The Interpreter’s House

300.758 - 326.997 Derek Thomas

He's thinking about an evangelist. He's thinking about the Puritan preacher of the 17th century. And I think in Bunyan's mind, this is his own minister, John Gifford in the Baptist church, a man who influenced Bunyan a great deal in his early pilgrimage and in his early discipleship. And he's characterized by several things. He's characterized by the fact that he has the Bible in his hands.