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Albert Barnes
1798–1870
A widely read 19th-century Presbyterian preacher, he became best known for Bible commentaries that reached generations of readers. His life also touched some of the major moral and religious debates of his time, including abolition, temperance, and divisions within American Presbyterianism.
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Notes on the New Testament, Explanatory and Practical: Revelation
by Albert Barnes
About the author
Born in Rome, New York, on December 1, 1798, he studied at Hamilton College and Princeton Theological Seminary before entering the Presbyterian ministry. He served churches in Morristown, New Jersey, and then in Philadelphia, where he became a prominent pastor and religious writer.
Barnes built his reputation through clear, practical biblical commentary rather than academic showmanship. His Notes on books of the Old and New Testaments were published in multiple volumes and became his best-known work, valued by readers who wanted accessible explanations of Scripture.
He was also known as an abolitionist and a temperance advocate, and his career unfolded during a turbulent period in American church history. Albert Barnes died in Philadelphia on December 24, 1870, but his commentaries continued to circulate long afterward.