The first part of this work was published in 1675 with the title A Paraphrase and Annotations upon the Epistles of St. Paul written to the Romans, Corinthians, and Hebrews by Three Oxford Dons. A second edition with the remaining epistles was published in 1684. When the third edition (1702) was published the title page indicated it was "Corrected and Improved" by Bishop Fell. The 1708 edition title page had the names of Abraham Woodhead, Richard Allestry and Obadiah Walker on the title page. It is unclear what role Bishop Fell had in the preparation of this version. An edition edited by Bishop Jacobson in 1852; the preface includes a history of this version.
The text is the Authorized Version with words and phrases to complete the sense added in brackets.
Pope's description includes short biographies of Woodhead, Walker and Allestry including information tht Woodhead and Walker were secretly Catholics during the reigns of Charles II and James II.
Click here for sample verses from the 1684 edition of the paraphrase by Woodhead, Walker, Allestrey, & Fell.
Title A / Paraphrase / and / Annotations / upon / All the Epistles / of / St Paul / At the Theatre in Oxford / M. DC.LXXXIV.
Date 1684
Publisher None indicated
Contents Text of the Pauline Epistles with annotations by Abraham Woodhead (1609-1678), Obadiah Walker (1616-1699), Richard Allestrey (1619-1681), and John Fell (1625-1686).
References Chamberlin 709-4 Pope 517
Images Title page, Sample page.
Title A / Paraphrase / and / Annotations / upon All / St. Paul's Epistles. / Done by several Eminent Men at Ox- / ford, Corrected and Improv'd by / the late Right Reverend and Learn- / ed Bishop FELL. / The Third Edition with Additions. / London, / Printed for R.Smith at the Angel and Bible / without Temple-Bar, 1702.
Date 1702
Publisher R. Smith, London
Contents Text of the Pauline Epistles with annotations by Abraham Woodhead (1609-1678), Obadiah Walker (1616-1699), Richard Allestrey (1619-1681), and John Fell (1625-1686).
References Chamberlin 709-4 Pope 517
Images Title page
Title A / Paraphrase / and / Annotations / upon All / St. Paul's Epistles. / Done by several Eminent Men at / Oxford, Corrected and Improv'd / by the late Right Reverend and / Learned Dr. FELL, Bishop of /Oxford. / The Third Edition with Additions. / London, / Printed in the Year, 1703.
Date 1703
Publisher None shown.
Contents Text of the Pauline Epistles with annotations by Abraham Woodhead (1609-1678), Obadiah Walker (1616-1699), Richard Allestrey (1619-1681), and John Fell (1625-1686).
References None
Images Title page
Comments An unrecorded later appearance of the "Third Edition."
Title A Paraphrase / and / Annotations / upon all / the Epistles of St. Paul. Oxford: / At the University Press / M.DCCC.LII.
Date 1852
Publisher Oxford: University Press
Contents Text of the Pauline Epistles with annotations by Abraham Woodhead (1609-1678), Obadiah Walker (1616-1699), Richard Allestrey (1619-1681), and John Fell (1625-1686).
References Chamberlin 708-4 Pope 517
Images Title page (from the online facsimile)
Facsimile: A PDF facsimile is available at archive.org.
