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New American Bible Commentary, New Testament Set #34
1, 2 Timothy, Titus: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Volume 34)
THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features * commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION; * the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary; * sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages; * interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole; * readable and applicable exposition.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published April 15, 1992
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February 16, 2018
If you are looking through and evangelical commentary on the Pastoral Epistles, 1, 2 Timothy, Titus, by Thomas D. Lea and Hayne P. Griffin, Jr. published by B and H Academic is what you are searching for. This commentary is a stalwart volume in the New American Commentary, a series which is synonymous with excellent exegesis and superior application, this volume continues the long legacy. This volume is one of the most articulate and practical modern commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles. While these authors are no stranger to Biblical works this is their first joint first foray into this first-rate commentary series.
1, 2 Timothy, Titus begins with the typical study into the introductory matters of this book of the Bible, this is common place in NAC Series. This works dives into history and recent scholarship, of the Gospel of Matthew which always helpful to Pastors, Teachers, and Scholars. This introductory section is one of medium length yet it ranks as one of the best interaction with critical scholarship while giving evangelical conclusions.
In reference to the commentary sections on the text of the Pastoral Epistles, the authors take great care in carefully showing the original context of passage while applying it directly to the modern day reader. The outlines that he provides are also of great use for a pastor looking to preach though any of the three books exegetically.
With regard of recommending 1, 2 Timothy, Titus to others I would whole heartily recommend this commentary to students of scripture, with one caveat. By this I mean I recommend this work to Pastors, Bible Teachers, Bible College Students, and to a limited extent educated Laymen looking to teach a Sunday school class, there is enough scholarly weight to this work to understand a particular issue in the text while giving aid to pastors in preaching the text. There are many commentaries about the Pastoral Epistles available at this moment but 1, 2 Timothy, Titus of the NAC series is a giant leap above all other commentaries on this book of the Bible.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B and H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
1, 2 Timothy, Titus begins with the typical study into the introductory matters of this book of the Bible, this is common place in NAC Series. This works dives into history and recent scholarship, of the Gospel of Matthew which always helpful to Pastors, Teachers, and Scholars. This introductory section is one of medium length yet it ranks as one of the best interaction with critical scholarship while giving evangelical conclusions.
In reference to the commentary sections on the text of the Pastoral Epistles, the authors take great care in carefully showing the original context of passage while applying it directly to the modern day reader. The outlines that he provides are also of great use for a pastor looking to preach though any of the three books exegetically.
With regard of recommending 1, 2 Timothy, Titus to others I would whole heartily recommend this commentary to students of scripture, with one caveat. By this I mean I recommend this work to Pastors, Bible Teachers, Bible College Students, and to a limited extent educated Laymen looking to teach a Sunday school class, there is enough scholarly weight to this work to understand a particular issue in the text while giving aid to pastors in preaching the text. There are many commentaries about the Pastoral Epistles available at this moment but 1, 2 Timothy, Titus of the NAC series is a giant leap above all other commentaries on this book of the Bible.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B and H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
November 3, 2024
A solid book on the Pastoral Epistles in the New Testament. I would say there are two general weaknesses. The first is a lack of expositional treatment of the original Greek where its more commented on instead of thoroughly explored. The second is there is a tendency of the authors to refer to Baptist theology when dealing with some specific issues. There is very little interaction with the historical Church's interpretation of the texts and the authors (who are Baptists themselves so I can hardly fault them for deferring to their tradition) talk about how certain texts are applied in Baptist churches instead of the whole Christian Church. In any case, there is some fine scholarship in the treatment of the authenticity of the epistles and trying to delve into the text itself to explore what it is saying. Definitely a good reference to have.
October 14, 2015
This commentary is based upon the NIV version of the Bible. It is as good as most commentaries on the market. As commentaries provide additional detail and comments about the text, it is recommended that more than one commentary be used when studying biblical material. Each author is going to have his own focus and presuppositions such as denominational stances that will impact the premises made. The authors here have a Baptist background. This particular commentary deals mostly with the individual verses of these books, which seems somewhat unusual as most of the commentaries I have read deal with thought units or segments of the book in question. A verse-by-verse approach might be slightly superior to the other method as each verse receives treatment rather than being passed over or addressed as part of a selection of related verses.
The commentary assumes that this reference book will be used in teaching and preaching, so it is slanted toward this purpose. The book focuses upon the unity of the individual books of the Bible as well as the canon as a whole, which results in the author demonstrating the same. Further, the book is constructed with a conservative exegetical style with an evangelical and applicational bent. Further, it is assumed the reader does not know Greek and provides a transliteration for such terms.
The Pastoral Epistles, as these are collectively called, have served an important purpose in proper church stewardship, providing a method of dealing with false teaching, and shed light on the warm relationship between Paul and his protégés. I like this commentary. The only thing I would have preferred was it be based upon the KJV, though I understand and the choices behind utilizing the NIV. I highly recommend this commentary. I will be reading more of the series.
The commentary assumes that this reference book will be used in teaching and preaching, so it is slanted toward this purpose. The book focuses upon the unity of the individual books of the Bible as well as the canon as a whole, which results in the author demonstrating the same. Further, the book is constructed with a conservative exegetical style with an evangelical and applicational bent. Further, it is assumed the reader does not know Greek and provides a transliteration for such terms.
The Pastoral Epistles, as these are collectively called, have served an important purpose in proper church stewardship, providing a method of dealing with false teaching, and shed light on the warm relationship between Paul and his protégés. I like this commentary. The only thing I would have preferred was it be based upon the KJV, though I understand and the choices behind utilizing the NIV. I highly recommend this commentary. I will be reading more of the series.
April 21, 2018
I have to be honest here, I didn't finish this commentary cover to cover - however, I did read a substantial portion of it - specifically the commentary on 1 & 2 Timothy. Overall, I think this was just an average commentary. to be fair though, I was reading it alongside the NIGTC edition of the Pastoral letters which is a far superior and more in depth commentary. After going through the letters to Timothy, I gave up on this commentary as I was gaining far more from the NIGTC.
There were a few insightful comments within the NAC - however, I disagreed with some of the overall presuppositions the author brought to the text. The commentary felt like it leaned a bit to the Arminian side - and though I've learned a lot from reading many good Arminian works - this commentary seemed to lack the depth of insight I was hoping for.
I'd say you're better off spending your money on the New International Greek Testament Commentary which offers a lot richer commentary on the text, background information and deals with critical issues. I know it's unfair to compare a Greek commentary with this one, but I felt like by comparison, this one was not as much worth the time. It's not a worthless commentary, but at the same time, it's not a must-have one either.
There were a few insightful comments within the NAC - however, I disagreed with some of the overall presuppositions the author brought to the text. The commentary felt like it leaned a bit to the Arminian side - and though I've learned a lot from reading many good Arminian works - this commentary seemed to lack the depth of insight I was hoping for.
I'd say you're better off spending your money on the New International Greek Testament Commentary which offers a lot richer commentary on the text, background information and deals with critical issues. I know it's unfair to compare a Greek commentary with this one, but I felt like by comparison, this one was not as much worth the time. It's not a worthless commentary, but at the same time, it's not a must-have one either.
April 25, 2016
Este comentario va muy al punto del texto.biblico. Tiene buena exegesis sin ser muy técnico o complicado. Interactua con algunas aplicaciones. Muy bueno!
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