What kind of series is Analytical Bible Expositor by John G Butler?

Don Awalt
Don Awalt Member Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

I see a lot of books on this series available and in PrePub, but I really can't find anything much about it. Neither the author or seriesis on BestCommentaries.com The Bio on John G. Butler appears light, I don't see any degree actually mentioned and it doesn't seem strong in academics. I also don't see anything that describes his religion or what his beliefs are, as well as anything about the commentary series that might help me to get a flavor of what kind of commentary this is.

Can anyone shed any light on either the series or the author? Who is the audience for this? Thanks!

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  • Mark Barnes
    Mark Barnes Member Posts: 15,432 ✭✭✭

    Don Awalt said:

    I also don't see anything that describes his religion or what his beliefs are

    This page says fundamentalist baptist: http://www.scripturetruth.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=881, and the biog inside the book adds "He attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University back in the days when these schools were strong, fundamental, Bible-believing schools with high and holy standards and policies." He also uses the KJV in the commentaries.

    Remember you can view inside individual books on logos.com, though you can't do that for collections. But if you find the individual resources you can click on the cover image to look inside. Here are two examples:

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  • Donn Arms
    Donn Arms Member Posts: 167 ✭✭

    Butler is a retired Iowa Baptist (GARBC) pastor. These commentaries are his sermons he has published over the years. He is a good preacher and his sermons are expository but they feature a slavish adherence to an alliterated outline throughout. This can be helpful or distracting--you can judge for yourself. I have profited from them (the books, not the outlines).

  • DAL
    DAL Member Posts: 10,836 ✭✭✭

    My two cents: I've always considered the Analytical Bible Expositor a more indepth "Outline Bible" like the one Wilmington has.  They both follow alliteration, but John G. Butler's has more details to it.  

    As has been stated I find the outlines great for teaching Bible class and some sermons, but then again, too much alliteration can get people distracted and some seems forced; e.g. "The Perspiration of the Gospel" LOL

    Personally, I'm only interested in the OT volumes that are out and coming.  I already own some valuable books (not commentaries) such as the Biography Series, Studies of the Savior and the Daily Bible Reading 4 volume devotional.  Maybe some day I'll probably get the NT just to have it and get some ideas here and there.

    If Rod Mattoon wasn't so expensive in Logos I'm sure it would've been out of prepub a LONG time ago.  A third party has Mattoon for $199 for both the OT and NT set.  Mattoon is more like expository preaching, but also follows alliteration and it's mainly manuscripts from verse by verse studies of books of the Bible he has done.  I personally like both, but then again it'd be up to you whether you like to use alliteration that much or not.  Great for sermon ideas!

    Blessings!

    DAL

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