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Calvin's Commentaries, 23 Vol.

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Tired of wasting your money on one volume commentaries that are untrustworthy and uninformative? If you get to the point where you want a brilliant commentary set, this is the place. Don't be intimidated by the size of this: I don't read through these; I refer to them when I am stuck on a passage or want to explore a verse in depth. Luther and Calvin were the two greatest minds in Christianity. If anyone interprets a verse differently from Calvin and Luther, you can bet 99% of the time that they have drifted into heresy. This is a joy to use. Calvin has an uncanny ability to discuss all the possible interpretations of a verse and then explain clearly and convincingly what the correct one is. He inspires devotion, not dry academic analysis. For this price, an incredible value. I will be using these for the rest of my life.

I gave one each of these sets to two of my grown sons. I have an earlier version. They each were quite happy with the books and described them to me. The books do not sound unduly skimpy in paper and they were pleased with the binding. When you think about it, less than $10 a book plus a copy of the Institutes on top of that, makes for a fantastic bargain. I used super-saver shipping and that makes it even better.

Calvin's commentaries are as up to date today as they were over 400 years ago. Even for those who are not Reformed in their theology the pastoral and spiritual nature of his writing is commendable. Further, Calvin made it a point of pride to be terse. He positively despised long winded explanations and you won't find any in these works.

Great bargain, excellent library resource.

My wife owns the previous edition of The Calvin Commentaries and I think it was way better. The content is exactly the same, but the quality of the paper is definitely inferior. This is lighter paper which makes each book lighter and thinner. The previous edition had brown hard cover, this new edition is red hardcover with a seal commemorating the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth.
This package comes with the INSTITUTES OF CHRISTIANITY. The previous edition was two volumes, this new edition is just one volume. Again the quality of the paper is inferior and also there are some editions in the content.
Overall, I am satisfied with this purchase but not as I expected.

. . . then you are a fool not to purchase this set, which at the moment is under $200.00 here. I have the set and by no means have I read the whole thing, but I turn to it regularly and have read the entirety of some volumes. The writing is surprisingly fresh, considering, and the scholarship has not been surpassed given Calvin's limitations. I don't share any, really, of his views, and I certainly don't favor burning "heretics" at the stake (I'm not even a Christian, just an admirer of the Bible), but whoa, the guy was quite a reader and thinker and your own biblical explorations will definitely be enriched by owning this set. Be aware it takes up about three feet of shelf space! But the books are hard bound and reasonably sturdy. They will last.

When it comes to the exegesis of the Holy Scriptures, no one, and I mean no one, can beat John Calvin. I've gone through a chunk of his commentary on Romans and the amount of insight I've gained is astounding. His ability to unpack a verse is breath-taking. I heartily recommend this collection to all those who desire to attain a better knowledge of the True and Living God.

The book set is awesome and was a gift for my husband, who is in ministry. It is a very useful resource when studying God's Word.

John Calvin's commentaries make an important addition to my library. They are a great resource for understanding difficult passages and from a distinct, reformed point of view. I think every Christian library would be enhanced by having a set.

Very well packaged for a set in two boxes. Perfectly new condition. Recommend this supplier.

For those of us who value the commentary of great, scholarly men who have gone before us, I would highly recommend making "Calvin's Commentaries, 23 Vol." a part of your personal library. For those of us who could care less about the commentary of great, scholarly men who have gone before us, I would highly recommend making "Calvin's Commentaries, 23 Vol." a part of your personal library for the simple fact of having a clean, sharp looking set of commentaries that make you look "smart." And, for those of us who simply do not hold in any esteem great, scholarly men who have gone before us, well...you know what you need to do.

I rated this item with two stars due to the fact that when I received the "Calvin's Commentaries, 23 Vol." there were only 22 volumes contained in the set. The "Beveridge edition of Calvin's Institutes" did not accompany the rest of the set, but I'm not going to blame Amazon.com for that mistake. I do believe that it's the publisher's fault for giving out mis-information. So, the two stars are not for Amazon.com--they did a fantastic job in making sure the product arrived quickly and safely. The two stars are for the publisher.

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