Born in 1915, Ernest R. Campbell received his B.A. from the University of Oregon, his B.D. and Th.D from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he majored in Greek under the renowned Greek scholar, Dr. Julius R. Mantey. He has served in the pastorate for over 35 years and is the founder of what is presently Canyonview Bible Seminary in Silverton, Oregon, a school emphasizing expository, verse by verse teaching from the Greek New Testament.


Dr. Campbell’s forty-five year study of the Greek New Testament has provided the background for writing exegetical commentaries on eight of the Pauline Epistles, essentially to aid believers who lack the time to master the original language for themselves. These commentaries, however, are also of considerable value to those who have a conversance with the Greek of the New Testament.

Since Romans is the "Handbook of Salvation," if you have a limited budget, I would recommend acquiring first the two volume commentary on ROMANS. EPHESIANS would be a good choice for your next acquisition, followed by GALATIANS, and then whatever boils your pot. Less limited budgets should consider getting all eight volumes at once. If you’re a serious student, you won’t be sorry!

While it is our sincere opinion that Dr. Campbell has ridden the Calvinist trolley past his stop (he sees the Author's Books individual as pre- selected rather than the group), we feel that his dedication to the "final, absolute, and exclusive authority" of the precious Word of God, his insistence on the "literal-intended" meaning of the Bible, and his emphasis on rightly dividing the Word dispensationally have contributed to the production of some very helpful commentaries that would enrich any believer’s home library. They should be the possession of every Sunday School teacher and are a must for every pastor.

Dr. Ernest R. Campbell has been refered to as "The great Pauline Dispensationalist" by Pastor Kerry Kinchen, in his sermon on 1 Peter 1:14-19 (1), and Charles R. Swindoll has quoted an excerpt from Dr. Campbell's Commentary on Galatians in his book "Esther Great Lives Series: Volume 2."