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Professor William Barclay was an outstanding New Testament scholar, a theologian of international distinction, a revered teacher, and a noted communicator, whether speaking personally or lecturing publicly. In 1972, he gave four television lectures based on his best-selling New Testament Daily Study Bible series for the BBC Scotland. He was also a devoted family man. This collection of his devotional readings, brought together in this format for the first time, bring an unrivalled depth of unassuming scholarship and gentle wisdom within the grasp of the general reader.Praise for Barclay's BBC series: His personal conviction and command of his subject demands attention and he has a gift of adding layers to textures and colour and feel which takes the contemporary viewer back to biblical times. Billy Kay, Scottish writer, broadcaster, and BBC producer
Drawing directly from Wilberforces writings, the selections in this book illustrate how God sustained and guided him.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence prese...
William Pike, a 22-year-old school teacher from Auckland, came to the attention of the nation on 25 September 2007 when, while tramping on Mt Ruapehu, he was critically injured during a volcanic eruption. William was trapped inside the hut, surrounded by mud and rocks and in freezing temperatures, while his friend went for help. When the rescue team arrived he was suffering from such severe hypothermia he was not expected to survive. Defying the odds, William then spent two months in Waikato Hospital, at first fighting for his life as his kidneys and liver shut down, and then in slow, steady recovery. But, despite having had his lower right leg amputated, just barely keeping his left leg and...
A collection of devotional readings by William Barclay, one of this century's most popular ministers, with a biographical introduction by his son. Each of these 80 excerpts from Barclay's writings consists of a subject heading, prose passage, and one of Barclay's famous prayers.