Banner of Truth Geneva Commentaries (Full List)

Mark Barnes
Mark Barnes Member Posts: 15,432 ✭✭✭
edited November 2024 in Books and Courses Forum

I spent the last two evenings clearing my shelves of print books that I've recently bought in Logos, and was pleasantly surprised to find a large stack of BoT's Geneva Commentaries on the "to sell" pile. Lots of people have asked for this series, but it seems that we have almost all the volumes already. It would definitely be worth completing this set, and collecting the volumes together in one marketing package (I know you couldn't call the set "Geneva Commentaries", but you could say that it included all/most of those commentaries).

Geneva Commentaries Still in Print

Book Title Author Logos
1 & 2 Peter Alexander Nisbet N/A
1 & 2 Timothy and Titus Patrick Fairbairn $9.99
1 John Robert Candlish $12.49
1&2 Corinthians Charles Hodge $9.99 + $9.99
Acts J. Alexander $9.99 + $9.99
Colossians John Davenant $12.49 + $12.49
Daniel John Calvin $14.99
Daniel E. Young $33.50
Ecclesiastes Charles Bridges $9.99
Ephesians Charles Hodge $9.99
Ezekiel William Greenhill $14.99
Galatians John Brown $9.99
Genesis John Calvin $19.99
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi T. Moore $13.99
Hebrews John Brown $13.99
James Thomas Manton $9.99
Jeremiah & Lamentations, 5 volumes John Calvin $24.99
Jonah Hugh Martin $9.99
Jude Thomas Manton $12.49
Judges Andrew Fausset $9.99
Leviticus Andrew Bonar $12.49
Proverbs Charles Bridges $12.49
Revelation: An Exposition of the first 11 Chapters James Ramsey $12.49
Romans Charles Hodge $12.49
Romans Robert Haldane $12.49

Geneva Commentaries Out of Print

Book Title Author Logos
2 Peter 1 John Brown $9.99
Epistles of Paul James Fergusson N/A
Four Gospels David Brown N/A
Hebrews David Dickson N/A
James Robert Johnstone $9.99
John George Hutcheson N/A
Matthew David Dickson Community Pricing
Psalm 119 Thomas Manton $12.49 + $9.99 + $12.49 + $12.49
Psalms William S. Plumer $19.99
Psalms David Dickson $12.49 + $12.49
Song of Solomon George Burrowes $12.49
Song of Solomon James Durham Pre-pub
Twelve Minor Prophets John Calvin $24.99

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  • Lee
    Lee Member Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭

    This is definitely good news/bad news.

    Good news is, some of the BoT commentaries I wanted are now available in Logos! Wow!

    Bad news is, they are bundled in expensive sets (based on single books of the Bible) that I see little value in getting. For what is essentially public domain works, this is prohibitively expensive.

  • Liam
    Liam Member Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭

    This is great! Thanks Mark!

    Any chance we can get any of these bundles broken?...

    And any chance we could get any of the ones not available...

  • fgh
    fgh Member Posts: 8,948 ✭✭✭

    BoT's Geneva Commentaries (...) it seems that we have almost all the volumes already.

    Am I correct in assuming these lack series tag, like the Westminster Commentaries and The Churchman's Bible turned out to do? If so, I'll add them too to the Metadata page.

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

    fgh said:

    Am I correct in assuming these lack series tag, like the Westminster Commentaries and The Churchman's Bible turned out to do? If so, I'll add them too to the Metadata page.

    No, because they're not a proper series - they're just a group of books that a publisher re-published and created a series for. Originally they stood alone or were part of different series.

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

    Lee said:

    Bad news is, they are bundled in expensive sets (based on single books of the Bible) that I see little value in getting. For what is essentially public domain works, this is prohibitively expensive.

    Nearly all those sets originally went for $20-$40 on Community Pricing, which was great value. Some went as low as $10.

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  • Lee
    Lee Member Posts: 2,714 ✭✭✭

    Lee said:

    Bad news is, they are bundled in expensive sets (based on single books of the Bible) that I see little value in getting. For what is essentially public domain works, this is prohibitively expensive.

    Nearly all those sets originally went for $20-$40 on Community Pricing, which was great value. Some went as low as $10.

    Frankly, I often did not want to even look at those CP offerings, because of the bundling. I did not have the time or the inclination to sift the wheat from the chaff. Of course I'm now mildly regretting it.

    I can only hope that Logos will one day sell the books exactly as they were written, i.e. separate books.

  • Evan Boardman
    Evan Boardman Member Posts: 738 ✭✭

    You forgotten James Durham on Song of Solomon. It's a Geneva Commentary.

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

    You forgotten James Durham on Song of Solomon. It's a Geneva Commentary.

    Thanks. I've added it now. I've also added Thomas Manton's three volumes on Psalm 119.

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  • Steven Yu
    Steven Yu Member Posts: 212 ✭✭

    Too bad there is no way for us to create a set filter and export it as file to share in the forum....

    "And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free", John 8:32.
    "你們必定認識真理,真理必定使你們自由", 約翰福音 8:3.

  • Jacob Hantla
    Jacob Hantla MVP Posts: 3,877

    Thank you for putting this together

    Jacob Hantla
    Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
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  • Jacob Hantla
    Jacob Hantla MVP Posts: 3,877

    I took this list and created a Geneva Collection. Thank you!


    Banner of Truth Geneva Commentaries

    The Acts of the Apostles Explained, Volume I
    Alexander, J. A. (1857). The Acts of the Apostles Explained, Volume I. New York: Charles Scribner.

    A Brief Explication of the Psalms, Vol. 1
    Dickson, D. (1834). A Brief Explication of the Psalms, Vol. 1. Glasgow; Edinburgh; London: John Dow; Waugh and Innes; R. Ogle; James Darling; Richard Baynes.

    Commentaries on the Prophet Jeremiah and the Lamentations
    Calvin, J., & Owen, J. (2010). Commentaries on the Prophet Jeremiah and the Lamentations. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

    Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets
    Calvin, J., & Owen, J. (2010). Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

    A Commentary on the Book of Leviticus, Expository and Practical
    Bonar, A. A. (1851). A Commentary on the Book of Leviticus, Expository and Practical. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers.

    Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Daniel
    Calvin, J., & Myers, T. (2010). Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Daniel. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians
    Hodge, C. (1858). A commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians. New York: Robert Carter and Brothers.

    A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
    Hodge, C. (1882). A commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (New Edition). Grand Rapids, MI: Louis Kregel.

    Commentary on the First Book of Moses Called Genesis
    Calvin, J., & King, J. (2010). Commentary on the First Book of Moses Called Genesis. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

    A Commentary on the Song of Solomon
    Burrowes, G. (1853). A Commentary on the Song of Solomon. Philadelphia: William S. Martien.

    A Critical and Expository Commentary on the Book of Judges
    Fausset, A. R. (1885). A Critical and Expository Commentary on the Book of Judges. London: J. Nisbet & Co.

    An Exposition of the Book of Ecclesiastes
    Bridges, C. (1860). An Exposition of the Book of Ecclesiastes. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers.

    An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs
    Bridges, C. (1865). An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers.

    An Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
    Brown, J. (1853). An Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. Edinburgh; London; New York: William Oliphant and Sons; Hamilton, Adams and Company; Carter and Brothers.

    An Exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians, Volume 1
    Davenant, J. (1831). An Exposition of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians, Volume 1 (J. Allport, Trans.). London; Birmingham: Hamilton, Adams & Co.; Beilby, Knott & Beilby.

    An Exposition of the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews, Vol. 2
    Brown, J. (1862). An Exposition of the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews, Vol. 2 (D. Smith, Ed.). Edinburgh; London: William Oliphant and Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co.

    Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans; With Remarks on the Commentaries of Dr. MacKnight, Professor Moses Stuart, and Professor Tholuck
    Haldane, R. (1858). Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans; With Remarks on the Commentaries of Dr. MacKnight, Professor Moses Stuart, and Professor Tholuck. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers.

    An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel, with Useful Observations Thereupon
    Greenhill, W. (1839). An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel, with Useful Observations Thereupon (J. Sherman, Ed.). London: Samuel Holdsworth.

    An Exposition of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians
    Hodge, C. (1891). An exposition of the Second epistle to the Corinthians. New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son.

    The First Epistle of John Expounded in a Series of Lectures
    Candlish, R. S. (1877). The First Epistle of John Expounded in a Series of Lectures. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black.

    The First Epistle of John, or, God Revealed in Life, Light, and Love
    Cameron, R. (1899). The First Epistle of John, or, God Revealed in Life, Light, and Love. Philadelphia: A. J. Rowland.

    Lectures Exegetical and Practical on the Epistle of James: With a New Translation of the Epistle, and Notes on the Greek Text
    Johnstone, R. (1871). Lectures Exegetical and Practical on the Epistle of James: With a New Translation of the Epistle, and Notes on the Greek Text. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co.

    Parting Counsels: An Exposition of the First Chapter of the Second Epistle of the Apostle Peter, with Four Additional Discourses
    Brown, J. (1856). Parting Counsels: An Exposition of the First Chapter of the Second Epistle of the Apostle Peter, with Four Additional Discourses. Edinburgh; London; Glasgow: William Oliphant and Sons; Hamilton, Adams & Co.; David Robertson.

    The Pastoral Epistles: The Translation with Introduction, Expository Notes, and Dissertations
    Fairbairn, P. (1874). The Pastoral Epistles: The Translation with Introduction, Expository Notes, and Dissertations. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.

    A Practical Commentary, or An Exposition with Notes on the Epistle of James
    Manton, T. (1840). A Practical Commentary, or An Exposition with Notes on the Epistle of James. London: R. Gladding; John Gladding; Hamilton, Adams, and Co.

    The Spiritual Kingdom: An Exposition of the First Eleven Chapters of the Book of the Revelation
    Ramsey, J. B. (1873). The Spiritual Kingdom: An Exposition of the First Eleven Chapters of the Book of the Revelation. Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication.

    Studies in the Book of Psalms: Being a Critical and Expository Commentary, with Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on the Entire Psalter
    Plumer, W. S. (1872). Studies in the Book of Psalms: Being a Critical and Expository Commentary, with Doctrinal and Practical Remarks on the Entire Psalter. Philadelphia; Edinburgh: J. B. Lippincott Company; A & C Black.

    Exported from Logos Bible Software 5, 8:08 PM June 29, 2013.

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    Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
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  • Whyndell Grizzard
    Whyndell Grizzard Member Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭

    The volume on Proverbs by Charles Bridges is not the same as the Geneva volume- I have it in print and compared it- they are similar- but the Geneva volume is much more extensive in comments.   

  • Stephen Steele
    Stephen Steele Member Posts: 707 ✭✭

    Having these books as a set would be great - would definitely buy it.

    I'm new to Logos so missed all those community pricing deals and the prices are pretty high (even with academic discount) for a seminary student just wanting one or two books from each of the 'Classic' Commentary sets. And it doesn't give me anymore of a desire to splash out when I look up what Spurgeon had to say about some of the ones I haven't heard of and he questions why they were ever published in the first place!

  • Doc B
    Doc B Member Posts: 3,675 ✭✭✭

    And it doesn't give me anymore of a desire to splash out when I look up what Spurgeon had to say about some of the ones I haven't heard of and he questions why they were ever published in the first place!

    Interesting.  Can you post a link to Spurgeon's reviews?  I respect his opinion and would love to see which ones he finds useless. (Like you, I haven't bought any of the collections, but might pick up singles here or there as needed.)

    Eating a steady diet of government cheese, and living in a van down by the river.

  • Whyndell Grizzard
    Whyndell Grizzard Member Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭

    Lee said:

    This is definitely good news/bad news.

    Good news is, some of the BoT commentaries I wanted are now available in Logos! Wow!

    Bad news is, they are bundled in expensive sets (based on single books of the Bible) that I see little value in getting. For what is essentially public domain works, this is prohibitively expensive.

    Lee

    The books in the sets and volumes cited are not the same as the Geneva series- they are similar, but not the same commentaries. Just one example is the Bridge's volume on Proverbs- Geneva is much more extensive in comment. If you own Geneva in paper and compare them you will see that the commentaries in the classic series with Logos- are not the same.

    Bottom line keep pursuing the Banner of Truth for access to this great series- we are missing some great wisdom regarding the Word of God in not having it.

  • Stephen Steele
    Stephen Steele Member Posts: 707 ✭✭

    Doc - the thing is, you can't get them as singles, have to buy the full set!

    Couple of examples from Spurgeon on the psalms set:

    "ALEXANDER (WILLIAM HENRY). The Book of Praises. The Psalms, with Notes. Sm. 8vo. Lond., Jackson, Walford & Hodder. 1867. S. 2/6. The Notes are mostly from other authors, and are selected with discretion. They do not appear to have been designed by their collector for use beyond his own family circle, and they were published after his death by his friends. We question the wisdom of the publication."

    "CHAMPNEY (H. N., ESQ.) A Textual Commentary on the Psalms. Sq. 16mo. 3/' Lond., S. Bagster & Sons. 1852. S. 1/-Merely a collection of parallel texts. Make one for yourself."

    "GEDDES (ALEXANDER, LL.D. A Raman Catholic divine. 1737— 1802). New Translation, with Various Readings and Notes. geo. Lond., 1807. 3/' This is said to be "a careful rendering, aiming at the primary meaning of the psalmists." Dr. Henderson speaks of Geddes as flagrantly disfiguring his Biblical labors with profanity. He was a singular mixture of Romanist and free-thinker."

    Plus a couple of others which he says are no use to the preacher.

    http://www.spurgeon.org/misc/c&c_c05.htm

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

    Doc B said:

    Can you post a link to Spurgeon's reviews?

    I created a spreadsheet with a summary of Spurgeon's comments, and an indication of whether the commentary is available in Logos. There's more detail here: http://community.logos.com/forums/t/71558.aspx 

    The info is in this volume: http://www.logos.com/product/6780/lectures-to-my-students-vol-4-commenting-and-commentaries

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  • Stephen Steele
    Stephen Steele Member Posts: 707 ✭✭

    Some updates to Mark's list above:

    E. J. Young on Daniel is now available - although only as part of an expensive set

    David Dickson on Hebrews will be available when this Community Pricing set gets funded

    David Dickson on Matthew will be available when this Community Pricing set gets funded

    James Durham on Song of Solomon will be available when this Community Pricing set gets funded

    So vote for the above CPs if you'd like to see almost all of the Geneva series on Logos!

  • Stephen Steele
    Stephen Steele Member Posts: 707 ✭✭

    E. J. Young on Daniel is now available - although only as part of an expensive set

    This is finally available as a standalone resource.

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

    I've updated the first post with the latest information available.

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  • NB.Mick
    NB.Mick MVP Posts: 16,255

    I took this list and created a Geneva Collection. Thank you!

    With the current functionalities in Logos 8.5, you could now share this collection with the public or with a Faithlife group of your liking. I put a tag "BoT Geneva Commentaries" on those of the list which I own (which is quite a number, given that many are part of the Classic Commentaries and Studies bundles that went through CP back then, and may be part of base packages now)

    BoT stuff is not really my cup of tea, but if anybody is interested, I'd be willing to built a Reading List so people could see what they own and tick off what they studied.

    Such a RL could serve as a stand-in for a wishlist for FL Connect subscribers, since every month there is a chance to snatch up three of those for free, next time in two days time! 

    Have joy in the Lord! Smile

  • Randy Lane
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