Exalting Jesus in 2 Peter, Jude

Christ-Centered Exposition

by James Shaddix, Daniel L. Akin (Editor)

Exalting Jesus in 2 Peter and Jude is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a Christ-centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible. Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in their assigned Bible books.   Readers will learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture, and they will be encouraged by the devotional nature of each exposition presented as sermons and divided into chapters that conclude with a “Reflect & Discuss” section, making this series ideal for small group study, personal devotion, and even sermon preparation. It’s not academic but rather presents an easy reading, practical and friendly commentary.   The authors of Exalting Jesus in 2 Peter and Jude are Danny Akin and Jim Shaddixx  

Genres: Christian, Theology

285 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2018

Reviews

[Joshua Pearsall · Rating 3 out of 5]

This commentary definitely has some good insights, but it's primarily a practical and devotional/reflection commentary (not an academic one). It is a commentary primarily aimed at pastors for use in their ministry, "Our aim is to present a readable and pastoral style of
commentaries." It is definitely a good commentary overall, especially if you are Reformed, but that's also where this 3 star rating comes from. I have read, and will continue to read, plenty of Reformed work and benefit greatly from, such as Charles Spurgeon who is cited in this work. Cited in the section, bringing this down a 3 star sadly. The doctrine of eternal security is of course a Reformed classic, and one I as a Wesleyan Arminian disagree with of course, I've rated plenty of books highly who touch on that subject. But in this work, that is not at all the point of Jude's commentary, and I'd argue Jude is a text showing a warning against such assumptions, but the authors simply spent far too much time in it's closing chapter on that topic (commentary on v.24-5). This wouldn't matter to me if it weren't for the matter that this isn't what Jude is talking about, and that the authors (as many do) treat this as "essential to the gospel." If it were essential, the Church wouldn't have allowed disagreement on it for the past 2000 years (because the Church had plenty of people comment on this same discussion, disagree in the Church fathers, and still call each other brothers and sisters and Christ not treating this as essential to the gospel).

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

A commentary on a book of the Bible. This is an excellent tool both for teachers and personal study. Our church leadership recently preached through 2 Peter, and recommended this short commentary to anyone interested in following along and studying at home. Shaddix and Akin manage to provide in-depth commentary while remaining untechnical and easily accessible. Each chapter also includes reflection questions for personal or small group study.

[Jacob Coolidge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is one of my favorite pastoral commentary series. It doesn’t always dive as deep and it isn’t always as thorough as other commentaries, but it provides good simple insight and help with application and illustration.

They are always a part of my lesson prep

[Joel Rockey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful commentary.

[Jim Kilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for preaching through the books of 2nd Peter and Jude. NOTE: This book is written from a Calvinist perspective.