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[Josh Bond]

The Expositor's Bible Commentary is now available in commentary format: http://www.biblesupp...rmat-available/

About The e-Sword Edition
Dr. Dave and his team painstakingly created e-Sword Topic files of The Expositor's Bible (one topic file per volume). BibleSupport.com converted the 49 topic files into a single commentary for easier reference. The end result is a 50 megabyte commentary file with thousands of pages of reference material.

This is not a perfect project because not every volume fit neatly into a book, chapter, or verse commentary. The vast majority of the text did fit acceptably but several volumes like 1 and 2 Chronicles and Luke did not naturally conform to an e-Sword style book, chapter, or verse commentary. In cases such as Luke, we read each chapter that did not have a scripture label and noted the scriptures the chapter referenced. We then applied the verse references to the commentary. Although this was a sometimes subjective process, for Luke, this seems to have worked well. For 1 and 2 Chronicles, the process was less than perfect.

Nevertheless, I believe that we should not "throw out the baby with the bath water". It's better to have a commentary with most of the text useful and a few volumes that don't fit perfectly than to have no commentary at all! We're proud of the result and thank Dr. Dave's team for making the original topic files, without which this project would not have happened.

We urge you to check the e-Sword Book Comments for more information on certain sections because the Book Comments contain introductory information originally found in the EB volumes. A few Book Comments contain information about the Bible book as a whole (not necessarily introductory information). We also employed Chapter Comments on rare occasion, mostly in Deuteronomy.

About The Expositor's Bible
The Expositor's Bible is one of the most-recognized standards of expository commentaries. It was written by twenty-nine eminent scholars of the day who were also full-time preachers. These writers also represent every important branch of Protestantism. The Expositor's Bible may thus be regarded as an inter-denominational exposition. It conclusively demonstrates the hearty agreement of all thoughtful persons on the profound realities and essentials of the Christian Faith. It shows how this Faith is to be preached with the conviction and persuasiveness which its opulent gospel justly merits.

This notable work was conceived and carried out by that genius among editors, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, C.H., D.D., LL.D. He had an exceptional knowledge of religious and literary, of theological and philosophical, thought. He understood what were the most urgent needs of the church as to spiritual enlightenment, for the better exercise of the Church's mission in advancing the Kingdom of Christ to earth's remotest bounds.

Right here we are met with the welcome aid of The Expositor's Bible. It must be acknowledged that a company of writers of the same caliber and qualifications could hardly be brought together at the present day. Both clergy and laity are here helped to understand the Scriptures as 'profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.'
The Bible continues to occupy its place of finality as the supreme Authority on Religion and Morals. This is the basis on which The Expositor's Bible was written.

Some of the prominent authors include:
Alexander MacLaren D.D.
Marcus Dods D.D.
George Gillanders Findlay B.A.
Frederic W. Farrar D.D.
Handley Carr Glyn Moule M.A. D.D.
George Adam Smith D.D.

Complete List of Authors and Publication Dates

First Series, 1887-88
Colossians - By A. Maclaren, D.D.
St. Mark - By Rev. G. A. Chadwick
Genesis - By Prof. Marcus Dods, D.D.
1 Samuel - By Prof. W. G. Blaikie, D.D.
2 Samuel - By Prof. W. G. Blaikie, D.D.
Hebrews - By Principal T. C. Edwards, D.D.

Second Series, 1888-9
Galatians - By Prof. G. G. Findlay, B.A.
The Pastoral Epistles - By Rev. A. Plummer, D.D.
Isaiah 1-39 - By Prof. G. A. Smith, D.D. Vol. 1
The Book of Revelation - By Prof. W. Milligan, D.D.
1 Corinthians - By Prof. Marcus Dods, D.D.
The Epistles of St. John - By Rev. W. Alexander

Third Series, 1889-90
Judges and Ruth - By R. A. Watson, M.A., D.D.
Jeremiah - By Rev. C. J. Ball, M.A.
Isaiah 40-66 - By Prof. G. A. Smith, D.D. Vol. 2
St. Matthew - By Rev. J. Monro Gibson, D.D.
Exodus - By Rev. G. A. Chadwick
St. Luke - By Rev. H. Burton, M.A.

Fourth Series, 1890-1
Ecclesiastes - By Rev. Samuel Cox, D.D.
St. James and St. Jude - By Rev. A. Plummer, D.D.
Proverbs - By Rev. R. F. Horton, D.D.
Leviticus - By Rev. S. H. Kellogg, D.D.
The Gospel of St. John - By Prof. M. Dods, D.D. Vol. 1
The Acts of the Apostles - By Prof. Stokes, D.D. Vol. 1

Fifth Series, 1891-2
The Psalms - By A. Maclaren, D.D. Vol. 1
1 and 2 Thessalonians - By James Denney, D.D.
The Book of Job - By R. A. Watson, M.A., D.D.
Ephesians - By Prof. G. G. Findlay, B.A.
The Gospel of St. John - By Prof. M. Dods, D.D. Vol. 2
The Acts of the Apostles - By Prof. Stokes, D.D. Vol. 2

Sixth Series, 1892-3
1 Kings - By Rev. F. W. Farrar, D.D.
Philippians - By Principal Rainy, D.D.
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther - By Prof. W. F. Adeney, M.A.
Joshua - By Prof. W. G. Blaikie, D.D.
The Psalms - By A. Maclaren, D.D. Vol. 2
The Epistles of St. Peter - By Prof. Rawson Lumby, D.D.

Seventh Series, 1893-4
2 Kings - By Rev. F. W. Farrar, D.D.
Romans - By H. C. G. Moule, M.A., D.D.
The Books of Chronicles - By Prof. W. H. Bennett, M.A.
2 Corinthians - By James Denney, D.D.
Numbers - By R. A. Watson, M.A., D.D.
The Psalms - By A. Maclaren, D.D. Vol. 3

Eighth Series, 1895-6
Daniel - By Rev. F. W. Farrar, D.D.
The Book of Jeremiah - By Prof. W. H. Bennett, M.A.
Deuteronomy - By Prof. Andrew Harper, D.D.
The Song of Solomon and Lamentations - By Prof. W. F. Adeney, M.A.
Ezekiel - By Prof. John Skinner, M.A.
The Book of the Twelve Prophets - By Prof. G. A. Smith, D.D. Two Vols.

About the Editor
Sir William Robertson Nicoll was born in Lumsden, Aberdeenshire. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and graduated in 1870. He studied for the ministry at the Free Church Divinity Hall there until 1874, when he was ordained minister of the Free Church at Dufftown, Banffshire. In 1885 Nicoll was forced to retire from pastoral ministry after an attack of typhoid had badly damaged his lung. In 1886 he moved south to London and began his editorship of The Expositor (1885) and the British Weekly (1886), posts which he held for the rest of his life. He made the British Weekly widely influential, published several religious and secular books, was knighted in 1909, and was made a companion of honor (a prestigious order) two years before his death 1923.

Nicoll was a prolific editor of expository works and left behind a literary legacy that has placed all preachers in his debt. This scholar is rightly remembered for such works as the 50-volumeExpositor's Bible (1888-1905), the 12-volume The Sermon Bible (1888-1893), and the 5-volume Expositor's Greek New Testament (1897-1910), all of which he edited. But none of these surpasses in quality and utility The Expositor's Dictionary of Texts.

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[Ebed Doulos]

Dr. Dave, it appears that you and your team have produced a glorious work and are deserving of a self-congratulatory pat on the back to which I heartily add my own. God bless you all.

PS. Do not break your arm in the process. You will need it for the 'next' big project. ;D

PPS. What is your next big project?

[DoctorDaveT]

Hi, Ebed,

thanks for the kind note. OMLB worked very hard on Expositor's Bible. Other team members worked harder on it than I did, in fact. If earthly congratulations are to be awarded, then Miss Pamela, Jason, James, & (especially) Ed are more deserving than I. We are all looking forward to hearing Our Lord's "Well Done."

Josh must have spent a significant amount of time formatting the .cmtx. I can promise you this: it wasn't a simple task - there is a significant amount of topical material in this set. Thanks, Josh!

As far as "next" projects, I maintain a page that attempts to let folks (and especially other module builders) know what's "in the pipeline." You can see that page here - http://www.doctordav...tothework.html.

Edited by DoctorDaveT, 04 December 2011 - 09:33 AM.

[dartmaster644]

I must add my 2 cents in here....and I'm sure I speak for a lot of other folks....thanks Josh,Dave,Pamela,Jason,James and Ed. The work you
folks have done goes far beyond creating a fine Commentary for E-sword. The dividends here will eventually pay-off in souls being won
to Christ ! God uses it all....as He uses us to share what we've learned from not only this particular work....but all the fine modules you folks
make available here at biblesupport.com . You will indeed hear those words - "Well done thy good and faithful servant". And from me....
Thank each and everyone of you !

Dartmaster644

[APsit190]

Hi Josh,
Just a thought occurred to me. You know we all would love to see some newer editions of dictionaries, commentaries and etc for e-Sword. A couple of examples would have to be works like the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament and the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament are just a couple of examples. That said, when we see works such as this, the 49 Volumes of the Expositor's Bible, and as, ummm, old as it is, we in reality have a work that has withstood the test of time, and are still in use in many of our theological Seminaries.

You know, just because the Expositor's Bible comes from the late 19th Century does not make it any less relevant today. I tend to think that many of these major works that have withstood the test of time tends to show just how much more relevant they are today than perhaps when they were first published, and the reason for this is that I don't think there is a more modern updated edition of this work that has been published. I could be wrong, but however having such a work in one's e-Sword Library has to be a definite bonus to one's study of the Word of God.

To DDT (Dave) and his team, a special thanks for the Topic Note edition, and to you, Josh, and your team for the Commentary edition of this work.

Blessings,
Stephen (Php 1:21).

Edited by APsit190, 04 December 2011 - 03:18 PM.

[preacher4truth]

Thanks for all the hard work!

One question, I noticed the modules are in .topx format according to the download page.

I was looking for them to be in .cmtx format, so I didn't download them yet. Does the .topx mean they are still in that format?

Thanks again for all of the hard work.

[Josh Bond]

The 2 downloads at the top of the download page, the ones that say "Commentary Format", are the commentary downloads for this resource. The exe is a self-extracting version of the commentary. The zip file is a zip archive of the resource. Either way, the commentary should end up in your e-Sword Resource Folder, usually program files\e-sword.

Expositor's Bible Commentary Format.exe
Expositor's Bible Commentary Format.zip

[preacher4truth]

Thanks Josh. I didn't want to download until I knew what was up. I take it then that the rest of the list that you do not refer to that end in .topx files are just that, and to only download the ones you mention to get the .cmtx.

Thanks again for your help.

[Josh Bond]

Thanks Josh. I didn't want to download until I knew what was up. I take it then that the rest of the list that you do not refer to that end in .topx files are just that, and to only download the ones you mention to get the .cmtx.

Thanks again for your help.

Hi,

That's right, all the others are topics files for people who prefer the Topic Notes rather than the commentary format.

Josh

[Live4Jesus]

The 2 downloads at the top of the download page, the ones that say "Commentary Format", are the commentary downloads for this resource. The exe is a self-extracting version of the commentary. The zip file is a zip archive of the resource. Either way, the commentary should end up in your e-Sword Resource Folder, usually program files\e-sword.

Expositor's Bible Commentary Format.exe
Expositor's Bible Commentary Format.zip

Why is there a big difference in size? The zip file is twice as large as the exe file.