Robert Milligan (1) (1814–1875)
Author of A commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
For other authors named Robert Milligan, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Robert Milligan
An Exposition and Defense of the Scheme of Redemption As It is Revealed and Taught in the Holy Scriptures (1977) 125 copies
The Great Commission of Jesus Christ to His twelve apostles : briefly defined and illustrated (2016) 17 copies
Exposition and Defense of the Scheme of Redemption: Book Two- God, Christ and the Holy Spirit 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Milligan, Robert
- Other names
- Milligan, R.
- Birthdate
- 1814-07-25
- Date of death
- 1875-03-20
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Washington College, Pennsylvania
- Occupations
- evangelist, Churches of Christ
college professor
religious writer - Short biography
- Robert Milligan was raised in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and under the influence of Thomas and Alexander Campbell became an important early leader of the American Restoration Movement. After graduation from Washington College (Pennsylvania) he taught at the school, then in 1852 went to the University of Indiana (Bloomington) as an instructor in mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, and natural philosophy. After only two years he resigned and was recruited by Alexander Campbell for Bethany College in (now West) Virginia, where he taught mathematics and astronomy. He was coeditor with Campbell of the Millennial Harbinger. In 1859 Milligan was recruited for the presidency of the the newly chartered Kentucky University. In 1865 he resigned the presidency and concentrated on teaching in the College of the Bible alongside J.W. McGarvey. His writings during this latter period, especially his commentary on Hebrews and his Scheme of Redemption, are still reprinted.
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- Places of residence
- Ohio, USA
Kentucky, USA
West Virginia, USA - Place of death
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
- Burial location
- Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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New Testament Commentary on Hebrews (New Testament Commentaries (Gospel Advocate)) by Robert Milligan
A comprehensive, thorough, well-researched commentary on Hebrews from the 1870s.
The commentary follows a kind of "Chrysostom" method, providing a more detailed exegesis of sections by verse with exhortations at the end of sections. The author takes the position that Paul is the author and the primary audience is Jewish Christians in the Jerusalem area.
The author is very much of his time and era. The work is incredibly well-researched; the author enters into conversation with a lot of the show more primary commentators of his age and the millennium before him. The reader is introduced to many of the exegetical disputes in Hebrews and see who came to which conclusions, and the author offers his own view. One can tell the author wrote his commentary before the big arguments about dispensational premillennialism and even before Darwin was weaponized.
For its time and age the commentary is robust. Many modern readers and interpreters do not maintain the same assumptions and presuppositions and come to different conclusions. At times one wonders why the range of options given or considered are as limited as they are given.
And yet one can understand why the GA series kept this volume and did not seek to "update" it; even when one might disagree with the author's conclusions, one still has to respect him, his scholarship, and his devotion. Even with a lot of the difficulties described above it remains one of the best, if not the best, commentary in the GA series.
For the modern reader its best purpose is to provide a picture of scholarship on the work from the late nineteenth century as informed by the heritage of conversation about the Hebrews letter for generations before it. show less
The commentary follows a kind of "Chrysostom" method, providing a more detailed exegesis of sections by verse with exhortations at the end of sections. The author takes the position that Paul is the author and the primary audience is Jewish Christians in the Jerusalem area.
The author is very much of his time and era. The work is incredibly well-researched; the author enters into conversation with a lot of the show more primary commentators of his age and the millennium before him. The reader is introduced to many of the exegetical disputes in Hebrews and see who came to which conclusions, and the author offers his own view. One can tell the author wrote his commentary before the big arguments about dispensational premillennialism and even before Darwin was weaponized.
For its time and age the commentary is robust. Many modern readers and interpreters do not maintain the same assumptions and presuppositions and come to different conclusions. At times one wonders why the range of options given or considered are as limited as they are given.
And yet one can understand why the GA series kept this volume and did not seek to "update" it; even when one might disagree with the author's conclusions, one still has to respect him, his scholarship, and his devotion. Even with a lot of the difficulties described above it remains one of the best, if not the best, commentary in the GA series.
For the modern reader its best purpose is to provide a picture of scholarship on the work from the late nineteenth century as informed by the heritage of conversation about the Hebrews letter for generations before it. show less
A Brief Treatise on Prayer and Communings in the Sanctuary (Restoration Reprint Library) by Robert Milligan
Robert Milligan, better known for his later works, The Scheme of Redemption (1868) and his commentary on Hebrews (1875), first published A Brief Treatise on Prayer in 1863. At the urging of several brethren, Alexander Campbell among them, he revised and expanded a series of articles first published in the Millennial Harbinger into book form. The result was one of the few full-length treatments of prayer to emerge from the 19th century Stone-Campbell Movement.
Individual chapters focus on show more individual and corporate prayer and attitude and posture in prayer, among many other topics. Particularly noteworthy is Milligan's refutation of the common misuse of John 9.31 (even today in many Church of Christ pulpits) to prove that God does not hear the prayers of sinners.
This edition, paired in one volume with Robert Richardson's Communings in the Sanctuary, was reprinted in College Press' Restoration Reprints Library sometime in the 1960s or early 1970s. To my knowledge, this is the only readily available edition. So, if you want a copy, you'll have to prowl your favorite used bookstore; College Press is not still printing any of the volumes in the Restoration Reprints series. (Incidentally, the text is not online either.) show less
Individual chapters focus on show more individual and corporate prayer and attitude and posture in prayer, among many other topics. Particularly noteworthy is Milligan's refutation of the common misuse of John 9.31 (even today in many Church of Christ pulpits) to prove that God does not hear the prayers of sinners.
This edition, paired in one volume with Robert Richardson's Communings in the Sanctuary, was reprinted in College Press' Restoration Reprints Library sometime in the 1960s or early 1970s. To my knowledge, this is the only readily available edition. So, if you want a copy, you'll have to prowl your favorite used bookstore; College Press is not still printing any of the volumes in the Restoration Reprints series. (Incidentally, the text is not online either.) show less
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