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Rightly Dividing E. W. Bullinger Assessing His Life, Ministry, and Impact E. W. Bullinger is quoted constantly, trusted quickly, and often summarized poorly. If you have ever heard, “Bullinger says…” and wondered whether that is accurate (or whether it even matters), this book is for you. Rightly Dividing E. W. Bullinger offers a clear, documented evaluation of Bullinger’s life, ministry, and long-term influence on dispensational thought. It does not treat him as a villain, and it does not treat him as a pope. It treats him as a real man in a real era, with real contributions and real problems. What This Book Does Places Bullinger in his world (Victorian England, ecclesiastical politics, and the shifting currents of Bible study in his day). Traces his development from early dispensational views to the emergence and later solidification of the Acts 28 position. Explains his major works and why they still shape how people read the Bible today. Evaluates impact honestly —including where Bullinger helped, and where later readers have been led astray by overreach or selective use. Inside the Book This volume walks through Bullinger’s story and thought in a straightforward, readable structure: Childhood, Marriage, and Family The Victorian Era Education and Ordination Writing Ministry Begins and Honorary Doctorate Degree Bestowed Early Dispensational Views The Emergence of the Acts 28 Position The Solidification of the Acts 28 Position The Companion Bible Secretary of the Trinitarian Bible Society Monument to William Tyndale The Last Years Conclusion Bibliography Appendix A: A Focused Test Case The appendix provides a detailed evaluation of a specific Bullinger claim: “Did Paul Know the Mystery When He Wrote Romans?” This section works through Bullinger’s postscript theory by tracing its source and use, interacting with competing conclusions, and testing whether the argument holds up historically and doctrinally. Lightfoot’s Postscript Theory Bullinger’s Use of Lightfoot’s Theory Dr. Hort Contradicts Bullinger’s Theory Doctrinally, Lightfoot Agrees with Hort (not Bullinger) Who This Is For Bible readers who use Bullinger (or hear him cited) and want a careful assessment. Dispensational students who want history, context, and documented analysis rather than slogans. Teachers who need an informed way to explain where Bullinger fits, and where he does not. Anyone trying to practice “right division” without inheriting somebody else’s assumptions. Notes Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV) . Includes bibliography and appendix bibliography for further research.
About the Author: Pastor Bryan C. Ross makes his living as a tentmaking pastor in Western Michigan. Bryan served as the pastor of Westside Grace Church in Muskegon Heights, MI from 2000-2007. Currently, Bryan is pastor of Grace Life Bible Church in Grand Rapids, MI. A church he helped establish in 2007. Pastor Ross is the author of The King James Bible in America: An Orthographic, Historical, and Textual Investigation, as well as Don't Passover Easter: A New Defense of Easter in Acts 12:4. He is the co-author of J.C. O’Hair and the Origins of the American Grace Movement. Pastor Ross has also authored and co-authored articles for Truth magazine and the Journal of Grace Theology. The author teaches high school World History/Geography and Philosophy at a public high school in the Grand Rapids area. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Religious Education from Grace Bible College as well as a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education from Cornerstone University, both located in Grand Rapids, MI. Bryan also possesses a Masters Degree in Military History from Norwich University in Vermont.