William Barclay (theologian)

William Barclay ( born December 5, 1907 in Wick, † January 24, 1978 in Glasgow ) was a Scottish author, journalist, clergyman of the Church of Scotland and Professor of Theology and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.

Life

Barclays father was a bank manager. Barclay visited the Dalziel High School in Motherwell and then studied from 1925 to 1929 classical philology at the University of Glasgow before studying theology. From 1933 to 1946 he was chaplain at Trinity Church Renfrew, then he returned back in 1947 as a lecturer in the New Testament at the University of Glasgow and Professor in 1963.

Religious Views

Barclays personal views which he expressed in his book, A Spiritual Autobiography (1977 ) and also in Clive L. Rawlins ' William Barclay: prophet of goodwill: the authorized biography have been played (1998), were:

  • Skepticism about the Trinity: for example, in the utterance " " Nowhere is the New Testament Jesus equal with God. " On the other hand, writes Barclay " For peace of mind that he (the man ) it ( " Nowhere does the New Testament identify Jesus with God. " ) Jesus has to do with God himself, he will not come until Jesus opens his eyes. "
  • Belief in the Apokatastasis: in his autobiography, he wrote: " I ​​am an Universalist producers. I believe that in the end all people will be united in the love of God. " (" I am a Convinced universalist. Believe I did in the end all men want to be Gathered into the love of God. " )

Works

While he was a professor, he decided to devote his life to the occupation, " the average reader to make the best biblical training accessible " ( "making the best biblical scholarship available to the average reader" ). The result of this effort was the Daily Study Bible, a set of 17 commentaries on the New Testament, published by Saint Andrew Press, the publisher of the Church of Scotland. Despite the name of the series, this series is not a program for regular studies.

However, the comments go verse by verse Barclays own translation of the New Testament through and recorded and investigate any possible interpretation that knows Barclay, and give all the background information that is relevant Barclay draws as may be considered. All this is written in a language understandable even for beginners. The comments were completely updated in the last few years with the assistance of William Barclay 's son, Ronnie Barclay and are now known as the New Daily Study Bible Series.

The 17 volumes of the series were all Bestsellers and have it up to the present time.

2008 Saint Andrew Press began to divide the contents of the New Daily Study Bibles and bring out in paperback with thematic titles that were called Insights. The Insights books were provided by contemporary authors, presenters, and scientists with an introduction, including Nicholas Baines and Diane -Louise Jordan.

Barclay wrote many other popular science books, which were always held scientific, but written in an accessible style. In his book, The Mind of Jesus (1960 ) he expressed that his goal was to evoke the figure of Jesus lively, so we get to know him better and more love ( "to make the figure of Jesus more vividly alive, so did we june know him better and love him more. ").

Barclays books include:

  • The New Daily Study Bible (17 volumes covering the Entire New Testament)
  • Insights (Series currently Extending to 8 titles)
  • The Apostles ' Creed
  • The Parables of Jesus
  • The Ten Commandments
  • Flesh And Spirit: An Examination of Galatians 5:19-23
  • Discovering Jesus
  • The Mind of Jesus
  • The Mind of St. Paul
  • The Gospels and Acts: Matthew, Mark and Luke
  • The Gospels and Acts: John and Acts
  • A Spiritual Autobiography
  • A Beginner's Guide to the New Testament
  • God's Young Church
  • The Old Law and the New Law
  • And He Had Compassion: The Miracles of Jesus ( Judson Press)
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