The family expositor, or, A paraphrase and version of the New Testament : with critical notes, and a practical improvement of each section / by P. Doddridge, D.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751, author.

Contributor:

Orton, Job, 1717-1783, editor.

Buckland, James, 1710 or 1711-1790, bookseller.

Rivington, J. (John), 1720-1792, bookseller.

Baldwin, Richard, 1724-1770, bookseller.

Johnston, W. (William), -1804, bookseller.

Richardson, John, active 1759-1767, bookseller.

Longman, Thomas, 1699-1755, bookseller.

Law, B. (Bedwell), -1798, bookseller.

Field, Thomas, active 1755-1775, bookseller.

C. Hitch and L. Hawes (Firm), bookseller.

S. Crowder and Co., bookseller.

H. Payne and W. Cropley (Firm), bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- 18th century.

Commentaries

Early works

Penn Provenance:

Binney, Avis (autograph)

Physical Description:

6 v. : ill. (engravings), maps ; 28 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Family expositor

Paraphrase and version of the New Testament

Family expositor.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by assignment from the author's widow, for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Buckland, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, S. Crowder and Co., T. Longman, B. Law, and T. Field, MDCCLXI-MDCCLXII [1761-1762]

Contents:

v. 1. Containing the former part of the history of our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded by the four evangelists, disposed in the order of an harmony

v. 2. Containing the latter part of the history of our Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded by the four evangelists, disposed in the order of an harmony

v. 3. Containing the Acts of the Apostles : with additional notes, on the harmony of the evangelists : and two dissertations: I. on Isaac Newton's system of the harmony; II. on the inspiration of the New Testament : with proper indexes to the whole

v. 4. Containing the epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, and the first and second epistles to the Corinthians

v. 5. Containing the epistles of Paul the apostle to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I. Thessalonians, II. Thessalonians, I. Timothy, II. Timothy, Titus, Philemon

v. 6. Containing the epistles of, Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews, James, I. Peter, II. Peter, I. John, II. John, III. John, Jude, Revelations.

Notes:

"Advertisement to the reader, by the editor" (v. 6, p. [iii]-vii) signed: J. Orton, Salop, Nov. 21, 1755

Originally published: London, 1739-1756.

Imprint varies: v. 4-6 have additionally the names H. Payne and W. Cropley.

Signatures: Vol. 1: [a]⁴ b⁴ c² A-4D⁴ (4D4 verso blank); v. 2: [a]⁴ ( -a4)--b² A-4Q⁴ 4R²; v. 3: [a]⁴ b⁴ A-F⁴ 4G² (4G2 verso blank); v. 4: [a]⁴ A-3X⁴" v. 5, [A]⁴ B-4F⁴ 4G² (4G2 blank): v. 6, [a]⁴ A-4L⁴ 4M²

Vol. 1: [8], xii, 583, [1] p., [31] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: x, 679, [5] p., [36] leaves of plates; v. 3: xvi, 438, 58, 51-58, [98] p., [16] leaves of plates; v. 4: vi, 538 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 5: [4], 598, [2] p.; v. 6: vii, [1], 613, [31] p., [2] leaves of plates.

Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 323 misnumbered 329; v. 5, p. 428 misnumbered 438; v. 6, p. 143 misnumbered 431.

Title page in red and black; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

Advertisements on v. 6, p. [31] at end.

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

BS2340 D6 1761 copy 1: Imperfect: v.5, p. [1]-[2] at end wanting.

BS2340 D6 1761 copy 2: Only v.2. Purchased for the Penn Libraries from Forest Books, 2024. Binding: full tanned animal skin with blind tooled border. Copy of Sabbath-school teachers' library old meeting house, Buckingham pasted onto front endpaper. Early hand manuscript on front endpaper: Jos. Stuehberg Aug. 1867 The gift of an affectnt Grandpa.

Cited in:

English short title catalogue, T129584

OCLC:

19374459

Bound With:

BS2340 D6 1761 copy 2 bound with: Catalogue of books belonging to the Sabbath-school teachers' library old meeting house, Buckingham.