Insights on Luke

Swindoll's Living Insights New Testament Commentary

by Charles R. Swindoll

For forty-five years, Chuck Swindoll has dedicated himself to communicating the truths of the Bible with accuracy, insight, clarity and practicality. Now, drawing on a lifetime of knowledge and practical experience, Chuck brings to life each New Testament book in all its color and personality and offers his greatest, most far-reaching work. Swindoll's New Testament Insights series is the legacy of a master teacher and communicator to everyone who loves the Bible and wants to understand it better. Combining rich, rock-solid scholarship with a storyteller's imagery and passion, Chuck sweeps readers into the immediacy of the Scriptures to gain remarkable new insights into the Bible. God's Word comes alive, filled with drama, power, and truth, as readers journey with Chuck chapter by chapter through the New Testament. In the newest volume of this series, Swindoll takes us inside the Gospel of Luke to discover its narrative drive, overarching message, and joyous implications for our lives. It is a stirring exploration of the gospel account which focuses most on Christ's love for the marginalized. Look for more books to come in this exciting new series!

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Christianity

528 pages, Hardcover

First published January 16, 2012

About the author

Charles Swindoll has devoted over four decades to two passions: an unwavering commitment to the practical communication and application of God's Word, and an untiring devotion to seeing lives transformed by God's grace. Chuck graduated magna cum laude from Dallas Theological Seminary and has since been honored with four doctorates. For his teaching on Insight for Living, he has received the Program of the Year award and the Hall of Fame award from the National Religious Broadcasters as well as multiple book awards.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Insights on Luke" is a Bible commentary. The author explained the meaning of various key Greek words and provided information on the cultural and historical background. There were also maps, photos, and charts to help illustrate what was going on. The author gave a paragraph or two of Scripture and then studied through that verse-by-verse. At the end of each section, he discussed how we can apply the writer's message to our own lives. He also included occasional "journal" pages were he talked about how those verses had been applied or worked out in his life.

Though you can look up information on just a single verse, this is more a Bible study book where it's assumed you'll read the whole book. Most of the text focused on clarifying what the verses mean so the reader can better understand them. Some parts were more of a sermon, where he tells the reader what to understand from it.

This book was easy to follow and understand. He brought out some interesting points about Jesus' trials. Overall, I'd recommend this book.

[RichieV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charles Swindoll is a pastor, and as a result, he writes books so they can be enjoyed by both the scholar and the bricklayer. (A trait of a good pastor)

This book is a verse by verse study of Luke. It also explains and defines key Greek words, explains the historical background, (when needed) gives quick glimpses and profiles of men such as Pontius Pilate, and at the end of each short segment of scripture, gives a quick application to our daily lives.

If you are a Christian and wish to read an enjoyable commentary that will expand your understanding of the Gospel of Luke, I wholly recommend this book.

On a personal note. Reading this book as an expanded devotional (each segment is about 8-10 pages long) works quite well and doesn't take much time out of the day.

If you read this book and enjoy it, I would recommend reading Charles Swindoll's book on 'Acts' following this one.

[CATHERINE MC]

Great resource

[Anthony A · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 5th commentary book, in the Living Insights series by Charles Swindoll, that I have read and the quality is still great. Swindoll shows his knowledge of scripture and cultural background with excellent commentary and application to modern day life. I highly recommend this series for anyone reading the New Testament.

[Judy Mullins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intellectually stimulating and heartfelt!

So many nuggets that I have missed before. I will read it again. Thank you for Christian authors who share perspective.

[Jeffrey Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative, spiritually guiding.

Charles always delivers the most concise, easy to understand, and pleasurable to read work on Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible.

[Arianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

great! used it for my study here and there! didn’t read all of it but used it to help in certain sections of my personal studies.

[Shirleyann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this as a devotional for when I had more than just a few minutes to read in the morning. I really enjoy Chuck Swindoll’s books. Everything is easy to understand and interesting.

[Kristin Henderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully insightful companion to a study of the Book of Luke.

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderful book in this Commentary series. I learned so very much, and cannot wait for my husband to be ready to finish Mark and be ready to move on to Luke.

[Aaron Hand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Easy to read and practical.