Beloved Bethesda First edition

Volume five of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible comprises commentaries on the deuterocanonical/apocryphal books which Martin Luther called "useful and good for reading" yet did not consider of the same authority as Scripture. Volume five of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible includes commentaries from the critically acclaimed Mercer Commentary on the Bible and appropriate articles from the equally well-received Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. This convenient yet thorough edition is for the classroom and for anyone who wishes to focus study on these particular texts. The story of one of Georgia's oldest institutions. George Whitefield changed the religious character of colonial America more than any of his contemporaries. Few Americans today realize that the religious history of the U. S. would be different if it had not been for "beloved Bethesda."