Back in March we announced that the Works of John Owen (17 Vols.) had finally been put on Pre-Pub. As we expected, it’s generated more than enough interest to send it into production. The digitization process is moving along nicely, even though we did have some lacunae in our copy of volume 17. (Volume 17, which is entitled Theologoumena Pantodapa, is an entirely Latin volume that was left out of the Banner of Truth reprint edition. It’s nearly impossible to find even in libraries, but we were finally able to borrow a copy from Westminster Seminary California.)
Though there was much rejoicing when we announced Owen’s 17-volume set, one question came repeatedly, “What about Owen’s massive Hebrews commentary?” Blog post comments, newsgroup postings, and emails all cried out for Owen’s detailed exposition of Hebrews.
I was happy to see the works of John Owen on Pre-Pub but my joy soon turned to disappointment. What happened to Owen’s work on Hebrews (7 volumes)? Would you consider having Owen's Hebrews in the Logos electronic format even if it is a standalone collection? Surely it can't be right not having Hebrews to complete the Owen’s collection. Please give due consideration to my request & do all you can to have Owen's Hebrews in Logos.
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Owen’s 7 vol. commentary on Hebrews is great. I have the books and have found them very useful. He is exhaustive, approaching the text from many angles.
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Thank you for doing this. I’ve been hoping for Owen for some time. I’m certain that this should be a big hit, and I am excited for Hebrews.
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I am EATING UP all the Puritan materials that have gone Pre-Pub the last few months. I've got $1,400 worth of Pre-Pubs right now. Go Logos! Still looking forward to Owen's Hebrews commentary, and hopefully John Gill's commentary, more puritan works, etc.
In my original blog post I said, “If there is enough interest in Owen’s works, we’ll eventually put his 7-volume Hebrews commentary up on Pre-Pub as well.”
We’re glad to report that you can now place your pre-order for Owen’s 7-volume, 4,000-page, 2,000,000-word Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
Thanks Phil,
I do not need to tell you how glad i am that Owen's Hebrews is on Pre-pub. Owen is a master expositor, after you have read Owen if you do not understand and cannot expound Hebrews then no one can help you. Yours is a hopeless case (pardon the exaggeration)
I must say Pre-pub is becoming more & more interesting these days, keep them coming along the same line. Someone in Logos is definitely hitting the target as they are willingly making me to part with my money!
Excellent - so glad you guys are publishing Owen's Hebrews; now I can start that series on Hebrews I've been planning. :-)