Alexander Expositor Epistles of John Commentaries

Posted on October 21, 2023 by WL

THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.

W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.

Editor of “The Expositor,” etc.

THE EPISTLES OF ST. JOHN

BY

WILLIAM ALEXANDER, D.D.

CONTENTS.

page
Preface v
PART I.
DISCOURSE I.
The Surroundings of the First Epistle of St. John 3
DISCOURSE II.
The Connection of the Epistle with the Gospel of St. John 21
DISCOURSE III.
The Polemical Element in the First Epistle of St. John 39
DISCOURSE IV.
The Image of St. John’s Soul in His Epistle 54[Pg xiv]
PART II.
Some General Rules for the Interpretation of the First Epistle of St. John 75
SECTION I.
Text and Versions 79
DISCOURSE I.
Analysis and Theory of St. John’s Gospel 80
DISCOURSE II.
St. John’s Gospel Historical not Ideological 88
SECTION II.
Text and Versions 100
DISCOURSE III.
Extent of the Atonement 102
DISCOURSE IV.
Missionary Application of the Extent of the Atonement 106
SECTION III. (1)
Text and Versions 117
DISCOURSE V.
The Influence of the Great Life Walk a Personal Influence 118
SECTION III. (2)
Text and Versions 133[Pg xv]
SECTION III. (3)
Text and Versions 134
DISCOURSE VI.
The World which we must not Love 136
DISCOURSE VII.
Use and Abuse of the Sense of the Vanity of the World 149
SECTION IV.
Text and Versions 164
DISCOURSE VIII.
Knowing All Things 166
SECTION V.
Text and Versions 179
SECTION VI.
Text and Versions 185
DISCOURSE IX.
Lofty Ideals Perilous unless Applied 188
SECTION VII.
Text and Versions 204
SECTION VIII.
Text and Versions 207
DISCOURSE X.
Boldness in the Day of Judgment 210[Pg xvi]
SECTION IX.
Text and Versions 220
DISCOURSE XI.
Birth and Victory 223
DISCOURSE XII.
The Gospel as a Gospel of Witness; the Three Witnesses 236
DISCOURSE XIII.
The Witness of Men (applied to the Resurrection) 241
DISCOURSE XIV.
Sin unto Death 254
DISCOURSE XV.
The Terrible Truism which has no Exception 260
SECTION X.
Text and Versions 274
SECOND EPISTLE.
Text and Versions 279
DISCOURSE XVI.
Theology and Life in Kyria’s Letter 282
THIRD EPISTLE.
Text and Versions 297
DISCOURSE XVII.
The Quietness of True Religion 300
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