Notes, Critical, Explanatory And Practical On The Book Of The Prophet Isaiah
With A New Translation By The Rev. Albert Barnes
Carefully Revised By The Rev. John Cumming
Published by George Routledge & Co: London 1849
Complete 3 Volume Set - With Foldout Maps - SCARCE
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This impressive 1849 London edition of Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah represents one of the most substantial nineteenth-century English-language commentaries on Isaiah, combining the intellectual precision of Rev. Albert Barnes with the editorial refinement of Rev. John Cumming, D.D. Barnes' translation and extensive notes had already achieved widespread influence in America, and this Routledge edition—carefully revised for the British readership—brought his lucid, evangelical scholarship into the Victorian theological mainstream. The work provides a line-by-line exposition of Isaiah, enriched with historical background, linguistic insight, doctrinal application, and frequent cross-references to related biblical texts.
Presented here in a complete set of three volumes, the commentary opens with valuable foldout engraved maps depicting the Land of Canaan in the Time of Joshua and Moriah and Jerusalem in Ancient Times, offering geographical context essential to understanding Isaiah's prophetic world. Barnes' method—balancing philological rigor, archaeological awareness, and practical devotional reflection—made his commentary a standard tool for ministers, teachers, and serious lay readers throughout the nineteenth century. Cumming's revisions further align the text with contemporary scholarship and ensure its usefulness for the British theological colleges of the era.
In their original 1849 embossed cloth bindings and retaining all maps (4) and preliminaries, these volumes form an impressive and increasingly scarce early Routledge printing. The set embodies the enduring Victorian commitment to accessible, serious biblical scholarship and remains highly readable today for students of prophetic literature. Collectors of theological works, scholars of nineteenth-century biblical interpretation, and those with an interest in the historical geography of the Holy Land will find this a particularly desirable and distinguished edition of Barnes' influential commentary on Isaiah."
General wear and fading to covers and spine with some light staining as shown. Includes 4 foldout maps in Volume 1. No inscriptions. One pencil note observed. Pages with some light age markings but otherwise clean and well presented. Several pages uncut. Solid binding and no loose pages. A beautiful and complete 3 volume set in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
