Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary: Spreading the Light of God's Word Into Your Life [Hardcover]

Earl D. Radmacher (Editor), Ronald B. Allen (Editor), H. W. House (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999

A comprehensive verse-by-verse commentary for lay Bible students, fully highlighted by articles, maps, charts, and illustrations-all in one volume.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1804 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785214380
• ISBN-13: 978-0785214380
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

H. Wayne House (ThD, JD) is distinguished research professor of theology, law, and culture at Faith Evangelical College and Seminary, Tacoma, Washington, and formerly was professor of law at Trinity Law School, Trinity International University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Charts of Cults, Sects, and Religious Movements; and Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine; Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences; Intelligent Design 101; and Reasons for Our Hope: An Introduction to Apologetics.

Dr. House travels each year to the Mediterranean and Middle East and has taught internationally in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the South Pacific. He enjoys reading, travel, playing word games with his wife and grandchildren. He is past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He and his wife Leta reside in Silverton, Oregon, and have two children and five grandchildren.

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36 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most accurate bible commentary available., August 13, 1999

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MARK GRAY ([e-mail]) (MADERA CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

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I have looked at approx. 30 to 40 bible commentaries. They are all basically the same. Finally somebody has done their homework and provided us with an extremely accurate commentary of the entire bible. This commentary is grace orientated and correctly presents the gospel and living the christian life.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very balanced and sound commentary on the NKJV Bible, October 4, 2007

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Steve Foltz "Prodigal Knot" (Gresham, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary: Spreading the Light of God's Word into Your Life (Hardcover)

I am sometimes leery of depending too much on commentaries in order to extract the meaning of difficult portions of the Bible. I like to come to my own conclusions and then compare that to what the great Bible scholars say. While I enjoy commentaries by Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke and the like, I searched for a commentary that would be a bit more modern in it's approach. By that I mean, it should include aspects of advances in Textual Criticism as well as recent archaeolgical insights and other discoveries.

What I appreciate most about the Nelson commentary (and I use it across several translations) is that it is very fairly balanced, giving the reader, in almost every case, a reasonable representation of differing views. For instance, the Amillenialist vs. Pre-Millenialist vs. Post-Millenialist views are well represented and explained. While the commentary leans towards a Calvinist and dispensationalist bent, it approaches all the doctrinal areas that I've investigated fairly and gives credence to all supportable viewpoints even when it favors one over the other(s). It does not appear to give any credence to views outside the Evangelical Protestant realm and and I believe the editors to be trustworthy expositors of scripture.

Illustrations and charts are very well done and aid much in helping the reader understand the topics and their relevance to ancient as well as modern culture. This is not a "feel good" or "dispensational only" commentary, but one that uses a sound doctrinal approach to illuminate God's purposes and desires for us in His revealed Word. I highly recommend this collaborative effort as one you'll find very useful for study and comparative research. As always though, give what the Word of God says more weight than any human interpretation!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Check out the Nelson Study Bible, November 4, 2004

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Ann Elliott - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary: Spreading the Light of God's Word Into Your Life (Hardcover)

If you like a commentary separate from your Bible, then this will serve you well. However, the few pages that I was able to search using Amazon's "search inside" feature were nearly identical to the study notes in the Nelson Study Bible. I personally like to have Bible text and notes on the same page, and I have no way of knowing how much of this commentary is included in the Nelson Study Bible, which is my personal favorite. The "In Depth" articles, charts, maps and "Word Focus" studies (in the Bible) are excellent tools and whether you choose the commentary or study Bible will depend on your personal preference.