- Hardcover: 1468 pages
- Publisher: Intervarsity Press; 4 Sub edition (September 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0830814426
- ISBN-13: 978-0830814428
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.1 x 6.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Product Description
From Library Journal
During its 40-year history, this work has established a reputation as a leading single-volume Bible commentary representing the evangelical perspective. However, the last edition was published nearly a quarter-century ago. Around 75 percent of the current edition is completely new, and the rest is thoroughly revised. Not only are the contents fresh, but so are most of the contributors, who represent some of the best-known evangelical scholars of the current generation. The commentaries emphasize the final form of the texts rather than the sources that may underlie them. Matters such as authorship, date, and sources are dealt with at the beginning of each commentary. Additionally, information on biblical history and the different literary genres (with the peculiar exception of prophecy) is presented in the introductory articles throughout the volume. This revised edition should be on library shelves alongside Harper's Bible Commentary and The New Jerome Biblical Commentary as a conservative complement to them. Recommended for public and academic libraries.
Craig W. Beard, Univ. of Alabama Lib., Birmingham
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Craig W. Beard, Univ. of Alabama Lib., Birmingham
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Concise and up to date, this volume features commentaries on each book of the Bible along with seven introductory articles on various aspects of Bible interpretation. Edited by G. J. Wenham, J. A. Motyer, D. A. Carson and R. T. France.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE one-volume commentary, simply brilliant.,
By Dave K "Dave K" (York, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Bible Commentary (Hardcover)
Unless you have a commentary on every book of the bible including Obadiah and Esther just for general life you need a commentary that covers the whole bible. They have their disadvantages and advantages because of their size but every Christian should have one. A good bible and the new bible commentary are the basics you need.This is the best one-volume commentary by far (in the UK, at least, nobody even considers buying another), with an stunning list of evangelical contributors. Purposely concentrates on the flow of a text, which is always sensible, especially when space is so limited, as it inevitably is with just one volume. Most of the New Testament is verse by verse and in the OT bigger chunks are taken at once. The scholarship is very up to date and they rarely dodge difficult questions, although as would be expected they don't have enough space to be thorough. There is, however, so much information in this book that it is worth several times the list price. There are a few articles with titles such as: 'the Pentateuch', 'reading the letters', 'approaching the bible' etc. which are all very good, and all the books have introductions dealing with authorship, date, etc. The editors also recommend single commentaries for each book of varying difficulty which is very useful when you need to have a commentary with more detail than any one-volume can supply. Please, for the sake of your spiritual growth, buy this book, and now not tomorrow.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best one-volume commentary on the market,
By Matthew Sullivan (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Bible Commentary (Hardcover)
I refer to this commentary all the time in my study; both devotional and for sermon prep. You would be hard-pressed to find a finer collection of today's evangelical scholars/commentators as is assembled here. Each book of the Bible is given thorough treatment in lay language by a scholar who has immersed himself in that book for years. This is money very well-spent. Highly recommended.
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This review is from: New Bible Commentary (Hardcover)
Widely regarded in Sydney circles as THE one-volume commentary on the Bible, it is no surprise that this commentary is an excellent one. Bringing together some of the best evangelical scholars for each of the books means that the commentary is generally first-rate.Most of the authors contributions represent a condensed version of their other writings (for example, Guthrie on The Pastoral Letters appears to be based somewhat on his Tyndale commentary) providing an excellent intro to the book at hand. Entries on Approaching the Bible, Biblical History, The Pentateuch, Apocrypha, Reading the gospels and Reading the letters gives an introduction to wider issues in reading the bible that may not be examined in a commentary on a specific book of the Bible. All in all, well worth the investment. Highly recommended.
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