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The Letters of James and Peter (The Daily Study Bible Series)

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I have read many commentaries and Barclay and John MacArthur are the best in my opinion. Barclay is the easiest to read. He aims at the people to which it is written, the culture in which it is written and the language at the time. Barclay is the most quoted in terms of history. Very, very interesting reading.

This book is a good study aid for the letters of James and Peter. All the books by Barclay that I have purchased at Amazon have been appreciated.
Donna

Very good bible study book that covers the letters by Peter and James in detail.

Very nice! I find Barclay very thorough both historically and in application. I also ordered Barclay's commentary on Mark which I also find very complete. Both are easy reading.

For any Christian,or, anybody trying to expand their knowledge about the Bible and about Christianity, this book is an invaluable aid. I was astonished to learn how much important just these three books (James, First Peter, Second Peter) are for the Christian thought and the Christian faith and, equally astonished,at the wealth of information a scholar, the like of William Barclay, can pour in a commentary the size of this one. This is a work of art as far as erudition goes but, most importantly, it is a spring of refreshing and still pertinent Christian thought. I would have loved to make the acquaintance of such a learned and profoundly Christian character as the author of this book, Mr William Barclay.

It is a beautifully worded book, highly readable and, also, it is a complete success as far as bringing, what could be termed as highly technical concepts (including etymology and semantics of mostly Greek words) into a lay people level of comprehension. I can not overstate the importance, for us Christians, of books of this nature and relevance. Please, read it.

William Barclay is an inspiring mentor for our study group. I totally recommend all of his commentaries on the New Testament books. He has passed on, but his son has maintained and improved the readability and usefulness of the volumes so that they are a joy to hold and easy to learn from.

I am still studying the book, but so far it has been a valuble addition to my books.