Bible Characters - Vol. 4: Joseph and Mary to James

Alexander Whyte's well researched collection of Bible biographies has been of indispensible use to pastors, study group leaders and students of the scriptures for over 100 years. It is the most comprehensive and most well respected source of material for understanding the characters involved in the events of the Bible ever published.


This is indeed the best exposition on Biblical characters ever written! Alexander Whyte reveals insights into the lives of the people of the Bible that casual readers might never find. Then he powerfully applies truths revealed in such a way that the reader is left spiritually convicted and seeking God's mercy.


Volume 4 contains character studies for the following people:

LXX. JOSEPH AND MARY

LXXI. SIMEON

LXXII. ZACHARIAS AND ELIZABETH

LXXIII. JOHN THE BAPTIST

LXXIV. NICODEMUS

LXXV. PETER

LXXVI. JOHN

LXXVII. MATTHEW

LXXVIII. ZACCHÆUS

LXXIX. LAZARUS

LXXX. THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD

LXXXI. MARY MAGDALENE

LXXXII. THE MOTHER OF ZEBEDEE’S CHILDREN

LXXXIII. THE WIDOW WITH THE TWO MITES

LXXXIV. PONTIUS PILATE

LXXXV. PILATE’S WIFE

LXXXVI. HEROD THAT FOX

LXXXVII. THE PENITENT THIEF

LXXXVIII. THOMAS

LXXXIX. CLEOPAS AND HIS COMPANION

XC. MATTHIAS THE SUCCESSOR TO JUDAS ISCARIOT

XCI. ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA

XCII. SIMON MAGUS

XCIII. THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH

XCIV. GAMALIEL

XCV. BARNABAS

XCVI. JAMES, THE LORD’S BROTHER


Through the scriptures you meet the people of the Bible. But through Alexander Whyte you will come to know them better. Next to the Bible, you will find Bible Characters the greatest help in understanding the men and women in God's Word. Whyte writes brief biographies faithful to the Biblical text. Without stretching the truth, he stretches our minds to embrace the character of the individuals revealed there. He is never superficial. He writes like a modern newspaperman in terms of human interest and deep insight. It's just as though he had interviewed an individual and returned to the newspaper office to write up the feature! The reader of these works will not be disappointed as they will walk away with a deeper and greater understanding of those men and women God used in his Word as examples for us all.