The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributors come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical scholarship committed to the divine inspiration, complete trustworthiness, and full authority of the Bible. This reference work provides pastors and other Bible students with a comprehensive and scholarly tool for the exposition of the Scriptures and the teachings and proclamation of their message. The English text used in The Expositor's Bible Commentary is the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (North American Edition), though contributors refer to other translations and to the original languages. Each book of the Bible has, in addition to its exposition, an introduction, outline, and bibliography. Notes on textual questions and special problems are correlated with the expository units; transliteration and translation of the Semitic and Greek words make the more technical notes accessible to readers unacquainted with the biblical languages. In matters where marked differences of opinion exist, commentators, while stating their own convictions, deal fairly and irenically with opposing views.
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The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributors come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical scholarship committed to the divine inspiration, complete trustworthiness, and full authority of the Bible. This reference work provides pastors and other Bible students with a comprehensive and scholarly tool for the exposition of the Scriptures and the teachings and proclamation of their message. The English text used in The Expositor's Bible Commentary is the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (North American Edition), though contributors refer to other translations and to the original languages. Each book of the Bible has, in addition to its exposition, an introduction, outline, and bibliography. Notes on textual questions and special problems are correlated with the expository units; transliteration and translation of the Semitic and Greek words make the more technical notes accessible to readers unacquainted with the biblical languages. In matters where marked differences of opinion exist, commentators, while stating their own convictions, deal fairly and irenically with opposing views.
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This review is from: The Expositor's Bible Commentary 5-Volume New Testament Set: Vols. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Expositor's Bible Commentary, The) (Hardcover)
EBC is hands down the best Bible Commentary on the market. EBC is written by conservative scholars (who actually believe the Bible).I've read a lot of Bible Commentaries, and NONE compare with this one. EBC goes verse by verse, and give you amazing exegetical insight that lets you see the passage much more illuminated than before. Not only do they give you their scholarly opinion, they are also kind enough to give you ALL the popular opposing view points of how other scholars interpret a given passage (even if they don't agree, they at least inform the reader of the other ways the verse has been interpreted). If you're a student of the Bible, this is the #1 resource I would recommend you getting. When you compare this to commentaries by J vernon mcgee or barclay (and a TON of others), you will laugh at how much useless babble they give you compared to the depth of insight given by the EBC writers. I've learned way more from the EBC commentary than all others commmentaries combined. My advice, get EBC first, they give you EXCELLENT info, and they give you what's most important exegeticly, hermenuticly, theologicly, and text-critical etc. etc. They cut to the chase, so to speak. If you still want more info on a certain book after reading EBC, hats off to you! You are a SERIOUS SEMINARY TYPE Bible student. But to buy some of these more expensive, more comprehensive commentaries before reading EBC would in my opinion be a foolish way to spend your money. Anything less than EBC is a waste, anything more than EBC is for the WAY SERIOUS Seminary type Bible student. EBC is exteremly readable, they explain the greek in very understanable terms. Cant say enough about the success of this Commentary Series!
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This review is from: The Expositor's Bible Commentary 5-Volume New Testament Set: Vols. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Expositor's Bible Commentary, The) (Hardcover)
The Expositor's Bible Commentary is an amazing resource for studying the Bible whether it is for private study or for sermon preparation. It uses the NIV translation of the Bible and is extremely readable. These books provide excellent background and are written from a conservative point of view. The commentary follows the text in a systematic manner and makes reference quick and easy. In my opinion, this is the best commentary set on the market and as a seminary student I have seen alot!
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Scholarly commentary accessible and beneficial to all,
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This review is from: The Expositor's Bible Commentary 5-Volume New Testament Set: Vols. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Expositor's Bible Commentary, The) (Hardcover)
This commentary set was recommended during my seminary hermeneutics course. After purchasing a mixed selection of major scholarly commentaries, and a couple of more homiletically focused commentaries, the Expositor's Bible Commentary is quickly becoming the first source I go to for study and preparation.The NT set does not come with the superb introductory volume that discusses scholarly topics, such as inerrancy, criticisms, hermeneutics and other topics by leading scholars in the field. This first volume in this 12 volume set is immensely valuable. But, the NT set does contain a detailed introduction specific for each of the 27 books. For instance, Matthew has a 60 page discussion on the introduction of the first Gospel that discusses Matthean-specific criticisms, history, authorship, date, purpose, themes (Christology, Law, Church, Eschatology and several others), genre and a detailed bibliography. Before moving to the text, an outline and set of maps rounds out the introduction. Each book has a similar introduction associated. The text is based on the NIV, but those who are critical of the NIV should not necessarily be turned off by this, since the commentary relies more heavily on the Greek behind the text. For instance, in looking at the Great Commission, the crux of the discussion is on terminology that differs from the NIV. The text is taken in verse couplets and triplets based on contextual ties and complexity. Each section of text has a short title describing the theme, a brief discussion of the overall context, and then takes each verse in depth, discussing the key contextual, lexical and literary aspects. Greek is discussed, but the words are transliterated, making it accessible to those who have no Greek background. At the same time, the concepts discussed are deep enough to benefit scholars and exegetical preachers. The only critique I have of this set is that it is twenty five years old. It could use some updating through addition of some topics that have cropped up in the last couple of decades. But, despite the commentary's age, it still deals with a wealth of topics that make it supremely valuable today. The theology expressed within is conservative in nature, but it does address other beliefs without being overly critical. Other sources that focus more on a topic are frequently cited for further study. This commentary set can be of superior benefit to the budding student or the seasoned expositor, and is one of the few commentaries that can reach all levels of Christians while remaining very readable. This set gets my highest recommendation.
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