The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a
biblical commentary set published in parts by
Cambridge University Press
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from 1882 onwards. Anglican bishop
John Perowne was the general editor. The first section published was written by theologian
Thomas Kelly Cheyne
Thomas Kelly Cheyne, (18 September 18411915) was an English divine and Biblical critic.
Biography
He was born in London and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, and Oxford University. Subsequently, he studied German theological methods ...
and covered the
Book of Micah
The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah, whose name is ''Mikayahu'' ( he, מִיכָיָ֫הוּ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", an 8th-century BCE prophet fro ...
.
Perowne exercised limited editorial control over the writers of individual commentaries: his aim was "to leave each contributor to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment".
Preface by the General Editor
accessed 12 March 2016
Contributors
Notes
External links
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Facsimiles of the individual printed volumes are available on various websites
Introduction to the PentateuchGenesis (US access only)ExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy
JoshuaJudges and Ruth1 Samuel2 Samuel
1 Kings2 KingsChroniclesEzra and NehemiahEsther1 MaccabeesJobPsalms 1-41Psalms 90-150EcclesiastesSolomonIsaiah 1-39Jeremiah and LamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoel and Amos
Obadiah and JonahMicahNahum, Habakkuk, and ZephaniahHaggai and ZechariahMarkLukeJohnActsRomansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians and Philemon1 & 2 ThessaloniansTimothy and TitusHebrewsJames1 & 2 Peter and Jude1-3 John (US access only)Revelation
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