Alexander whyte was a scottish theologian, minister and principal of new college, edinburgh. Whytes dictionary of bible characters bible dictionary. Alexander whyte whyte, alexander, 18361921 the online. I first heard of alexander whyte from my childhood minister in stornoway, the rev. The author died in 1921, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the term is the authors life. The new king james bible has been chosen for the preachers commentary because it combines with integrity the beauty of language, underlying hebrew and greek textual basis, and thoughtflow of the 1611 king james version, while replacing obsolete verb forms and other archaisms with their everyday contemporary counterparts for greater readability.
Each of these sermons is usually a brief and balanced treatments of a biblical character. He was moderator of the general assembly of the free church of scotland in 1898. Jacob behmen, an appreciation alexander whyte lord teach us to pray alexander whyte santa teresa, an appreciation alexander whyte englishmans greek concordance of the new testament wigram, george. This is true, but more important even than to know oneself is to know god. Buy bible characters by alexander whyte online at alibris. Alexander whyte, scottish divine, was born in 1837, and educated at the university of aberdeen and at new college, edinburgh. Bible characters ebook by whyte, alexander 1230000295288. About bible characters from old and new testaments 6 volume set famous minister ben haden once proclaimed, bible characters is biography at its best. His books, unlike those of many of his liberal contemporaries, are still in print and are popular with christians all over the world. Georges free church edinburgh by alexander whyte, d. Born in the small angus town of kirriemuir, whyte was educated at aberdeen university and the free church college in edinburgh. Whytes writings continue to inspire preachers, sunday school teachers, and lay people more than 160 years after they were published. This set contains nearly 150 studies of people in scripture and is still in print and popular today. Publication date 18961902 topics bible publisher edinburgh.
Alexander whyte 18361921, scottish preacher and prolific author. Alexander whyte wikisource, the free online library. He spent the latter years of his life studying and developing interpretations for the. Read bible characters by whyte, alexander available from rakuten kobo. Alexander whytes well researched collection of bible biographies has been of. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Find bible characters by whyte, alexander at biblio. This is a 6 volume set of bible characters from old and new testaments is the. Alexander whyte a woefully inadequate portrait bible. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. Bible characters, volume 1 by alexander whyte nook book.
Sunday mornings, his hardworking mother, janet thomson, took him to the free. Alexander whyte whyte, alexander, 18361921 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article whyte, alexander, 18361921. Christian focus publish his famous bible characters. Adam to achnan alexander whyte this book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical. All works in format pdf christian classics ethereal. Bible characters volume 1 the old testament hardcover by alexander whyte.
What results is a collection of more than 150 stories on the characters of the bible. Bible characters alexander whytebible commentaryall 6 volumescd ebook pdfnew. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Alexander whytes well researched collection of bible biographies has been of indispensible use to pastors, study group leaders and students of the scriptures for over 100 years. Oliphant anderson and ferrier, 189394 page images at hathitrust. Whyte, a minister in the free church of scotland in the late nineteenth century, dedicated the majority of his literary career studying various figures contained in the bible, and these six. Adam to achnan by alexander whyte free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books, online books, books online. Though you had the whole bodleian library and did not know yourself, you would not preach a sermon worth hearing. Bible characters alexander whyte adam to achan free ebook download as pdf file. Bible characters volume 16 by alexander whyte nook. Bible characters from old and new testaments is the crowning literary achievement of alexander whyte. Alexander whyte christian classics ethereal library. Whyte studied divinity at the university of aberdeen and then at new college, edinburgh, graduating in 1866.
Drawing directly from both the bible and referencing works of other notable scholars, whytes skillful paints an informative and illuminating picture of these men and women. Whyte, alexander bunyan characters 1st3rd series sat 51620 10 cdt dennett, e. Pdf download absolute preacher vol 1 free unquote books. Rainy shared candlishs desire for the union of the free church with the united. Johns, glasgow 18661870, he became colleague and successor to the famous r. To me it was a fascinating and yet shocking and disturbing book. Alexander whytes dictionary of bible characters delves into the lives and history of both prominent and littleknown characters of the old and new testaments. Minor characters of the bible, john hall, 1847, bible, 99 pages.
He published a variety of sermons and biographies, but his most famous books since his death have been his bible characters. Bible characters by alexander whyte 6 volume set on cdrom format. He entered the ministry of the free church of scotland in 1866, and later served as colleague and successor to dr. Alexander the coppersmith whytes dictionary of bible. He spent the latter years of his life studying and developing interpretations for the characters of the bible. Whyte, alexander,18361921, free church of scotland, scotland, bunyan, john,16281688, prayer, importance. Characters and characteristics of william law, nonjuror and mystic.
Born january, 1837 he grew up in poverty with a slim education. On this day, january 6, 1921, alexander whyte died quietly in his sleep. Bible characters, by alexander whyte, scripture commentary. Alexander whyte s well researched collection of bible biographies has been of indispensible use to pastors, study group leaders and students of the scriptures for over 100 years. Bunyan characters 1st series bunyan characters 2nd series bunyan characters 3rd series jacob behmen samuel rutherford. Recently i read the life of alexander whyte by g f barbour which was first published in 1923 shortly after whytes death. Bunyan characters second series by alexander whyte d. Lord teach us to pray, samuel rutherford and some of his. Oliphant anderson and ferrier, 1896 bible 301 pages. His solid understanding of the scriptures and human nature helped alexander whyte portray men and women of the bible with vivid word pictures. Famous minister ben haden once proclaimed, bible characters is biography at its best. In 1909, he became principal of new college and taught new testament literature there as well as being the moderator of the free church.
Bible characters alexander whytebible commentaryall 6. Whyte, alexander bible characters from the old and new. Whyte, a minister in the free church of scotland in the late nineteenth century, dedicated the majority of his literary career studying various figures contained in the bible, and these six volumes. It is the most comprehensive and most well respected source of material for understanding the characters involved in the events of the bible ever published. Whytes dictionary of bible characters one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available, this dictionary, by alexander whyte, delves into the background and history. Whyte, alexander bunyan characters series iiv bible.
Alexander whyte books list of books by author alexander. Its easy to link to paragraphs in the full text archive if this page contains some material that you want to link to but you dont want your visitors to have to scroll down the whole page just hover your mouse over the relevent paragraph and click the bookmark icon that appears to the. Alexander whyte overcame illigitimacy 19012000 church. Whyte, a minister in the free church of scotland in the late nineteenth century. The eightyfiveyearold scotsman had risen from poverty and illegitimacy to become one of the most prominent pastors in scotland. Even so, he rose to the stature of an erudite, eloquent preacher. Whyte features in the new international dictionary of the christian church ed. Alexander whytes well researched collection of bible biographies has. Alexander whyte bible characters in 6 volumes bible study. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bible characters vol.
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