Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a biblical commentary set published in 56 volumes by Cambridge University Press from 1878 to 1918. Many volumes went through multiple reprintings, while some volumes were also revised, usually by another author, from 1908 to 1918. Early volumes used the Authorised Version as the base text. Later volumes, and several of the revised editions, instead used the Revised Version, which had appeared in three stages 1881-1894.

Contents

Anglican bishop John Perowne was the general editor, with A. F. Kirkpatrick the editor for the Old Testament and Apocrypha, and Reginald St John Parry for the New Testament. The first section published was written by theologian Edward Hayes Plumptre in 1878 and covered the Epistle of St. James; the last volumes to appear, in 1918, were Deuteronomy by Sir George Adam Smith, and the revised edition of Joshua by George Albert Cooke.

The editors exercised limited editorial control over the writers of individual commentaries. Perowne stated that his aim was "to leave each contributor to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment". [1]

Volumes and contributors

Serial no.VolumeContributorDateNotes
1An Introduction to the Pentateuch Arthur Thomas Chapman 1911
2 Genesis Herbert Edward Ryle 1914
3 Exodus Samuel Rolles Driver 1911
4 Leviticus Arthur Thomas Chapman & Annesley William Streane 1914
5 Numbers Alan Hugh McNeile 1911
6 Deuteronomy George Adam Smith 1918
7 Joshua George Frederick Maclear 1878
8 Joshua George Albert Cooke 1918Revised edition
9 Judges John James Lias 1882
10 Judges & Ruth George Albert Cooke 1913Revised edition
11 1 Samuel Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1880
12 2 Samuel Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1881
13 1 Kings Joseph Rawson Lumby 1886
14 1 Kings William Emery Barnes 1908Revised edition
15 2 Kings Joseph Rawson Lumby 1887
16 2 Kings William Emery Barnes 1908Revised edition
17 1 & 2 Chronicles William Emery Barnes 1899
18 Ezra & Nehemiah Herbert Edward Ryle 1893
19 Esther Annesley William Streane 1907
20 Job Andrew Bruce Davidson 1884
21 Psalms 1-41 (Book I) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1891
22 Psalms 42-89 (Books II & III) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1895
23 Psalms 90-150 (Books IV & V) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1901A combined edition of the three individual Psalms volumes was issued in 1902
24 Proverbs Thomas Thomason Perowne 1899
25 Ecclesiastes; or, the Preacher Edward Hayes Plumptre 1881
26 Song of Solomon Andrew Harper 1902
27 Isaiah 1-39 John Skinner 1896
28 Isaiah 1-39 John Skinner 1915Revised edition
29 Isaiah 40-66 John Skinner 1898
30 Jeremiah & Lamentations Annesley William Streane 1881
31 Jeremiah & Lamentations Annesley William Streane 1913Updated edition, using Revised Version
32 Ezekiel Andrew Bruce Davidson 1892
33 Daniel Samuel Rolles Driver 1900
34 Hosea Thomas Kelly Cheyne 1884
35 Joel & Amos Samuel Rolles Driver 1897
36 Joel & Amos Samuel Rolles Driver 1915Adapted to the Revised Version by Henry Craven Ord Lanchester
37 Obadiah & Jonah Thomas Thomason Perowne 1883
38 Micah Thomas Kelly Cheyne 1891
39 Nahum, Habakkuk & Zephaniah Andrew Bruce Davidson 1896
40 Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi Thomas Thomason Perowne 1890
41 Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi William Emery Barnes 1917Revised edition
42 Wisdom of Solomon John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg 1909
43 1 Maccabees William Fairweather & John Sutherland Black 1897
44 Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach; or, Ecclesiasticus William Oscar Emil Oesterley 1912
45 Matthew Arthur Carr [a] 1881
46 Mark George Frederick Maclear 1892
47 Mark Alfred Plummer 1915Revised edition
48 Luke Frederic William Farrar 1888
49 John Alfred Plummer 1880
50 Acts 1-14 Joseph Rawson Lumby 1881
51 Acts 15-28 Joseph Rawson Lumby 1884
52 Romans Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1879
53 1 Corinthians John James Lias 1881
54 2 Corinthians John James Lias 1879
55 Galatians Edward Henry Perowne 1890
56 Ephesians Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1886
57 Philippians Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1889
58 Colossians & Philemon Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1893
59 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians George Gillanders Findlay 1891
60 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus Alfred Edward Humphreys 1895
61 Hebrews Frederic William Farrar 1883
62 James Edward Hayes Plumptre 1878
63 1 Peter, 2 Peter & Jude Edward Hayes Plumptre 1893
64 1, 2 and 3 John Alfred Plummer [b] 1892
65 Revelation William Henry Simcox 1890

Notes

  1. Carr was a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Assistant Master at Wellington College. [2]
  2. Alfred Plummer (1841–1926) was master of University College Durham. [3]

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Facsimiles of the individual printed volumes are available on various websites: Introduction to the Pentateuch, Genesis (US access only), Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Esther, 1 Maccabees, Job, Psalms 1-41, Psalms 90-150, Ecclesiastes, Solomon, Isaiah 1-39, Jeremiah and Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel and Amos, Obadiah and Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, Haggai and Zechariah. Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, 1-3 John (US access only), Revelation.

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