New Bible Commentary

by D.A. Carson (Editor), R.T. France (Editor), J. Alec Motyer (Editor)

Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year!For 40 years, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of its kind. Now in this completely revised fourth edition (including over 80% new and updated material), the New Bible Commentary is positioned to maintain its standing as the leading one-volume commentary on the whole Bible well into the 21st century.This readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries--one on each book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines and discussions of recent developments in biblical scholarship. In addition seven articles overview biblical history and types of biblical literature, including the Pentateuch, poetry, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Apocrypha and other apocalyptic writings.Completely updated for a new generation of readers, the new New Bible Commentary will be a powerful aid for all who want to understand the foundational book of the Christian faith.

Genres: Reference, Theology, Christian, Christianity, Nonfiction, Biblical Studies, Faith

1455 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1953

About the author

Donald A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received the Bachelor of Science in chemistry from McGill University, the Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He has written or edited about sixty books. He is a founding member and currently president of The Gospel Coalition. Carson and his wife, Joy, reside in Libertyville, Illinois. They have two adult children.

Reviews

[Demetrius Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a few single-volume commentaries of the Bible I enjoy: Halley's Bible Handbook, Sailhamer's Compact Bible Commentary, but the NBC is definitely my favorite of all. It has just enough fullness to be helpful, and just enough brevity to remain one-volume. It's usually the first place I go for help on a passage.

[Andrew Murch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite commentaries. It comes with most base packages in Logos Bible software, so I have been referencing it on a weekly basis for over 10 years. It is thoroughly evangelical, and beneficially written. I think the greatest feature is how concise it is. I will usually give it a glance if I have a passage that is tricky or if I want to get a basic overview of any potential issues with a text. It's brevity is one of its greatest features, but in some instances that can be a shortfall. I haven't agreed with everything I've read in this commentary, but it is a good starting point to be used as a reference alongside other solid resources and (of course) careful personal study of a text.

[Greg Balzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise, if not short, single-book commentary on every book of the Bible. I typically refer to this commentary early in my study of a Biblical book - it helps me identify key themes that help me build a framework for further, more detailed study.

[Brandon Barnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good for what it is - a concise commentary on the entire Bible in one volume.

[Stephen]

First and foremost, I would like to sincerely extend my appreciation to the author of this commentary. I have not had a chance of reading much of it since I couldn't buy it. I have however had a chance of reading a sample of it via Amazon.

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[Annelise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shoutout to my professor Dr. Stuart who wrote the commentary for Jonah. This is my go-to commentary for my personal Bible reading. It does a great job of contextualizing difficult readings and referring to different interpretations for gray areas. Not tied to a specific theological ideology.

[Jeremy Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is by far my favorite one-volume Bible commentary and my go-to commentary. It gets a lot of things right in the most concise way and presents fair treatment for contested interpretations of certain passages. Very often when I check on other commentaries at the end of a study, I found that I've already understood the big picture of a passage that I'm studying using just the New Bible Commentary along with a Bible dictionary/encyclopedia. I wish there were longer historical overviews for each book of the Bible, but one can only ask for so much of a one-volume commentary. One thing to look out for as you work through the apocalyptic books: Daniel was commentated by an amil scholar, while Revelation was commentated by a premil. For what it was designed for, it gets the job done.

[Danik · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great overview of the entire Bible