Results tagged “commentaries”
New Commentaries & Reference Books (10/15/09 - 7 Comments)
While I write many book reviews, the majority of these reviews cover titles that are written on a popular level. Rarely do I look at reference material or commentaries. Yet I do receive many such books and today I want to mention some of the more notable ones that have come across my desk recently. The Acts of the Apostles by David G. Peterson (The Pillar New Testament Commentary) - With this huge addition to...
How to Begin a Commentary Collection (07/04/08 - 58 Comments)
Though I'm certainly no scholar, I do enjoy putting a lot of time and effort into studying God's Word (and especially so as I have increased opportunities to teach and preach to others). As I've found real joy and benefit in such study, I've quickly realized the benefits and importance of commentaries--good commentaries. I've also learned just how inadequate my commentary collection really is. To that end I've been working towards a solid collection that...
The Reformed Expository Commentary Series (08/23/07 - 7 Comments)
An interview with the editors of the Reformed Expository Commentary series. There have been a few times in the past few months that I've mentioned the Reformed Expository Commentary Series. This is a growing series of commentaries written from a distinctly Reformed perspective and targeted at both pastors and laypersons. Having used these commentaries for both research and personal devotions, I am very enthusiastic about them and am anxious to spread the word. To that...
Reformed Expository Commentary (08/03/07 - 9 Comments)
Don't be scared away by the title. After all, commentaries are not only for pastors. So read on! I do not have an extensive collection of commentaries (though, for a guy who has only preached once, I'm doing alright, thanks primarily to my father trimming down his library). But of the volumes I do have, among the ones I've enjoyed the most are titles in the Reformed Expository Commentary series. These are not the...