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Luke (IVP New Testament Commentaries)

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Nice easy to read commentary that goes into enough depth to be useful - but does not suffer from academic dryness.

A friend recommended this commentary to me and all I can say is awesome! If you are interested in developing your Christology from a true biblical perspective, buy this!

I own several of Darrell Bock's other commentaries. I do not always agree with everything he says, but I always learn a lot when I read his work. He does a great job of balancing theological details, historical context, language issues and practical application.

The Gospel of Luke speaks powerfully to Christ's call to the help the poor and needy. Bock brings that out and explains it well. If you can only afford one commentary on Luke, this is the one to invest in.

From what I hear, Darrell Bock's Baker commentary on Luke is an outstanding resource. Bock's knowledge of Luke-Acts shines here as well, along with his pastoral heart. In the theme of the IVP and NIV Application Commentary series, this focuses on application, though not as much as the NIVAC. Bock does a good job handling the individual pericopes of the gospel, with a strength on tracing major themes in Luke-Acts and showing the flow behind Luke's ordering of each event vs. the other Gospels. Although the NIV is used, Bock doesn't hesitate to use the NRSV or a literal rendering when necessary (e.g., "justified" in both 7:29 and 7:35, otherwise obscured in the NIV). Technical notes are generally resorted to footnotes.

I wish this edition were as in depth (only 390 pages for 24 chapters!), but it's still a good commentary for someone wanting to gain scholarly access to Luke and apply it to their lives.