Commenting and Commentaries: Two Lectures Addressed to the Students of the Pastors' College, Metropolitan Tabernacle, Together With a Catalogue of Biblical Commentaries and Expositions

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Creator)

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Genres: Theology, Christian

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1876

About the author

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian, John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues, Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861, the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great resource.

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

With a subject like commentaries, one would never guess a book on commentaries could be so gut bustingly funny. Well it is. Enjoy.

[Philip Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is Spurgeon's Goodreads feed.

[CJ Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Invaluable in its day, still quite valuable in ours. A similar work produced today by a similar man would be a rare treat, and a very helpful resource. Somehow I doubt that Carson's short book on commentaries has the same room for wit that Spurgeon shows here. He gives an opening lecture recommending the best commentators, another on the act of commenting in the service, and then surveys almost 1500 works, giving a couple sentences of evaluation, both commendation and criticism. He closes with an address on eccentric preachers, celebrating the diversity of preaching gifts God has given, as long as Christ is at the center. Great stuff!

[Chris Comis · Rating 3 out of 5]

We actually had to read this for Greyfriars. I pretty much skimmed through it since there wasn't much to read, only reference. The one reference I remember was Spurgeon's praise for Moses Stuart's commentary on the book of Revelation. I think we can include C. Spurgeon in the preterist camp after all, even though he often gets labeled as an historicist.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

4th volume of Spurgeon's Lectures to My Students. Very funny.

[Enoch Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a joy to read!