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Holman New Testament Commentary - John

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The Holman New Testament Commentary series is an excellent set of bible commentaries and Kenneth Gangel's volumne on the book of John is one of its shining jewels. Here is a commentary on John which is aimed a serious students of scripture, Sunday school teachers, group study leaders and Pastors. It is not overly scholarly, a trait which makes many of the respected commentaries on John overly ponderous and difficult of use. I own and have read the John commentaries by Carson, Morris, Baker and Kostenberger but this volumne by Gangel is the one I always come back to when I'm studying the book of John.

I have a new Apologetics edition of the Holman Christian Standard Bible. I was looking forward to using the new commentaries in my study of Scripture as I prepare to teach on the gospel of John on Wednesday nights.

The new "commentary" on the New Testament Gospel of John published by Holman, edited by Max Anders and authored by Kenneth O. Gangel is very easy to read.

Unfortunately, I would not recommend it to a student who wishes to do an in-depth study of the gospel. I am afraid that it includes too much of what I feel today's student is already being taught: that is just a light "coating" of knowledge and/or understanding. There is not enough depth to make it suitable for the student who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of what this gospel, especially, teaches.

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