New Bible Commentary (Volume 2) (The New Bible Set)

The New Bible Commentary 21st Century Edition: Although my new copy arrived from Amazon with bent corners due to poor packing (no padding whatsoever) the volume itself is noteworthy. The materials: the paper is thin but very high contrast. The text is easy to read and nicely printed. Another nice surprise is the volume is sewn bound (i.e. whip stitching) and so lays flat and seems very sturdy. The size of the book is not cumbersome to hold and looks great displayed next to the New Bible Dictionary also from IVP. Over the years I have enjoyed the fine evangelical scholarship of previous versions of this volume and this edition seems even better. The book includes fine informative commentary on each of the 66 books of the Bible. It has honest orthodox articles that truthfully deal with modern issues on each major section of the Bible that make this edition even better. I tell myself I am a Bible student majoring in New Testament and as a serious layman (who is trying to learn New Testament Greek) I can honestly say this new edition will be an even better study aid than the previous versions (and I really liked those!). To serious Bible students everywhere this book lives up to its jacket descriptions. A++ and thanks to IVP for another helpful Bible tool.

My husband has taught Sunday School for many years, and often creates his own lessons. He would tend to sign out a volume of Bible Commentary from the Christian college where he taught, but would end up wading through page after page of information to find what he only needed for a one-hour class. He absolutely loves this commentary, and says it provides the right depth for creating Sunday School lessons, without having to wade through an unnecessary depth (and volume) of material. He also finds the insights and explanations in this commentary very helpful. One of the best Christmas gifts I've gotten for him!

Not much of a commentary guy, but aides in making sure I'm going the right direction with personal study. I also appreciate the notes on literary styles like poetic pantameter, chiasmus, and idioms. Definitely my go to!

It is a excellent commentary on the Bible.

I have nearly all one volume Bible commentaries, you name it, I have it!!!!. I am a real Bible commentary lover. In my opinion, this is one of the best one volume Bible commentaries that I have had. It contains more detail and it is much easier to read and be digested than any other one volume commentaries. Only one drawback is that there are only a few technical terms (Hebrew and Greek )that sometime we need to know more what the original words seem to speak for. If you can have only one or two one volume commentaries, you may try this very one and the KJ Bible Commentary. I think King James Bible Commentary will be the best one volume commentary that you will ever find in the market!!!!

I needed a one volume commentary for brief references. This commentary fills the bill. It is concise, as it has to be, but it covers most important points. I would highly recommend for someone needing a one volume commentary on the entire Bible.

I am a Pastor and have a Master's Degree and Doctorate. For my personal study, I use this commentary and have bought it for 2 people (laypeople) for their personal study. It explains so much and yet is to the point more often than not. It is the best out there if you want just one commentary for Bible Study/Sunday School prep. Personally, it is way below what a Pastor will use for full blown Bible Study. Professors would be bored with it. But for most church people, this book should be on their shelf. If you have a High School Diploma, you should be able to understand it. Not for youth, unless they are deep or exceptional. Then, they would really benefit from it too. Just my opinion to help you, dear friend of the Bible!

I've used this text, as well as The New Bible Dictionary, for two decades teaching Sunday School. I have many reference texts to help preparing my lessons, but if I had to choose only one or two to have this one would be one of the pair. I have gifted it to visiting missionaries to help in their teaching, both for its quality and because the single volume can be carried in their return luggage. It is somewhat brief in its exposition of each passage, but in my experience it's the best authoritative, single volume Biblical commentary on the market.

Really great content!

Met expectations.

An excellent single volume bible commentary.