The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Much praise has already been laid down by others concerning this commentary. The five star rating I gave it should confirm to the reader my agreement. With this in mind, I'm going to focus on one particular aspect of the book.
If I could have any complaint about this commentary, it is that it is too scholarly and thorough. O'Brien interacts with so many sources and views, one can get a little too bogged down in all the reasoning. Some parts are hard to follow lucidly with so much material being compared and contrasted. The sheer number of inline references and sources can make following the text with your eyes rather difficult. This is my general complain of the Word Biblical Commentary series as a whole, and this one seems especially representative.
O'Brien commentary is a gold mine for those serious in academics, or pastors who are series about having a broad base. O'Brien offers a huge (indeed, perhaps exhaustive) bibliography of the different works dealing with the text. O'Brien could be you one stop source for all your researching needs. For the layman though (like myself), it might be a little too much.
That said, I wholly recommend this commentary for all those serious about study.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the best commentary available on Colossians. Like O'Brien's commentaries on Ephesians and Philippians, this work features in-depth exegesis, summaries and critiques of all exegetical options, interaction with the best contemporary scholarship, and clear writing. O'Brien argues for Pauline authorship, and his theological perspective is broadly in the Reformed tradition.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
O'Brien's commentaries on the prison epistles have never failed to help me when I have consulted them to understand Paul's letters better than I had before. The author writes from a theologically conservative and complementarian viewpoint but is always prepared to evaluate other views, while also clearly articulating his own.
This is one of the most helpful of the Word Biblical Commentary series.
If you read commentaries to help you to understand the text, so that you can better serve Jesus Christ, you will really appreciate this one, as well as the author's commentaries on Philippians and Ephesians.
If you have not studied New Testament Greek, you may find some of his argumentation hard to grasp.
[If you are serious about understanding the New Testament, a couple of years studying the language it is written in will be enlightening, and will at the very least open up for you the majority of the best commentaries!]
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Classic O'brien
This being his first commentary on his way to becoming one of the most respected commentary writers and scholars today should be consulted if doing any sermon or serious study on... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Luke J. Gorsett
Excellent resource
Excellent work from O'Brien as usual. I purchased this book on the recommendation of Dr. Roscscup and it has proved to be an excellent resource. Read more
Published on January 6, 2010 by B. Miller
Good resource for the serious student of Scripture
I have studied through two of Peter T. O'Brien's commentaries, this one and his Pillar New Testament Commentary on Ephesians. Read more
Published on August 9, 2009 by Glad Dad
Exceptional
If you are familiar with O'Brien's other commentaries you know that his exegetical precision and scholarly explanation are invaluable. Read more
Published on March 19, 2009 by Erik Raymond
VERY in depth commentary and also one of the BEST.
I bought this commentary to help supplement my sermons, but I didnt realize how in depth it was. This was the best commentary on this book by D.A. Read more
Published on December 29, 2008 by Serstillen
Provides a good exegesis from the greek text.
Word Biblical commentaries are good in general for their interaction with the origianl languages and their analysis of the form of the text. Read more
Published on December 23, 1998
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