Second Epistle of Peter and the Epistle Of Jude, The

Tyndale New Testament Commentaries #18

by Michael Green, Peter the Apostle

"The epistle of 2 Peter has had a very rough passage down the centuries," says Michael Green in this commentary. "Its entry into the Canon was precarious in the extreme . . . It was deemed second-class Scripture by Luther, rejected Erasmus, and regarded with hesitancy by Calvin." And about Jude he says, "WE can learn a great deal about a man by listening to what he has to say about himself. Jude makes two significant claims . . . He is a servant of Jesus Christ . . . He is a brother of James" (Jesus' brother). Explore these ideas and much more by reading Green's excellent commentary.The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series.The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament.These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.

Genres: Reference, Christian, Nonfiction, New Testament, Theology, Scripture, Biblical

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Edward Michael Bankes Green, known as Michael Green, was a British theologian, Anglican priest, Christian apologist and author of more than fifty Christian books. He served as the Canon Missioner of Holy Trinity Church in Raleigh, North Carolina through 2007.

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Reviews

[Joe Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid commentary that feels a bit old and overly pious. The intro is solidly pro-Peter as the author of the first of the books and and pro-Jude for the second. The reasons given are solid conservative, but maybe a bit contrived. The question of why 2 Peter 2 and Jude are so similar is addressed though not much is decided save that there might have been a text from which they both drew.
The commentary itself feels a bit like a sermon but often has good information and sometimes quite clever comments. It is written at a level that is usually easily understandable.

[Philip Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good!

[GreatHeart Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great scholarly commentary

This commentary is packed full of deep scholarly exploration and application of Scripture. The commentary opens up the cultural background behind the text, weaving it together with history , scholarship, and church tradition.

[Chris Comis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Green's exegesis is pretty basic throughout the commentary. Nothing fancy or provocative, just a fairly straightforward treatment of these two books. Pretty evenhanded.