Daily readings from James Philip: lasting comment on the whole Bible, in bite-size chunks.


Our own minister’s father, James Philip, produced Bible reading notes covering the whole Bible during his 40 years of ministry in Holyrood Abbey Church, Edinburgh. For many years they were sent monthly all over the world, and are still cherished and used by many – especially ministers – who find in them the distilled essence of an extraordinary expository ministry. Of far more value than the vast majority of commentaries to any Bible student, they get to the heart of the text’s meaning with an economy of language and quality of insight that is unsurpassed.

In time we hope to provide these in daily sections in this space of our website, and available by email. An enthusiastic team of volunteers is working hard to edit scanned versions the readings, and make this happen.

In the meanwhile, please find the readings and notes here. You can also receive them via our RSS feed.

If you have any problems, questions or queries regarding these notes, please get in touch - jonnie@thetron.org


Un-edited readings are also available in downloadable format (pdf) by book below:

Old Testament

New Testament

Genesis Matthew
Exodus Mark
Leviticus Luke
Deuteronomy John
Joshua Romans
2 Samuel

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