The Companion Bible

[Blessed lady]

Commenteries are by E.W. Bullinger, does any one know of this resource, is it competent ? Thank you. .:jesus:

 

[Iconoclast]

just found this;

Theology

Bullinger's views were often unique, and sometimes controversial. He is so closely tied to what is now called "hyperdispensationalism" that it is sometimes referred to as Bullingerism.[10] Noted dispensationalist Harry A. Ironside (1876–1951) declared Bullingerism an "absolutely Satanic perversion of the truth" [11] Bullingerism differs from mainstream dispensationalism with regard to the beginning of the church. Mainstream dispensationalism holds that the Church began at Pentecost as described early in the New Testament book entitled "Acts of the Apostles". In stark contrast, Bullinger held that the church, the so-called Body of Christ, began after the close of Acts,[12] only revealed in the Prison Epistles of the Apostle Paul.[13]

Bullinger described dispensations as divine "administrations" or "arrangements" wherein God deals at distinct time periods and with distinct groups of people "on distinct principles, and the doctrine relating to each must be kept distinct". He emphasizes that "Nothing but confusion can arise from reading into one dispensation that which relates to another.",[14] and lists seven dispensations:



Dispensational Scheme of Bullinger



Edenic state of Innocence

Period "without law"

Period under the Law

Period of Grace

Epoch of Judgment

Millennial Age

The Eternal State of Glory



Genesis 1-3
ended with the expulsion from Eden

Genesis 4 to Exodus 19
ended with the flood and judgment on Babel

Exodus 20 to Acts 28
ended at the rejection by Israel of the grace of God
at the end of Acts

Church History
end at the Day of the Lord

Tribulation
end at the destruction of the Antichrist

Rev 20:4-6
end with the destruction of Satan

Rev 20-22 no end


Outside of ultradispensationalism, many other examples of Bullinger's unique views can be found. For example, Bullinger argues that Jesus was crucified with four, not just two, criminals.[15] Bullinger argued for mortality of the soul, the cessation of the soul between death and resurrection.[16] While Bullinger did not express any views concerning the final state of the lost, many of his followers did hold to annihilationism. Purportedly, Bullinger was also a member of the Universal Zetetic Society.[17]

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[thomas15]

I have many Bibles in my collection, one of them is the Companion Bible. Some of Bullingers theology is a little off, some of it is good. His work "Figures of Speech in the Bible" is very interesting.

You are asking about the Companion Bible though. For several reasons I never use it. One is that the print font is very small and there is a lot on stuff crammed onto the page. The print formatting is from a different era and is labor intensive for this modern reader to use. In the back of the Bible there are about 200 appendices, some are good, others are downright strange.

There is to be sure a lot of Hebrew and Greek word information on the printed page but it is as I said a very cluttered page. Also, it uses the JKV, nothing wrong with that just that I prefer a modern translation.

In summery, I would not recommend it as a primary study Bible but for a collector it has it's place. I would not repeat Bullinger's theology without double checking it first. I'm aware of what CBD has in their catalog blurb calls this work something like the only study Bible you will ever need but I would love to talk to someone who uses it on a regular basis, I think that it would be a very interesting conversation.

 

[JesusFan]

I have many Bibles in my collection, one of them is the Companion Bible. Some of Bullingers theology is a little off, some of it is good. His work "Figures of Speech in the Bible" is very interesting.

You are asking about the Companion Bible though. For several reasons I never use it. One is that the print font is very small and there is a lot on stuff crammed onto the page. The print formatting is from a different era and is labor intensive for this modern reader to use. In the back of the Bible there are about 200 appendices, some are good, others are downright strange.

There is to be sure a lot of Hebrew and Greek word information on the printed page but it is as I said a very cluttered page. Also, it uses the JKV, nothing wrong with that just that I prefer a modern translation.

In summery, I would not recommend it as a primary study Bible but for a collector it has it's place. I would not repeat Bullinger's theology without double checking it first. I'm aware of what CBD has in their catalog blurb calls this work something like the only study Bible you will ever need but I would love to talk to someone who uses it on a regular basis, I think that it would be a very interesting conversation.

believe he was a hyper dispy, so basically all 4 Gospels were part of the old "jewish Age" Gospel /Church Age strated with Apostle paul and His wriitings... Church NOT started in acts, but afterwards...

Denied need to water baptise, communion, jesus seron on mount and other sayings pretty much meant/intended just for "transistion" era before Apostle paul and his revelations..