Working from the king james version, john phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous illustrations and quotations. Philip was instructed to go to the chariot and stay near it. Asking you to take a few steps back from the text, gifted expositor phillips shows you how various ot works relate to one another to help you gain fresh insight into the message, meaning, and art of the bible. Johns gospel tells us, the following day jesus wanted to go to galilee. View the biblical references and examples of philip to learn more. While the translation is not well known it has many ardent fans including os guinness, chuck swindoll, and ray stedman. Phillip was the name of two of king herod the greats sons by different wives luke 3. In the bible, koinonos is sometimes used to refer to a spouse malachi 2. The bible the bible is full of amazing lessons and stories, but for anyone interested in learning about what they mean and how they fit together, it can be difficult with a traditional bible. How to live forever teach yourself the bible seriesnook book. Phillips new testament in modern english wikipedia.
J b phillips new testament rearranged for the internet to simplify 1 following the story of jesus, 2 the early church, 3 finding christian teaching on life and worship j b phillips new testament rearranged for the internet. The gospel of philip is one of the gnostic gospels, a text of new testament apocrypha, dated. Designed for someone who is new to the bible or for an unbeliever, the book. Born in britain, he moved to canada after world war ii, where he founded and pastored a small church. There are four different philips mentioned in the new testament. Philip and the ethiopian eunuch bible story study guide. See all books authored by john phillips, including exploring romans john phillips commentary series john phillips commentary series, the, and exploring revelation, and more on.
Philips long is a masterful and capable theological communicator. Providing detailed outlines, numerous illustrations, and apt quotations, phillips offers fresh insight into more than 150 old and new testament personalities, then shows how lessons from their lives still apply to todays church. He first comes before us as one of the seven chosen by the early church at jerusalem to take charge of the daily ministration of charity to the poor widows acts vi. Mark 1 phillips the gospel of jesus christ, the son of bible. There are two important people in the new testament with the name of philip and both of their profiles are shown below. Each book in the series is packed full of valuable questions on individual chapters of the bible, checkups to test your grasp of scriptural truths, and usable suggestions for group study. Whether philip, bearing a greek name, was a hellenist, is not known, but his missionary work reveals to. Philip the apostle was one of the original twelve apostles. The gospel of philip by mary jane chaignot this gospel is attributed to philip primarily because he is the only named apostle. Although were just getting started with this project, we hope and pray it will develop quickly, with articles and audio sermons, then with books, tied together with a topical index to make studying gods word convenient and. This book isnt meant to be a replacement for the bible, but it is a nice compliment and it tells you the key verses and themes in each book. He ran up to it, and asked the man if he understood what he was reading. Philip the apostle was one of the 12 main disciples of jesus christ.
Hes one of four people named philip in the bible, and hes often confused with philip the evangelist, who plays a minor role in acts. John phillips books list of books by author john phillips. In his popular book the da vinci code, author dan brown points to the gospel of philip as evidence of jesus marriage relationship with mary magdalene. Get the big picture encompassing the old testament when you explore it book by book. And on this occasion, jesus, trying to stretch philips faith, posed a. Phillips the new testament in modern english revised. Phillips new testament translation unlocked the radical worldchanging ancient texts of the new testament afresh to a new generation. Phillips 16 september 1906 21 july 1982 was an english bible scholar, translator, author and clergyman. Philip the apostle was one of the twelve apostles of jesus according to new testament. And though it is little that we are told regarding him in scripture, that little is very significant. J b phillips new testament rearranged for the internet. Philip the evangelist must be carefully distinguished from philip the apostle. Bob phillips, master compiler of inspirational verses, scripture references, and quotes on the lighter, humorous side of life, has written a hundred books with combined sales of more than 11 million copies.
The disciple named philip was, along with peter and andrew, from bethsaida in galilee john 1. Philip obeyed and on the way, he met the ethiopian eunuch, who was sitting in his chariot, reading from the book of isaiah the prophet. Phillips new testament pioneering bible translator. Kjv gift and award bible red letter edition black holy bible, king james version. Philip herod i, son of herod the great and mariamne daughter of simon the high priest, is distinguished from philip the tetrarchalthough there is reason to believe his name was not philip.
Book 4 the gospel of john part 1 of 2, chapters 111 click here for brief introduction to john. This book is both accessible and necessary for the historical study of the bible. The other philips are not the focus of the gospel and of jesus christs mission for the apostles. Indispensable for teachers, preachers, and serious students of scripture. The other two philips in the bible were servants of christ and instrumental in the early church. Bob also serves as executive director emeritus for hume lake christian camps and is a licensed family counselor in california.
Jb phillips was a bible translator in the 40s and 50s. Philip the disciple and apostle of christ, and philip the evangelist. Book 4 the gospel of john christian classics ethereal. Philips willingness to be part of the ministry of jesus would play itself out many. He is most noted for his version of the new testament in modern english. That personal expression, that word, was with god, and was god, and he existed with god from the beginning. The bible brings every old testament and new testament book to life. Phillips translation of the new testament brings home the full force of the original message. One of the seven chosen to have the oversight of the daily ministration of the poor of the christian community in jerusalem. He presents a wealth of information in a concise and readable form. Phillips felt the king james version of the bible was intelligible to young people and he decided to use modern language to communicate ancient truths.
Phillips later joined the staff of moody bible institute where he served for twentyfive years he was assistant director of the moody correspondence school and spoke regularly over the moody network. The john phillips commentary series provides pastors, sunday school teachers, and students of scripture with sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of bible truth. The other two philips in the bible were servants of christ and instrumenta. This book is 346 pages and is broken down into five parts. Historical context and points of interest this unnamed eunuch was a godfearer, a gentile who believed in the god of israel but because of his disability would not have been admitted to the. He was educated at emanuel school in london and earned an. Schooled in classical greek, phillips translated the original greek text and rendered it into a thoughtforthought paraphrase of the new testament.
The apostle philip is only mentioned a handful of times in the new. Philip fil ip, g5805, fond of horses or horselover. Philip, the evangelist international standard bible. There are four different men named philip mentioned in the bible. Heres what we know about the apostle philip from biblical accounts found in the. Lewis asking for guidance to his endorsement and subsequent publishing, he changed the lives of millions through his simple yet beautiful modern translation. The story of philip and the ethiopian eunuch shows the hand of god and the leading of the holy spirit involved in every aspect of christian evangelism. Realise that they come to test your faith and to produce in you. The eunuch was reading from the book of isaiah about the messiah that would. The nook book ebook of the new testament in modern english by j.
Phillips 19061982, a wellknown bible paraphraser, was a straightup blasphemer speaking against gods word and heretic wrong doctrine. Of most interest in the gospel of philip is what it has to say about jesus relationship with mary magdalene. The gospel of john recounts philips calling as a disciple of jesus. The other two philips are both sons of king herod the great. The book will impact the hearts and lives of people worldwide through the authoritative yet easytoread new living translation that brings the good news alive to readers of all ages. Philip was used by the holy spirit to bring the gospel to an ethiopian eunuch. About the phillips book list copyright about the publisher. Resource scripture quotations are from the holy bible, king james version. The other two philips in the bible were servants of christ and. J b phillips new testament rearranged for the internet to simplify 1 following the story of jesus, 2 the early church, 3 finding christian teaching on life and worship j b phillips. John phillips was a life long bible teacher and preacher of gods word. The phillips new testament in modern english phi is an english translation of the new testament of the bible translated by anglican clergyman j. The book, a contemporary, easytounderstand bible is available in the fastest growing bible translation, the new living translation.
Over the course of our conversation, phillips senior minister of second presbyterian church in greenville, south carolinasuggests some ways for organizing teaching through the book and discusses several themes central to the book. Books in the john phillips commentary series are designed to provide pastors, sunday school teachers, and students of the scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of bible truth. No, there is nothing written by philip in the bible answer in the bible collection of scripture yes, he wrote the gospel of philip. See philip instances in the king james version kjv. Like the apostle thomas, philips only significant mentions come in the gospel of john and theyre still not that significant. This proper name occurs thirtyeight times in the nt and denotes four different men. The lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the lord and esteemed his name. Phillips the new testament in modern english revised edition. The new birth is simply a change of outlook when god was man, p. He did this because of herodias, his brother philips wife, whom he had married. Categories books, learning, ministry, religion, web tags bible, bible paraphrase, bible study, bible translation, jb phillips 2 replies to j. Phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous.