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Free Copy of Mark (ZECNT) in Print, and 80% Off Ebook Gospel Commentaries from Zondervan

  Starting August 8 and going until 11:59 (EST) on August 11, Zondervan is offering a host of commentaries on the Gospels at a steep discount. Almost all of them are ones I use regularly in preaching preparation. Some highlights: Matthew, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the NT, $7.99 (reviewed here) Scot McKnight’s Commentary on the … Continue reading Free Copy of Mark (ZECNT) in Print, and 80% Off Ebook Gospel Commentaries from Zondervan →

Book Note: Mark Strauss’s New Commentary on Mark (ZECNT)

  I really dig Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, as you can see by the multiple volumes I’ve reviewed here. The series continues production, with 10 volumes now available. Recent additions are Karen H. Jobes’s 1, 2, and 3 John and Mark L. Strauss’s Mark. Here’s how the series is laid out: The … Continue reading Book Note: Mark Strauss’s New Commentary on Mark (ZECNT) →

Zondervan Exegetical Commentary (OT, NT): Big Accordance Sale

  One of the most promising new commentary projects continues to add new volumes: the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary series, covering both Old and New Testament books. Accordance Bible Software has a huge sale on the OT and NT volumes, both as collections and individual volumes. Check out the details here. Want to read more about … Continue reading Zondervan Exegetical Commentary (OT, NT): Big Accordance Sale →

Fall 2014 New Releases from Zondervan Academic

Zondervan Academic (I’ve reviewed a bunch of their stuff) has some interesting new releases coming this fall. I’m particularly interested in: New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis, Revised Edition (at Amazon here) Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek: Analysis of Prepositions, Adverbs, Particles, Relative Pronouns, and Conjunctions (at Amazon here) Basics of … Continue reading Fall 2014 New Releases from Zondervan Academic →

Hearing the Message of Scripture: Obadiah, Reviewed

At less than 400 Hebrew words, Obadiah is shorter than many Words on the Word blog posts, including this one. But its literary and rhetorical sophistication is by no means lessened by its length. Obadiah is the prophetical incarnation of the axiom, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Or, in Obadiah’s case, “Brevity is the soul of … Continue reading Hearing the Message of Scripture: Obadiah, Reviewed →

What are the Best New Testament Commentaries?

D.A. Carson’s 2013 update to his New Testament Commentary Survey puts the book into its seventh edition. Having come six years since the last edition, the new edition is substantially revised and updated to include just about every significant commentary on every book of the New Testament. The Survey rarely misses a volume. Carson goes book-by-book through the … Continue reading What are the Best New Testament Commentaries? →

Colossians and Philemon (Zondervan ECNT), reviewed

I got an ad in the mail the other day for a new commentary series that claimed to avoid all the weaknesses of previous commentary series while building on their strengths. (!) With how many good “old” commentaries there are, I think commentary users should critically examine new series, and certainly not take claims like … Continue reading Colossians and Philemon (Zondervan ECNT), reviewed →