Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. John — Volume 3
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Anglican evangelical teaching · 1816–1900
J. C. Ryle
Ryle's writing is noted for accessible pastoral prose, warnings about hypocrisy, and practical Christian conduct. His Gospel expositions make a useful bridge between a passage's plain reading and direct application. Compare his emphases with both earlier commentaries and modern scholarship.
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Read one of Ryle's Gospel expositions and the chapter it discusses. Identify the passage's historical audience, the central teaching, and at least one point where Ryle makes an application for his own readers.
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Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. Luke — Volume 2
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. John — Volume 1
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816-1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. John — Volume 2
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. Luke — Volume 1
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. Matthew
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels — St. Mark
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816–1900
A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816-1900
The Cross: A Tract for the Times
Ryle, J. C. (John Charles), 1816-1900
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