quotation from the Song of Solomon. According to Dr. Pentecost
the number of the OT quotations and allusions in each NT book is
as follows:
Matthew . . . . . . . . . 96 | 1 Timothy . . . . . . . . . 6
Mark . . . . . . . . . . . 34 | 2 Timothy . . . . . . . . . 2
Luke . . . . . . . . . . . 58 | Titus . . . . . . . . . . .
John . . . . . . . . . . . 40 | Philemon . . . . . . . . .
Acts of the Apostles . . . 57 | Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . 86
Romans . . . . . . . . . . 74 | James . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1 Corinthians . . . . . . 41 | 1 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Corinthians . . . . . . 13 | 2 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 10
Galatians . . . . . . . . 16 | 1 John . . . . . . . . . . 6
Ephesians . . . . . . . . 11 | 2 John . . . . . . . . . .
Philippians . . . . . . . 3 | 3 John . . . . . . . . . .
Colossians . . . . . . . . 3 | Jude . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Thessalonians . . . . . 2 | Revelation . . . . . . . .249
2 Thessalonians . . . . . 2 | TOTAL 855
(Johnson TPNT 507)
NOTE.--The occurrences as given by Johnson total to 845.
09873
CHRONOLOGY OF ACTS AND THE EPISTLES
(From the Bible Hand-Book)
Descent of the Holy Spirit . . . . . . 30 A.D.
Setting up of the church . . . . . . . 30 A.D.
First persecutions . . . . . . . . . . 35 A.D.
Philip at Samaria . . . . . . . . . . 35 A.D.
Conversion of Saul . . . . . . . . . . 36 A.D.
First Gentile converted . . . . . . . 40 A.D.
Founding of church at Antioch . . . . 43 A.D.
Writing of Matthew's Gospel . . . . . 43 A.D.
James killed by Herod . . . . . . . . 45 A.D.
Paul's Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 A.D.
Paul's 1st Missionary Journey Begun . 48 A.D.
Council at Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . 50 A.D.
Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey Begun . 51 A.D.
Writing of 1 Thessalonians . . . . . . 52 A.D.
Writing of 2 Thessalonians . . . . . . 53 A.D.
Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey Begun . 54 A.D.
Writing of 1 Corinthians . . . . . . . 57 A.D.
Writing of Galatians . . . . . . . . . 57 A.D.
Writing of 2 Corinthians . . . . . . . 58 A.D.
Writing of Romans . . . . . . . . . . 58 A.D.
Writing of Luke's Gospel . . . . . . . 59 A.D.
Paul's Arrest at Jerusalem . . . . . . 58 A.D.
Paul at Caesarea . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A.D.
Paul Starts for Rome . . . . . . . . . 60 A.D.
Paul Reaches Rome . . . . . . . . . . 61 A.D.
Paul's Imprisonment at Rome . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of Ephesians . . . . . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of Philippians . . . . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of Colossians . . . . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of Philemon . . . . . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of James . . . . . . . . . . . 62 A.D.
Writing of 1 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Writing of Acts . . . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Paul is acquitted . . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Paul visits various places . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Writing of Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Writing of 1 Timothy . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Writing of Titus . . . . . . . . . . . 63 A.D.
Writing of Mark's Gospel . . . . . . . 64 A.D.
Writing of 2 Peter . . . . . . . . . . 65 A.D.
Paul's 2nd Imprisonment at Rome . . . 65 A.D.
Writing of 2 Timothy . . . . . . . . . 66 A.D.
Martyrdom of Paul . . . . . . . . . . 66 A.D.
Destruction of Jerusalem . . . . . . . 71 A.D.
Writing of Jude . . . . . . . . . . . 75 A.D.
Writing of John's Gospel . . . . . . . 85 A.D.
Writing of John's Three Epistles . . . 90 A.D.
John's Visions at Patmos . . . . . . . 96 A.D.
Writing of Revelation . . . . . . . . 97 A.D.
Death of John . . . . . . . . . . . 100 A.D.
(Johnson TPNT 508)
09874
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
I. IN JUDEA
1. \\Azotus\\: Near the Mediterranean; the ancient Ashod,
visited by Philip
# Ac 8:40
2. \\Bethany\\: Near Jerusalem, on a slope of the Mount of
Olives; the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
# Joh 12:1
3. \\Bethlehem\\: Six miles south of Jerusalem; the birthplace
of Jesus
# Mt 2:1
4. \\Emmaus\\: Four miles south of Jerusalem; the place to
which the two disciples were walking when joined by Jesus
# Lu 24:13
5. \\Gaza\\: Near the Mediterranean, to which a road led from
Jerusalem
# Ac 8:26
6. \\Jericho\\: In the valley of the Jordan, where Jesus
restored sight to Bartimaeus
# Mr 10:46
7. \\Jerusalem\\: The Holy city where all the great feasts were
held
# Lu 2:41
8. \\Joppa\\: On the Mediterranean; the port of Jerusalem where
Peter saw a vision
# Ac 11:5
(Johnson TPNT 509)
09875
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
II. IN SAMARIA
1. \\Antipatris\\: East of Shechem; the place to which the
guard conveyed Paul by night
# Ac 23:31
2. \\Caesarea\\: On the Mediterranean, where Paul made his
defense before Agrippa
# Ac 25:1
3. \\Sychar\\: In the valley between Ebal and Gerizim; the site
of Jacob's well
# Joh 4:5,6
(Johnson TPNT 509)
09876
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
III. IN GALILEE
1. \\Bethsaida\\: A village on the Sea of Galilee; the native
place of Peter, Andrew, and Philip
# Joh 1:44
2. \\Cana\\: A village four or five miles northeast of
Nazareth, where Jesus performed his first miracle
# Joh 2:11
3. \\Capernaum\\: A city on the northwestern shore of the Sea
of Galilee, where Jesus lived, and performed many miracles
# Mt 4:13
4. \\Chorazin\\: A city on the northern shore of the Sea of
Galilee, against which Jesus pronounced woes
# Mt 11:21
5. \\Magdala\\: A village on the western shore of the Sea of
Galilee, visited by Jesus
# Mt 15:39
6. \\Nain\\: A village on a hill southeast of Nazareth, where
Jesus raised to life the widow's son
# Lu 7:12
7. \\Nazareth\\: A town among the hills, about midway between
the Sea of Galilee, visited by Jesus
# Mt 15:39
8. \\Ptolemais\\: On the Mediterranean, north of Mount Carmel,
where Paul landed on his way to Jerusalem
# Ac 21:7
9. \\Tiberias\\: A city on the western shore of the Sea of
Galilee, visited by Jesus
# Joh 6:1
(Johnson TPNT 509-510)
09877
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
IV. IN PEREA
1. \\Bethabara\\: A place east of the Jordan, nearly opposite
Jericho, where John baptized
# Joh 1:28
2. \\Machaeus\\: East of the Dead Sea; the place where John the
Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded. Not named in the Bible
(Johnson TPNT 510)
09878
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
V. DECAPOLIS
1. \\Bethsaida\\: On the northeastern shore of the Sea of
Galilee; the place where Jesus fed the five thousand
# Lu 9:10-17
2. \\Gadara\\: A city south of the Sea of Galilee, which gave
its name to the district--"the country of the Gadarenes"
# Mr 5:1
3. \\Gergesa\\: A little village east of the Sea of Galilee;
the place near which the demoniacs were cured, and the swine
drowned
# Mt 8:28-34
(Johnson TPNT 510)
09879
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
VI. IN PHOENICIA
1. \\Sidon\\: A city on the Mediterranean, about twenty miles
north of Tyre, in a region once visited by Jesus
# Mr 7:24
2. \\Tyre\\: The celebrated commercial city of antiquity, on
the Mediterranean; on "the coasts" of which Jesus cured the
daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman
# Mt 15:21-28
(Johnson TPNT 510)
09880
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
VII. IN SYRIA
1. \\Antioch\\: On the river Orontes, seventeen miles from the
Mediterranean, between the Tarsus and Lebanon ranges of
mountains; the seat of the first missionary church
# Ac 11:19-30
2. \\Damascus\\: On a fertile plain, watered by the Abana and
Pharpar, east of the Anti-Libanus mountains; the place of
the Apostle Paul's conversion
# Ac 9:1-25
(Johnson TPNT 510)
09881
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
VIII. IN ASIA MINOR
1. \\Antioch\\: A city in Pisidia, east of Ephesus, visited by
Paul and Barnabas
# Ac 13:14
2. \\Derbe\\: A town in Lycaonia, visited by Paul and Barnabas
# Ac 16:1
3. \\Ephesus\\: A celebrated city one mile from the Aegean Sea,
where Paul preached for a long time,
# Ac 19:1
and one of the seven churches of Asia
# Re 2:1
4. \\Iconium\\: Sixty miles east of Antioch, where Paul and
Barnabas preached
# Ac 14:1-5
5. \\Laodicea\\: The capital of Phrygia, and the seat of one of
the churches to which a message was sent by John
# Re 3:14
6. \\Lystra\\: Not far from Derbe, also visited by Paul and
Barnabas; the home of Timothy,
# Ac 16:1
and where the two missionaries were thought to be gods
# Ac 14:8-12
7. \\Miletus\\: The port of Ephesus, where Paul delivered a
farewell address
# Ac 20:17-38
8. \\Myra\\: An important town of Lycia, where Paul changed
ships on his journey to Rome
# Ac 27:5
9. \\Patara\\: A seaport of Lycia, where Paul took ship for
Phoenicia
# Re 2:12
10. \\Perga\\: A city of Pamphylia, visited by Paul and
Barnabas, and where Mark left them
# Ac 13:3
11. \\Pergamos\\: A city of Mysia; the site of one of the seven
churches of Asia
# Re 2:12
12. \\Philadelphia\\: A town on the borders of Lydia; the seat
of one of the seven churches of Asia
# Re 3:7
13. \\Sardis\\: An important city of Lydia; the seat of one of
the seven churches of Asia
# Re 3:1
14. \\Smyrna\\: On the Aegean Sea, forty miles north of Ephesus;
the seat of one of the seven churches in Asia
# Re 2:8
15. \\Tarsus\\: A city of Cilicia; the birthplace of the Apostle
Paul
# Ac 9:11
16. \\Thyatira\\: A city of Lydia, and the seat of one of the
seven churches of Asia
# Re 2:18
17. \\Troas\\: The ancient Troy, on the Aegean Sea, where Paul
in a vision received the call to Macedonia
# Ac 16:8-10
(Johnson TPNT 510-511)
09882
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
IX. IN MACEDONIA
1. \\Amphipolis\\: Thirty-three miles from Philippi, and three
miles from the Aegean Sea, visited by Paul
# Ac 17:1
2. \\Apollonia\\: A city thirty miles from Amphipolis, where
Paul remained one day
# Ac 17:1
3. \\Berea\\: A small city on the eastern side of Mount
Olympus, and where the people examined the Scriptures to see
if his preaching was true
# Ac 17:10-13
4. \\Philippi\\: A flourishing city nine miles from the Aegean
Sea, celebrated as the first foothold of the gospel in
Europe
# Ac 16:12-40
5. \\Thessalonica\\: At the head of the Thermaic Gulf; an
important commercial centre, and the scene of Paul's labour
# Ac 17:1-9
(Johnson TPNT 511)
09883
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
X. GREECE
1. \\Athens\\: One of the most celebrated cities of the world,
situated five miles northeast of the Saronic Gulf, a part of
the Aegean Sea. It was the seat of Grecian learning, and the
place where Paul delivered one of his most famous discourses
# Ac 17:15-34
2. \\Corinth\\: An important city forty miles west of Athens,
where Paul preached, and the seat of one of the leading
churches
# Ac 18:1-18
(Johnson TPNT 511)
09884
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
XI. IN THE ISLES OF THE SEA
1. \\Fair Haven\\: A harbour in the island of Crete; a place
where the ship on which Paul was sailing anchored
# Ac 27:8
2. \\Mitylene\\: On the island of Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea,
where Paul's ship anchored for a night
# Ac 20:14
3. \\Paphos\\: On the western shore of Cyprus; visited by Paul
and Barnabas
# Ac 13:6
4. \\Salamis\\: On the eastern shore of Cyprus; visited by Paul
and Barnabas
# Ac 13:5
5. \\Syracuse\\: A celebrated city on the eastern shore of
Sicily, where Paul stopped on his journey to Rome
# Ac 28:12
(Johnson TPNT 511-512)
09885
CITIES AND TOWNS NAMED IN THE NT
(from the Bible-Hand Book)
XII. ITALY
1. \\Appii Forum\\: A village on the Appian Way, forty-three
miles from Rome, where Christians met Paul
# Ac 28:15
2. \\Puteoli\\: The leading port of Italy, where Paul
disembarked
# Ac 28:12
3. \\Rhegium\\: A city on the southern extremity of Italy,
where the ship in which Paul was journeying touched
# Ac 28:13
4. \\Rome\\: The great city of Italy, the capital of the Roman
Empire, where Paul was taken for trial before Caesar,
# Ac 28:16
and where he was afterwards put to death.
5. \\Three Taverns\\: A place eleven miles from Rome, where
another band of Christians met Paul
# Ac 28:15
(Johnson TPNT 512)
09899
In entering the text of B. W. Johnson's \\The People's New
\\Testament . . . with Explanatory Notes\\ for use with the
On-Line Bible, I have tried to faithfully transmit the work of
this nineteenth-century author. However, I have made certain
alterations for the sake of conciseness, readability, or
accuracy:
(1) using abbreviations for frequently used phrases, such as
NT (New Testament), OT (Old Testament), KJV (for Common
Version, as Johnson calls the King James text), ASV (for
Revised Version, as he terms the American Standard
Version);
(2) using OLB abbreviations for the books of the Bible;
(3) formatting the text so that references and cross
references can take advantage of the point-and-shoot
capabilities of Version 6 of OLB notes;
(4) inserting quotations when the reader is referred to the
text of the ASV (which appears as a columnar text in
TPNT);
(5) adding Scripture references where Johnson quotes freely
or loosely;
(6) correcting Scripture references and cross-references as
necessary;
(7) making spelling more uniform, particularly in names of
Bible people (e.g., preferring Elijah to Elias, Isaiah to
Isaias) and places;
(8) making punctuation more consistent with current rules of
standard English for commas, colons, and semicolons.
In formatting the text for use with OLB, I have
(1) reserved \\highlighting\\ for Scripture text and Greek
words;
(2) used either ALL CAPITALS or "quotation marks" for text
that appears in italics in Johnson's notes;
(3) occasionally moved phrases containing Scripture
references from the beginning or middle of sentences to
the end of the sentences;
(4) retained Johnson's use of archaisms (such as using the
suffix -th or -est on verbs) in his commentary
(5) controlled paragraphing by
(a) setting highlighted words to the beginning of a line
when an explanation of those words is given;
(b) using hanging indents for numbered points;
(c) inserting paragraph breaks to facilitate reading
longer paragraphs.
(6) included a brief bibliographical citation at the end of
each entry
(7) given a reference to the text at the head of each note to
facilitate displaying the Scripture text, especially when
using the arrow keys to page through the notes
Additional notes and articles by Johnson have been placed in
topic files 9150-9850. The index of the introductions to the 27
books of the NT are in T09151. When the user selects the
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these articles on Revelation, they have been placed in separate
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Two indices are also listed in T09151:
(1) The notes on Revelation indexed in T09651 can all be
accessed from the commentary on Revelation; this index is
included to allow the user to read the chapter
introductions and topical notes without going through the
commentary.
(2) The additional notes indexed in T09851 are lists, charts,
and articles included in TPNT, but not accessed through
the commentary. (I have not included the Harmony of the
Gospels because it is the same one as appears in T09000
and T09050.)
The contents of topic files T09150-T09850 are as follows:
T09150 Introductions: Mt - Ac
T09200 Introductions: Ro - 2Th
T09250 Introductions: 1Ti - Jude
T09300 Introduction: Re
T09650 }
T09700 } Additional Notes
T09750 } on Revelation
T09800 }
T09850 Charts, lists, additional notes from TPNT
I have managed to keep file size to less than 50,000 bytes.
(When this note is extracted from T09850, this file will be less
than that limit.)
Throughout the commentary, I have used Bible references not
only to display Scripture text, but also as a means of accessing
commentary notes. Instead of using the cross-reference (See note
on "Mr 1:1"), I simply used the Bible reference (# Mr 1:1); when
that verse is displayed, the user presses F8 to read the note.
It seems to me a simpler, more consistent way of displaying text
and notes.
I typed the notes between October, 1991, and January, 1992.
The proofreading and formatting were done between August and
December, 1992, when the chapter summaries and additional notes
were also added. While it is my wish to present a work without
any errors, I realize that in any human endeavour "warts" are
inevitable. More and more I have come to understand that human
work is never truly completed, only abandoned at some stage. And
so I offer this text "warts and all," trusting that addenda and
corrigenda submitted by users will bring the work to completion
one day.
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Barton W. Johnson, born in 1833, attended Walnut Grove
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latter he studied under Alexander Campbell, R. Milligan, W. K.
Pendelton, and R. Richardson, and graduated with honours in 1856.
Afterwards he taught at Eureka College for seven years and at
Bethany for two years. For sixteen years he edited the weekly
periodical THE EVANGELIST (later THE CHRISTIAN-EVANGELIST). In
addition to TPNT, Johnson also authored \\Vision of the Ages\\
(a commentary on Revelation), \\The Gospel of John\\, and a
\\Lesson Commentary\\ on 277 verses of the Gospel of Mark.
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