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mentaries do not set a program of regular study. Rather,
they go verse by verse through Barclays own translation
William Barclay (born 5 December 1907 in Wick, of the New Testament, listing and examining every possible interpretation known to Barclay and providing all
Scotland; died 24 January 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland)
was a Scottish author, radio and television presenter, the background information he considered possibly relevant, all in laymans terms. The commentaries were fully
Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Divinity
updated with the help of William Barclays son, Ronnie
and Biblical Criticism at the University of Glasgow.
Barclay, in recent years and they are now known as the
New Daily Study Bible series.
The 17 volumes of the set were all best-sellers and continue to be so to this day. A companion set giving a
similar treatment to the Old Testament was endorsed but
not written by Barclay. In 2008 Saint Andrew Press began taking the content of the New Daily Study Bibles
and producing pocket-sized thematic titles called Insights.
The Insights books are introduced by contemporary authors, broadcasters and scholars, including Nick Baines
and Diane-Louise Jordan.[6]
Life
Barclays personal views, expressed in his own A Spiritual Autobiography (1977) and Clive L. Rawlins William
Barclay: prophet of goodwill: the authorised biography
(1998) included:
Works
While professor, he decided to dedicate his life to making the best biblical scholarship available to the average
reader. The eventual result was the Daily Study Bible,
a set of 17 commentaries on the New Testament, published by Saint Andrew Press, the Church of Scotlands
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The Gospels and Acts: John and Acts
A Spiritual Autobiography
The Plain Man Looks at the Beatitudes
A Beginners Guide to the New Testament
Gods Young Church
The Old Law and the New Law
5 External links
Ocial site of the William Barclay Trust
Brief biography at Harper Collins (publishers)
The Enigmatic William Barclay, article in an online
Christian magazine.
"I am a convinced universalist" by William Barclay
EXTERNAL LINKS
References
[1] A man and his God intro by Allan Galloway to The Lord
Is My Shepherd by William Barclay p1-8
[2] Martin, Ralph P. (2007). Barclay, William. In McKim,
Donald K. Dictionary of major biblical interpreters (2nd
ed.). Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic. p. 144. ISBN
978-0-8308-2927-9.
[3] William Barclay: A Spiritual Autobiography, pg 50,
William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand
Rapids, 1977. cited in Anthony Buzzard, Charles F. Hunting The doctrine of the Trinity: Christianitys self-inicted
wound 1999
[4] William Barclay: A Spiritual Autobiography, pg 65
67, William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand
Rapids, 1977.
[5] Clive L. Rawlins William Barclay: prophet of goodwill :
the authorized biography Fount, 1998 p83
[6] Barclay, William (2009). Insights: Easter. Edinburgh:
Saint Andrew Press. ISBN 978-0-7152-0860-1.
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