7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Commentaries! Well Worth the Price!!!!, July 23 2006
By Dr. Marc Axelrod "PM" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Application Commentary New Testament-NIV-5.1 for Windows (CD-ROM)
What a fantastic set of expositional application commentaries on the New Testament! The volumes on Matthew, Mark, Romans, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, and 2 Peter and Jude are particularly outstanding, but all of the commentaries have valuable explanations and applications of the scriptures. This is a good set to own, especially if you are preaching and teaching God's Word.
I like the format of the NIV Application series, which divides the discussion of each section into three parts: Original Meaning, Bridging Contexts, and Contemporary Significance. I should say that occasionally, the way the commentators apply the text is a lot different from the way I would apply it, but even so, I get a lot out of the original meaning sections.
If there is any drawback to this set, it is the crummy Pradis software engine, which is slow and sluggish. When you try to copy, cut, and paste lines of comment onto a Word document, it takes a long time. It's a pain.
But it is a minor pain, because the set is well worth owning. I highly recommend it for pastors and Bible teachers.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pastor Harold, Sep 8 2005
By Pastor Harold "Pastor Harold" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Application Commentary New Testament-NIV-5.1 for Windows (CD-ROM)
The NIV Application Commentary is a must for Pastors who want to
communicate biblical insights with relevant application. The commentary takes each section (or paragraph)of scripture text and gives you a basic 'original meaning' section, a 'bridging the context' section, then finally a 'contemporary significance'
section. Each section has helpful insights. Some may wish to suppliment the orginal meaning section with further research in
other commentaries. Each book of New Testament commentary is written by an author who has done extensive work that biblical book. I have found it a helpful tool in sermon and bible study
prepartion.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Software!, April 15 2010
By Joseph L. Comer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Application Commentary New Testament-NIV-5.1 for Windows (CD-ROM)
I recently inherited a few print volumes of this set from my father and found them to be very insightful and practical. I ordered the software version of the set and was able to use it in conjunction with the Expositors Bible Commentary, which also runs on Pradis. Unfortunately, Pradis is no longer supported by Zondervan. However, this software functions perfectly fine with Windows XP. Using the two commentaries together gives great exposition and practical application. The NIV Application Commentary is one of the best I've seen when it comes to providing practical application of Biblical truths. An absolute must for sermon preparation.