Conybeare and Dr. J.S. Howson
(On Early Date of Revelation)
"Concerning the Book of Revelation I will say nothing, except to invite attention to the arguments by which Doctor MacDonald endeavors to fix its date. The reasoning seems to me to be very well drawn out, which assigns the writing of this part of the Holy Scripture to a time intermediate between the Gospel and the Epistles of St. John." (Life and Writings of John, p. xxxiii, Introduction by Dr. J.S. Howson)
(On I Corinthians 10:11)
"The coming of Christ was 'the end of the ages,' i.e. the commencement of a new period of the world's existence. So, nearly the same phrase is used Heb 9:26. A similar expression occurs five times in St. Matthew, signifying the coming of Christ to judgment.' (Chap. 15)
(On II Corinthians 4:14 ; II Corinthians 5:4)
"Great confusion is caused in many passages by not translating, according to his true meaning, in the first person singular; for thus it often happens that what St. Paul spoke of himself individually, appears to us as if it were meant for a general truth; instances of this will repeatedly occur in the Epistles to the Corinthians, especially the second. We proposed, therefore, to change the pronouns we and us in this passage to into I and me." (ch. xi.)
(On II Corinthians 5:1-10 ; II Corinthians 5:4)
"Literally, 'If indeed I shall be found clad, and not stripped of my clothing;' i.e. 'If, at the Lord's coming, I shall be found still living in the flesh." We know from other passages that it was a matter of uncertainty with St. Paul whether he should survive to behold the second coming of Christ or not. (Compare I Thess. 4:15 and I Cor 15:51.) So, in the next verse, he expresses his desire that his fleshly body should be transformed into a spiritual body, without being unclad by death." (chap. xvii.)
(On II Corinthians 4:7 to 5:10)
"The whole of this passage (Chap. iv. 7 to chap v.10) shows that St. Paul was suffering from bodily illness when he wrote." (ch. xvii note)
(On Ephesians 2:7)
"'In the ages which are coming;' viz. the time of Christ's perfect triumph over evil, always contemplated in the New Testament as near at hand." (in loc.)
(On I Thess. 4:13-17)
"They feared that these departed Christians would lose the happiness of witnessing their Lord's second coming, which they expected soon to behold." (ch. xi.)
(On II Thessalonians 2:2)
"That the day of the Lord is come;" adding the following note:---‘Literally, "is present." So the verb is always used in New Testament." (Life of Paul, c.x. no. 3)
(On Hebrews 4:9,10)
"that God's people have never yet enjoyed that perfect rest, therefore its enjoyment is still future (at the time of the writing of Hebrews)." (in loc.)
(On Hebrews 9:8)
"It may be asked, How could it be said, after Christ's ascension, that the way into the holy place was not made fully manifest? The explanation is, that while the temple-worship, with its exclusion of all but the high priest from the holy of holies, still existed, the way of salvation would not be fully manifest to those who adhered to the outward and typical observances, instead of being thereby led to the antitype." (chap. xxviii.)
(On Hebrews 9:28)
"'The day' of Christ's coming was seen approaching at this time by the threatening prelude of the great Jewish was, wherein He came to judge that nation." (Life and Epistles, chap. 28.)
(On Deification of the Caesars)
"The image of the Emperor was at that time the object of religious reverence : he was a deity on earth (Dis aequa potestas, Juv. iv. 71) ; and the worship paid to him was a real worship. It is a striking thought, that in those times (setting aside effete forms of religion) the only two genuine worships in the civilized world were, the worship of a Tiberius or a Nero on the one hand, and the worship of Christ on the other." (St. Paul, chap. i.)
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