THE HOLY BIBLE: VOLUME IV [ISAIAH TO MALACHI] (1854) - Adam Clarke LL.D.

Hardcover book.
Brown leather binding.
Spine with gilt lettering and acmes.
Volume IV of six volumes.
Condition fair / good. Cover board detached but present. Interior generally in pristine condition. Minor wear on spine. Binding tight.
THE HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE 
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
THE TEXT CAREFULLY PRINTED FROM THE MOST CORRECT COPIES OF THE PRESENT AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION,
INCLUDING THE MARGINAL READINGS AND PARALLEL TEXTS:
WITH A COMMENTARY AND CRITICAL NOTES;
DESIGNED AS A HELP TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SACRED WRITINGS.
VOLUME IV. - ISAIAH TO MALACHI 
Author: ADAM CLARKE LL.D., F.S.A., &c.
Publisher: CARLTON & PHILIPS
Publication Year: 1854
Publication Place: NEW YORK
Pages: 866
Dimensions: 26,5 X 18 X 6
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Adam Clarke (1762 – 1832) was a British Methodist theologian who served three times as President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference (1806–07, 1814–15 and 1822–23). A biblical scholar, he published an influential Bible commentary among other works. He was a Wesleyan.
He is chiefly remembered for writing a commentary on the Bible which took him 40 years to complete and which was a primary Methodist theological resource for two centuries. Comments on this work are mixed, but recognize its erudition. By himself he produced nearly half as much material as the scores of scholars who collaborated on the twelve-volume The Interpreters' Bible. His commentary, particularly that on Revelation, identified the Catholic Church with the Antichrist.
Clarke followed Wesley in opposing a Calvinistic scheme of salvation, preferring instead the Wesleyan-Arminian positions regarding predestination, prevenient grace, the offer of justification to all persons, the possibility of entire sanctification, and assurance of salvation.
As a theologian, Clarke reinforced the teachings of Methodist founder John Wesley. He taught that the Bible provides a complete interpretation of God's nature and will. He considered Scripture itself a miracle of God's grace that "takes away the veil of darkness and ignorance."
Perhaps his most controversial position regarded the eternal Sonship of Jesus. Clarke did not believe it biblically faithful to affirm this doctrine, maintaining that prior to the Incarnation, Jesus was "unoriginated". Otherwise, according to Clarke, he would be subordinate to God and therefore not fully divine. This was important to Clarke because he felt that Jesus' divinity was crucial to understanding the atonement.
Clarke's view was opposed by many Methodists, notably Richard Watson. Watson and his allies argued that Clarke's position jeopardized the integrity of the doctrine of the Trinity. Clarke's christological view was rejected in large part by Methodist theologians in favour of the traditional perspective.