The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a biblical commentary set published in 56 volumes by Cambridge University Press between 1878 and 1918. Many volumes went through multiple reprintings, while some volumes were also revised, usually by another author, from 1908 to 1918. Early volumes used the Authorised Version as the base text. Later volumes, and several of the revised editions, instead used the Revised Version, which had appeared in three stages 1881–1894.

Anglican bishop John Perowne was the general editor, with A. F. Kirkpatrick the editor for the Old Testament and Apocrypha, and Reginald St John Parry for the New Testament. The first section published was written by theologian Edward Hayes Plumptre in 1878 and covered the Epistle of St. James; the last volumes to appear, in 1918, were Deuteronomy by Sir George Adam Smith, and the revised edition of Joshua by George Albert Cooke.

The editors exercised limited editorial control over the writers of individual commentaries. Perowne stated that his aim was "to leave each contributor to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment".Preface by the General Editor, accessed 12 March 2016

Volumes and contributors

Serial no. Volume Contributor Date Notes 1 An Introduction to the Pentateuch Arthur Thomas Chapman 1911 2 Genesis Herbert Edward Ryle 1914 3 Exodus Samuel Rolles Driver 1911 4 Leviticus Arthur Thomas Chapman and Annesley William Streane 1914 5 Numbers Alan Hugh McNeile 1911 6 Deuteronomy George Adam Smith 1918 7 Joshua George Frederick Maclear 1878 8 Joshua George Albert Cooke 1918 Revised edition 9 Judges John James Lias 1882 10 Judges & Ruth George Albert Cooke 1913 Revised edition 11 1 Samuel Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1880 12 2 Samuel Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1881 13 1 Kings Joseph Rawson Lumby 1886 14 1 Kings William Emery Barnes 1908 Revised edition 15 2 Kings Joseph Rawson Lumby 1887 16 2 Kings William Emery Barnes 1908 Revised edition 17 1 & 2 Chronicles William Emery Barnes 1899 18 Ezra & Nehemiah Herbert Edward Ryle 1893 19 Esther Annesley William Streane 1907 20 Job Andrew Bruce Davidson 1884 21 Psalms 1-41 (Book I) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1891 22 Psalms 42-89 (Books II & III) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1895 23 Psalms 90-150 (Books IV & V) Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick 1901 A combined edition of the three individual volumes on the Psalms was issued in 1902 24 Proverbs Thomas Thomason Perowne 1899 25 Ecclesiastes; or, the Preacher Edward Hayes Plumptre 1881 26 Song of Solomon Andrew Harper 1902 27 Isaiah 1-39 John Skinner 1896 28 Isaiah 1-39 John Skinner 1915 Revised edition 29 Isaiah 40-66 John Skinner 1898 30 Jeremiah & Lamentations Annesley William Streane 1881 31 Jeremiah & Lamentations Annesley William Streane 1913 Updated edition, using Revised Version 32 Ezekiel Andrew Bruce Davidson 1892 33 Daniel Samuel Rolles Driver 1900 34 Hosea Thomas Kelly Cheyne 1884 35 Joel & Amos Samuel Rolles Driver 1897 36 Joel & Amos Samuel Rolles Driver 1915 Adapted to the Revised Version by Henry Craven Ord Lanchester 37 Obadiah & Jonah Thomas Thomason Perowne 1883 38 Micah Thomas Kelly Cheyne 1891 39 Nahum, Habakkuk & Zephaniah Andrew Bruce Davidson 1896 40 Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi Thomas Thomason Perowne 1890 41 Haggai, Zechariah & Malachi William Emery Barnes 1917 Revised edition 42 Wisdom of Solomon John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg 1909 43 1 Maccabees William Fairweather and John Sutherland Black 1897 44 Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach; or, Ecclesiasticus William Oscar Emil Oesterley 1912 45 Matthew Arthur Carr 1881 46 Mark George Frederick Maclear 1892 47 Mark Alfred Plummer 1915 Revised edition 48 Luke Frederic William Farrar 1888 49 John Alfred Plummer 1880 50 Acts 1-14 Joseph Rawson Lumby 1881 51 Acts 15-28 Joseph Rawson Lumby 1884 52 Romans Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1879 53 1 Corinthians John James Lias 1881 54 2 Corinthians John James Lias 1879 55 Galatians Edward Henry Perowne 1890 56 Ephesians Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1886 57 Philippians Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1889 58 Colossians & Philemon Handley Carr Glyn Moule 1893 59 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians George Gillanders Findlay 1891 60 1 & 2 Timothy, & Titus Alfred Edward Humphreys 1895 61 Hebrews Frederic William Farrar 1883 62 James Edward Hayes Plumptre 1878 63 1 Peter, 2 Peter & Jude Edward Hayes Plumptre 1893 64 1, 2 and 3 John Alfred Plummer 1892 65 Revelation William Henry Simcox 1890

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External links An HTML version of the text is available online at the BibleHub.

Facsimiles of the individual printed volumes are available on various websites: Introduction to the Pentateuch, Genesis (US access only), Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Esther, 1 Maccabees, Job, Psalms 1-41, Psalms 90-150, Ecclesiastes, Solomon, Isaiah 1-39, Jeremiah and Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel and Amos, Obadiah and Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, Haggai and Zechariah. Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, 1-3 John (US access only), Revelation.

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