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Marcus Dods
Marcus Dods (1834–1909) was a Scottish theologian, biblical scholar, and writer. He is best known for his work as a translator of significant theological texts, including "The Works of Aurelius Augustine," and for his own writings on biblical criticism. Dods was a prominent figure in the Free Church of Scotland and held a professorship in New Testament Exegesis at New College, Edinburgh. His influential books include "The Parables of Our Lord" and "The Bible: Its Origin and Nature," which reflect his scholarly and thoughtful approach to Christian theology.
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE. In order to read the Gospel of St. John with some intelligence, it is necessary to understand its purpose and its plan. For in the whole range of literature there is no composition which is a more perfect work of art, or which more rigidly excludes whatever does not subserve its main end. From the first word to the last there is no paragraph, sentence, or expression which is out of...
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This twelfth chapter is the watershed of the Gospel. The self-manifestation of Jesus to the world is now ended; and from this point onwards to the close we have to do with the results of that manifestation. He hides Himself from the unbelieving, and allows their unbelief full scope; while He makes further disclosures to the faithful few. The whole Gospel is a systematic and wonderfully artistic...
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HOW TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST. "But we all, with unveiled face reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."—2 COR. iii. 18 (Revised Version). I suppose there is almost no one who would deny, if it were put to him, that the greatest possible attainment a man can make in this world is likeness to The Lord...
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