Originally Posted by VirginiaHuguenot

I've tried a few times to explain the difference to folks even in this thread, but I must not be clear. In short, the Synopsis is a collection or synthesis or synopsis of the best and most profitable comments on passages of Scripture by a diverse range of exegetes (with Roman Catholic, Jewish and other scholars thrown in the mix for elucidation purposes) in Latin covering the whole Bible. It took Poole 10 years to complete this work. The English Annotations are essentially his own commentary on the Bible. By comparing the two (our editions combine both) one can see the influence of the earlier Synopsis on the later Annotations). The Synopsis is all the work of Poole (though he had much help as noted in the preface), while the Annotations are the work of Poole through Isaiah 58 and friends who completed the work after his death. I hope this helps.