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The Gospel of Luke (The Daily Study Bible Series. -- Rev. ed)

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I used this as my study while teaching the Gospel of Luke to a Sunday School Class. This commentary made my lessons fill with great background and history. The outlines are built into the book and ready to use as a template for a lesson. This is one of the best for teaching on a weekly basis or for preaching.

Barclay is one of the most insightful commentators of the New Testament. Written about 50 years ago, much of the background information and schalorship in his commentaries are outdated. Sometimes he stretched historical/cultural background too much to explain the text. Conservative readers should be aware that Barclay was a universalist (one who believes that all people will be saved ultimately). He does not believe in miracles and tries to explain them away in his commentaries on the Gospels. However, his comments on the relevance of the Bible can still be very valuable for discerning readers.

Advanced students would not need be told where to find more updated scholarship on NT Bible. Beginning students should get Tom Wright's "Luke For Everyone" or Trent Butler's volume on Luke in Holman New Testament Commentary series instead of Barclay's. Tom Wright's work is based on much more updated scholarship, and his writing style is very engaging. The volume on Luke in NIV Application Commentary series is written by Bock, one of the leading scholars on Luke. It provides excellent exegesis, though ironically, the application sections are not as strong. Mainline/liberal readers should check out the New Interpreter's Bible.

We are doing this book in my women's Bible Study, one chapter of Luke a week. It is being very well received by the ladies and someone comments each week on how much they like his commentary. It precipitates great discussions and we are all learning more each week.

Though criticized by others in the scholarly guild for not producing enough "scholarly" papers/ books/ commentaries, Barclay is beloved by the average person in the pew because of the insightfulness of his prose. As a classicist he always offers just the right comment to help the reader understand, and appreciatively so, the text. There are other commentaries, more learned, more massive, perhaps more scholarly, but none with the real appreciation and insight from one who so loved God's Word as Barclay. We are the better for his having come our way, and continue to be in his debt for the incisiveness of his thoughts.

this little book is packed with amazing and startling insights into the cultural and religious background to Jesus' teachings.

highly recommended!!!

My step brother is a preacher, and we've been studying this for a while.

Luke was alway's one of my favorites, even when I was a kid.

Even tho' I loved the other, Mathew Mark, and John, Luke always stood out.

The only problem is with human nature.. He dosn't go agsinst God, but sometimes put's
his own ideas instead. But it's still alright............

Me and my step-brother who is a pastor have been going thru this book the last few weeks.

Luke was always my favorite.

This book gives more insight, because of Barclay I'm learning more and more about the history behind it all...

It's well worth the few dollars to get into the history or Christ

From a doctors point of veiw...Luke was unuique .............

This author offers good historical and cultural context to Luke. If you believe that the Bible is the perfect word of God without error, you may be very unhappy with this commentary.

Although the author does offer some nice theological insight, these insights are blended with some horrifying not so subtle hints at paganism and questions of accuracy of Luke's gospel.

This was recommended to me when I asked my pastor for a good Bible study guide. It is excellent. It gives an insightful look into the gospel without being "preachy" or just requiring memorization that does not translate to real life It gives you a comparative look into how the life of Christ and the people in His life interacted and the application to contemporary living. Does not require a huge time commitment each day but it is a well written and excellent daily study guide.

William Barclay is (or was) a well-known Biblical commentator and author of Sunday School lessons. His book on the gospel of Luke is an above-average overview of material in the third gospel.

This is not a book that will keep you entranced from start to finish, but if you want a readable book on the passages in Luke, this is a good one. Because he treats the book by specific passages, you can skip over the ones you aren't intrested and go straight to the ones you wish to see. In addition to being a good writer, Barclay is aware of good scholarship on the gospels, much of which is reflected in his work.

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