Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Biblical commentary set published in 56 volumes by Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a biblical commentary set published in 56 volumes by Cambridge University Press between 1878 and 1918. Many volumes went through multiple reprintings, while some volumes were also revised, usually by another author, from 1908 to 1918. Early volumes used the Authorised Version as the base text. Later volumes, and several of the revised editions, instead used the Revised Version, which had appeared in three stages 1881-1894.

Anglican bishop John Perowne was the general editor, with A. F. Kirkpatrick the editor for the Old Testament and Apocrypha, and Reginald St John Parry for the New Testament. The first section published was written by theologian Edward Hayes Plumptre in 1878 and covered the Epistle of St. James; the last volumes to appear, in 1918, were Deuteronomy by Sir George Adam Smith, and the revised edition of Joshua by George Albert Cooke.

The editors exercised limited editorial control over the writers of individual commentaries. Perowne stated that his aim was "to leave each contributor to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment".[1]

## Volumes and contributors

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Serial no. | Volume | Contributor | Date | Notes

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1 | An Introduction to the Pentateuch | Arthur Thomas Chapman | 1911 |
2 | Genesis | Herbert Edward Ryle | 1914 |
3 | Exodus | Samuel Rolles Driver | 1911 |
4 | Leviticus | Arthur Thomas Chapman and Annesley William Streane | 1914 |
5 | Numbers | Alan Hugh McNeile | 1911 |
6 | Deuteronomy | George Adam Smith | 1918 |
7 | Joshua | George Frederick Maclear | 1878 |
8 | Joshua | George Albert Cooke | 1918 | Revised edition
9 | Judges | John James Lias | 1882 |
10 | Judges & Ruth | George Albert Cooke | 1913 | Revised edition
11 | 1 Samuel | Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick | 1880 |
12 | 2 Samuel | Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick | 1881 |
13 | 1 Kings | Joseph Rawson Lumby | 1886 |
14 | 1 Kings | William Emery Barnes | 1908 | Revised edition
15 | 2 Kings | Joseph Rawson Lumby | 1887 |
16 | 2 Kings | William Emery Barnes | 1908 | Revised edition
17 | 1 & 2 Chronicles | William Emery Barnes | 1899 |
18 | Ezra & Nehemiah | Herbert Edward Ryle | 1893 |
19 | Esther | Annesley William Streane | 1907 |
20 | Job | Andrew Bruce Davidson | 1884 |
21 | Psalms 1-41 (Book I) | Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick | 1891 |
22 | Psalms 42-89 (Books II & III) | Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick | 1895 |
23 | Psalms 90-150 (Books IV & V) | Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick | 1901 | A combined edition of the three individual volumes on the Psalms was issued in 1902
24 | Proverbs | Thomas Thomason Perowne | 1899 |
25 | Ecclesiastes; or, the Preacher | Edward Hayes Plumptre | 1881 |
26 | Song of Solomon | Andrew Harper | 1902 |
27 | Isaiah 1-39 | John Skinner | 1896 |
28 | Isaiah 1-39 | John Skinner | 1915 | Revised edition
29 | Isaiah 40-66 | John Skinner | 1898 |
30 | Jeremiah & Lamentations | Annesley William Streane | 1881 |
31 | Jeremiah & Lamentations | Annesley William Streane | 1913 | Updated edition, using Revised Version
32 | Ezekiel | Andrew Bruce Davidson | 1892 |
33 | Daniel | Samuel Rolles Driver | 1900 |
34 | Hosea | Thomas Kelly Cheyne | 1884 |
35 | Joel & Amos | Samuel Rolles Driver | 1897 |
36 | Joel & Amos | Samuel Rolles Driver | 1915 | Adapted to the Revised Version by Henry Craven Ord Lanchester
37 | Obadiah & Jonah | Thomas Thomason Perowne | 1883 |
38 | Micah | Thomas Kelly Cheyne | 1891 |
39 | Nahum, Habakkuk & Zephaniah | Andrew Bruce Davidson | 1896 |
40 | Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi | Thomas Thomason Perowne | 1890 |
41 | Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi | William Emery Barnes | 1917 | Revised edition
42 | Wisdom of Solomon | John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg | 1909 |
43 | 1 Maccabees | William Fairweather and John Sutherland Black | 1897 |
44 | Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach; or, Ecclesiasticus | William Oscar Emil Oesterley | 1912 |
45 | Matthew | Arthur Carr[a] | 1881 |
46 | Mark | George Frederick Maclear | 1892 |
47 | Mark | Alfred Plummer | 1915 | Revised edition
48 | Luke | Frederic William Farrar | 1888 |
49 | John | Alfred Plummer | 1880 |
50 | Acts 1-14 | Joseph Rawson Lumby | 1881 |
51 | Acts 15-28 | Joseph Rawson Lumby | 1884 |
52 | Romans | Handley Carr Glyn Moule | 1879 |
53 | 1 Corinthians | John James Lias | 1881 |
54 | 2 Corinthians | John James Lias | 1879 |
55 | Galatians | Edward Henry Perowne | 1890 |
56 | Ephesians | Handley Carr Glyn Moule | 1886 |
57 | Philippians | Handley Carr Glyn Moule | 1889 |
58 | Colossians & Philemon | Handley Carr Glyn Moule | 1893 |
59 | 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians | George Gillanders Findlay | 1891 |
60 | 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus | Alfred Edward Humphreys | 1895 |
61 | Hebrews | Frederic William Farrar | 1883 |
62 | James | Edward Hayes Plumptre | 1878 |
63 | 1 Peter, 2 Peter & Jude | Edward Hayes Plumptre | 1893 |
64 | 1, 2 and 3 John | Alfred Plummer[b] | 1892 |
65 | Revelation | William Henry Simcox | 1890 |

## Notes

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1. ^ Carr was a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Assistant Master at Wellington College.[2]
2. ^ Alfred Plummer (1841–1926) was master of University College Durham.[3]

## External links

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An HTML version of the text is available online at the BibleHub.

Facsimiles of the individual printed volumes are available on various websites: Introduction to the Pentateuch, Genesis (US access only), Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Esther, 1 Maccabees, Job, Psalms 1-41, Psalms 90-150, Ecclesiastes, Solomon, Isaiah 1-39, Jeremiah and Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel and Amos, Obadiah and Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, Haggai and Zechariah. Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, 1-3 John (US access only), Revelation.

## References

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1. ^ Preface by the General Editor, accessed 12 March 2016
2. ^ Logos.com, Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: Matthew, accessed 30 August 2024
3. ^ Plummer A. (1892), Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: The Epistles of S. John, accessed 16 May 2020