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2 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Volume 29) (The New American Commentary)

by David E. Garland

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1nemind said: " This is on of those good commentary series. From what I have seen, the NAC commentaries do not disappoint and it is no different with 2nd Corinthians.

David E. Garland has established himself for some time now as one of the top commentators and he han ...more "

Jul 28, 2014 05:53AM · see review

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HCSB Study Bible

by Anonymous

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1nemind said: " I received a review copy from B&H Publishers for the HCSB Study Bible, Black Deluxe Leather edition.

To begin, I think the translation itself is quite good. I still feel the best translations are NKJV, ESV and NASB but the HCSB is just a step under. I I received a review copy from B&H Publishers for the HCSB Study Bible, Black Deluxe Leather edition.

To begin, I think the translation itself is quite good. I still feel the best translations are NKJV, ESV and NASB but the HCSB is just a step under. I see the HCSB as a translation in between ESV and NIV. Lets just say the NIV wishes it was as good a translation as the HCSB. It has an excellent readability and I think the translators did well in what they set out to do, to make an "optimal equivalence" translation.

Some things I like about the HCSB: The use of Yahweh (thank you for not using Jehovah!) instead of the standard LORD for the tetragrammaton (YHWH) in some places. Also, the proper translation of doulos as slave instead of servant/bondservant as is seen in most translations. A good example is Matthew 6:24. In the ESV for example, we read " “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." The problem with this translation (as is the case with NKJV and NASB) is, it doesn't properly reflect the Greek where we have δουλεύω which means to be a slave (doulos). One can serve hundreds of people, but you can only be a slave (doulos) to one. The HCSB translates this perfectly! “No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money."

As for the study Bible itself, the genuine cowhide leather is fantastic! The feel of it is great and it seems very durable! The pages (unlike in most study Bibles) are nice and thick, not practically see through as is the case with the ESV study Bible.

There are word studies which are very nice along with some pretty good articles which is to be expected when you have contributors like Craig Blomberg, Crag A. Evans and Daniel B. Wallace.

The only negative I see with this study Bible are the notes. They are quite basic and don't address many passages that one would desire them to. For example, you won't find anything in the notes on the oft misunderstood Hebrews 10:26. If this study Bible didn't dodge addressing many difficult passages then it would probably be the best on the market. This is where it's lacking in my opinion.

All in all, a really nice study Bible that I would give 4 stars out of 5. ...more "

Apr 30, 2014 07:10AM · see review