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Holy New Covenant - New Testament Translation Translated in Palestine by the Galillee Translation Project in 1975, published in 1999, placed online in public domain in 2002. This translation was published by the late William (Bill) Clark and the church of Christ in springfield, VA. Modern Literal Version - New Testament Translation (2012)Updated Version - 4-23-2012 The goal of the translators of this version were to be as literal as possible, while using modern day English. As much as is possible, Greek words are translated the same way throughout the translation (as opposed to some translations which use as many as 46 different English words to translate one Greek word). Old Paths Version - Partial New Testament Translation This translation was being created for use in a commentary on the New Testament, and includes Galatians (chapters 1-4), Colossians, I John, II John, and III John. Alexander Campbell's Living Oracles (1835) New Testament Translation Though commonly attributed to Alexander Campbell as his own translation, it is more accurate to call it a combination of three different translations which Campbell edited and combined into one binding. An Understandable Version (2005) Originally created in 1994, this version went through a couple revisions before this final edition was released in 2005. This New Testament is the result of years of work by William Paul. |
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Box, Charles - Commentaries on 23 books of the Bible (2011) This set of commentaries covers Most of the Minor Prophets (excluding Zechariah), The gospels, Acts, I and II Corithians, Hebrews, James, and Revelation. Also, parts of Nehemiah and Ecclesiastes are covered as well. Caton, N.T. - Commentary on the Minor Epistles This commentary for the common man covers James, I and II Peter, I, II, and III John, and Jude. Though it is in-depth on many verses, the author never talks over his reader's heads. Cobb, Bradley - Commentary on Philemon (2011) This easy-to-understand commentary introduces you to the background surrounding the letter to Philemon, which allows you to easily identify with Paul (a prisoner as he is writing), Philemon (as he is being asked to welcome back a runaway slave), and Onesimus (whose literal life hangs in the balance). The letter to Philemon is the perfect blueprint for conflict resolution! by Bradley Cobb. Dunagan, Mark - Commentaries (2011) These commentaries on most of the books from Acts to II Peter (and also Job and Ecclesiastes) are the result of over 15 years of labor. There are over 2700 pages of notes in this resource. Hampton, Gary - Commentaries (2012) This set of 14 commentaries covers 24 books of the Bible, includes Genesis, Joshua, Judges, Acts, I and II Corinthians, and Ephesians through Revelation. Johnson, B.W. - Collected Commentaries From the creator of the "People's New Testament" commentary (an official e-Sword resource) are four other volumes he wrote before his death. Commentary on John, the Vision of the Ages: Lectures on the Apocalype (commentary on Revelation), and two volumes entitled Christian's International Lesson Commentary (1886 and 1887). Easy to read and understand, and covers much of Genesis, Exodus, Ezra-Esther, Jeremiah, Daniel, Malachi, Matthew, and I John. Luscombe, Manly - Commentaries and Study Guides (2011) Manly Luscombe has preached the gospel for over 40 years. The commentaries and study guides were created in preparation to teach these books in an adult Bible class. Most of the New Testament is covered in this resource. McGarvey, J.W. - Selected Commentaries This file includes McGarvey's Fourfold Gospel, Original Commentary on Acts, Romans, I and II Corinthians, Galatians, I and II Thessalonians. Norris, Harold - Commentary on Revelation This commentary on the final book of the Bible takes the "Spiritual View." By this it is meant that Revelation was written to convey spiritual truths that apply to all Christians in all eras. Price, Brad - Commentaries on Romans and I Corinthians (2010) This set of commentaries contains over 1100 pages of notes on these two Pauline epistles. Rose, Charles - Commentary on Ephesians, I Peter and II Peter (2011) These commentaries are done as a series of questions, as presented in an adult Bible class. Wallace, Foy E. - Commentary on Revelation (1966) The book of Revelation was written to people in the first century, about things which would "shortly come to pass." This commentary takes the Bible writer at his word and shows how the events described in the book of Revelation were fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. |
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the "topic notes" tab within your commentary window in e-Sword. We highly recommend upgraing to the latest version of e-Sword if you have not already done so. Why I Left... This book, published in 1949, contains a series of nine lectures by those who left denominations in order to become just Christians. "Why I Left the Baptist Church," "Why I Left the Presbyterian Church," "Why I Left the Methodist Church," "Why I Left the Nazarene Church," "Why I Left the Catholic Church," "Why I Left the Christian Church," "Why I Left the Lutheran Church," "Why I Left the World," and "Why I Left the Anti-Class Position." Also available as an ebook here. The Living Pulpit of the Christian Church (1867) This is a collection of 28 sermons from Restoration Movement preachers still living in 1867. Among the authors are: J.W. McGarvey, Benjamin Franklin, Moses Lard, H.T. Anderson, J.S. Lamar, and Robert Milligan. Also contains biographical sketches of each preacher. Brewer, G.C. - Customs and Christianity This booklet is a study on women's head coverings, long/short hair, and dress. Are Paul's commands in I Corinthians 11:3-16 an example of custom or Divine law? Brewer, G.C. - The Model Church Half of this book deals with elders, while the other half deals with deacons, withdrawing from the disorderly, finances, music, and related topics. Campbell, Alexander - Demonology Have you ever wondered where demons came from? Mr. Campbell looks at the various popular theories, and then looks at what the Bible has to say about the topic. Campbell, Alexander - An Analysis of the Book of Mormon (1832) Written in 1832, just two years after Joseph Smith released his "Book of Mormon," this book shows that it was exposed as a fraud almost immediately. Part of the background of Joseph Smith is included as well. Also available as an ebook here. Campbell, Alexander - Christian Baptism (1851) This book was written to expose the false doctrines of sprinkling, pouring, and infant baptism. Includes 134 questions on infant baptism. Also deals with the original Greek words, the ancient translations, and the results of baptism. Also available as an ebook here. Campbell, Alexander - The Christian System (1839) This book covers the whole Christian system, from God, Christ and the Holy Spirit to baptism, the Lord's Supper, Repentance, Sacrifices, types of Christ, and many other topics. This is the expanded second edition of this work. Campbell/Owen Debate on the Evidences of Christianity Robert Owen was an atheist who attempted to prove that all religions are false because none agree with each other. Campbell proved that Christianity was the only true religion, and that society was based on religion. Cobb, Bradley - The Minor Prophets COMING SOON! This is a collection of twelve sermons, each giving an overview of one of the Minor Prophets. Every section in the books are dealt with, though because of the nature of this collection, it is not a commentary on each individual verse. Cobb, Bradley - Abner Jones: Christian Only NEW! (05-09-2012) This is a short biography of a man and a movement. Years before Alexander Campbell ever preached his first sermon, Abner Jones was making the call to return to the Bible only, and called all denominations to leave their creed behind and be "Christians only." Read about one of the lesser-known Restoration Movement preachers. Also available as an ebook here. Cobb, Bradley - The Beatitudes This series of eight sermons covers each of the beatitudes in-depth and looks at how we can live out each one of them in our lives in order to have the blessings that are promised along with them. There is also an interesting look at how the beatitudes fit in with the plan of salvation. Cobb, Bradley - The Eight Baptisms in the New Testament This series of sermon outlines covers John's baptism, baptism of fire, baptism of suffering, baptism into Moses, baptism of Jesus by John, baptism for the dead, baptism of the Holy Spirit, and baptism into Christ. Cobb, Bradley - 16 Sermons on Elders This exhautive study of the eldership includes topics such as "the Elders' Responsibilities to the Congregation," "the Congregation's Responsibilities to the Elders," and eleven sermons on the qualifications of elders. Cobb, Bradley - Sermons on John the Baptist The person of John the Baptist makes for a wonderful study. From his prophesied birth and work to his death for speaking the truth on marriage, divorce, and remarriage, John plays an important role in the preparation of people to accept Jesus Christ. A collection of six sermons. DeHoff, George W. - Why We Believe the Bible NEW! (05-02-2012) This book is a very easy-to-read volume on apologetics proving the inspiration of the Scriptures. Also available as an ebook here. Donahue/Cockrell Debate on the Point of Salvation (1994) This written debate is between a Christian and a Baptist on when a person is saved. Cockrell (Baptist) declares that salvation occurs at the point of faith (though he also includes repentance and calling on the name of the Lord while vehemently denying baptism). Donahue (Christian) denies the Baptist position. Donahue/Carroll Debate - "Could Jesus Have Sinned?" (2008) This written debate is between a Christian and a Oneness Pentecostal. Carroll (Pentecostal) affirms that Christ was not tempted and could not be tempted because He is deity. Donahue (Christian) uses Scripture to show that Christ was indeed tempted as a part of His humanity. Donahue/Morrison Debate on "Once Saved always Saved" (2005) Morrison (Baptist) takes the position of Calvinism, and Donahue (Christian) takes the position that one can fall from grace. Dungan, D.R. - The Sabbath or the Lord's Day, Which? This book examines the Seventh-Day Adventists' claims about the Sabbath in light of the Scripture. It is a very thorough treatment which shows the false doctrine of Sabbath-keeping. Also available as an ebook here. Ethridge, T.H. - Theories of the Holy Spirit: So and Not So (1935) This booklet addresses such topics as the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so-called modern miracles, the direct operation of the Holy Spirit in conversion, and the connection of the Holy Spirit and the word of God. Franklin, Benjamin - The Gospel Preacher (volume 1) This Benjamin Franklin was a preacher during the Civil War and afterwards was the editor of the American Christian Review. This is a collection of 20 full-text sermons, each averaging about 20 pages. Many great topics are covered. Also available as an ebook here. Franklin, Benjamin - The Gospel Preacher (volume 2) This collection of 21 full-text sermons discusses the Kingdom of Christ, Similarities and Differences with denominations, Dancing, Instrumental Music in Worship and more. Garrison, James H. - Christ, the Way This book deals with the role Christ should have in everything the Christian is and does. Graham, Ronald W. - The Jesus of the Gospels This book looks at Jesus in Matthew (the Prophet), Mark (the Miracle-Worker), Luke (the Praying One), and John (Lover of All People). Johnson, B.W. - Christ and the Future Life This short book of 16 pages deals with the topic of the hope of heaven and eternal life throughout the Scriptures. Jones, Abner - Memoirs of the Life and Experiences, Travels and Preaching of Abner Jones Abner Jones was a pioneer preacher who led the call in the New England area for people to shed their denominational names and creeds and just be "Christians only." This, his autobiography, was written in 1807, many years before Alexander Campbell came to America and began preaching. Also available as an ebook here. Kurfees, M.C. - Instrumental Music in the Worship This book details the history and use of the Greek word psallo as well as showing the history of instrumental music in Christian worship. Also shows many quotes from denominational scholars who fought against instrumental music in worship. Also available as an ebook here. Lamar, J.S. - The Inductive Method of Bible Interpretation (1860) This book examines various methods of Biblical interpretation, and then presents the case for the Inductive Method being the best method. Main, A.R. - Studies in Ambiguous Texts This book discusses the author's view on many Bible texts that are somewhat ambiguous (could go more than one way). Including: "baptism for the dead," "Why callest thou me good?" and others. Main, A.R. - First Principles, Studies in BibleTruth This book deals with the "First Principles" of the faith, including: The Bible, Jesus Christ, Sin, Faith, Repentance, Confession, Baptism, and the Church. McGarvey, J.W. - Jesus and Jonah This book proves that the book of Jonah was considered historical by Jesus Christ, as well as shows historical precident for people being swallowed by "great fish" and surviving. McGarvey, J.W. - Guide to Bible Study NEW! (5-09-2012) This book helps introduce the Bible reader to each section of the Scriptures, as well as gives a brief introduction to each book of the Bible. Also available as an ebook here. McGarvey, J.W. - Sermons This book contains the full text of 24 sermons delivered by J.W. McGarvey near the end of his life. He covers topics such as the Inspiration of the Bible, Remission of Sins, Cases of Conversion, Baptism, and others. McGarvey, J.W. - Treatise on the Eldership This book was written to show the Bible truth on the office of an elder, the titles, the duties, the qualifications, and other related issues. McGarvey, J.W. - Short Essays on Biblical Criticism This is a series of 204 articles dealing with the issues that are brought up by people seeking to destroy the Bible's credibility. McGarvey deals with supposed contradictions, problems of authorship and date, as well as many other topics. Also available as an ebook here. Milligan, Robert - The Great Commission of Jesus Christ to His Twelve Apostles NEW! (5-09-2012) This book covers, in a very thorough way, the aspects of the Great Commission: to whom does it apply? what is baptism? What is "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"? Why "teaching to observe all things" that Jesus commanded? Also available as an ebook here. Pendleton, Phillip Y. - A Synoptic Life of the Apostle Paul This small file contains a chronological account of the life of the apostle Paul, based solely on the Scripture record. Originally published in 1901. Southern, Paul - New Testament Book Introductions This is a collection of introductions to each book of the New Testament, along with review questions. This makes very good Bible class material. Sweeney, Z.T. - The Spirit and the World This book is a study of the Holy Spirit throughout the Bible. Also available as an ebook here. Webb, Allan and Williamson, James - The Deity of Christ This file contains two articles defending the deity of Jesus Christ. One is from 1848, the other from 1966. Mark Copeland - Select Sermon Series (Coming Soon) |
| Dictionaries |
Condensed Bible Cyclopedia This dictionary was made in 1896 by brother Ashley Johnson. It is concise, yet thorough in the topics it covers. |
| Other e-Sword Files |
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files in this section are NOT done by members of the church of
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reason that we created them and are providing links to them here. Davis, Stephen - Don't Be "Left Behind" This book, written by a Baptist, is a series of articles showing that the prominent Baptist doctrine of Premillennialism is false and in conflict with the Bible. Ewing, D.R. - The Identification of Babylon the Harlot in the Book of Revelation This was presented as a Master's Thesis at a Baptist University, but the paper goes very much against Baptist thought in regards to the book of Revelation. The paper presents, very convincingly, the case that Revelation was written describing the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Moura, Philip - Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation This book proves that the seventy weeks spoken of by Daniel were fulfilled in the first century, and shows that they were fulfilled very literally. It is well worth the reading for someone interested in Old Testament prophecies. Moura, Philip - Speaking in Tonuges Mr. Moura, a former Supreme Court attourney, turned his pen to combatting some of the prevalent false doctrines in his day. This booklet shows that the so-called "speaking in tongues" that occurs today is not from God because it doesn't match at all with Scripture's description of tongue-speaking. Moura, Philip - The Hope of Israel: What is It? This book deals with the false teaching that God's plans for the future are focused on restoring physical Israel to prominence as His chosen people. The book shows that Israel got all that they were promised, and they were rejected as God's people as a result of rejecting God's Son. Moura, Philip - Which Version? (Authorized or Revised) This book looks at the differences between the King James Version and the Revised Version (1889). It includes descriptions of the manuscripts that these Bibles were based on, as well as the theories behind the two translations. Written in an easy-to-understand way. Moura, Philip - Life in the Word This book is about the Bible from start to finish: What it does, What it is, It's indestructibility, what it gives, etc... This book shows that the Bible is truly from God as it claims to be. Clark, D.S. - Commentary on Revelation This commentary is written in easy-to-understand language, and shows conclusively that the pre-millennial approach to this book is false. Scott, J. Julius - Did Jerusalem Christians Flee to Pella? This is a lecture delivered to an archaeological conference. In it, it is shown that the Christians in Jerusalem fled from Jerusalem prior to the destruction of that city in AD 70. This gives major evidence that Jesus was warning the Christians about the destruction of Jerusalem in Matthew 24, and therefore the pre-millennial theory of that passage is false. |