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Summary: Wonderful commentaries
Review: I enjoy these commentaries very much, I have one problem though, I do not have the comeentary on John. Where could I find a single commentary out of this collection??Publius_1776@justice.com
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Summary: Wonderful commentaries
Review: I enjoy these commentaries very much, I have one problem though, I do not have the comeentary on John. Where could I find a single commentary out of this collection?? Publius_1776@justice.com
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Summary: The best of 19th century evangelical scholarship
Review: I purchased my Pulpit Commentary in the mid-1980's and even then at $199 for the 23 volume set, I knew it was a steal- the best money a poor country preacher with a wife and three little ones could spend. The advantage to this set is its sheer size, taking almost five feet of shelving in my office library. Yes they are old, originally written in the 19th century. Yes, the homilies are, for the most part, unusable in the postmodern age, but, nevertheless, they remain a valuable resource. Let's look at the good, the bad and the ugly about these commentaries. The good: The sheer size of these volumes. I have a complete commentary on the entire Bible. They represent the best of 19th century evangelical scholarship. The bad: The quality is uneven. Each commentary has multiple sets of authors contributing articles and homilies. You will quickly learn which authors transcend time and write with insight applicable to the 21st century. The ugly: If you try preaching some of these homilies, your congregation will run you out of town on a rail. For the most part, they are shallow, dated and have little bearing for the postmodern world. Would I recommend purchasing this set? Only if the price was right. $800 is just too much for commentaries this old. But the final test of a commentary is this: Do you still use them twenty years after purchase? Yeah, I do. They are a good resource.
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Summary: The best of 19th century evangelical scholarship
Review: I purchased my Pulpit Commentary in the mid-1980's and even then at $199 for the 23 volume set, I knew it was a steal- the best money a poor country preacher with a wife and three little ones could spend. The advantage to this set is its sheer size, taking almost five feet of shelving in my office library. Yes they are old, originally written in the 19th century. Yes, the homilies are, for the most part, unusable in the postmodern age, but, nevertheless, they remain a valuable resource. Let's look at the good, the bad and the ugly about these commentaries. The good: The sheer size of these volumes. I have a complete commentary on the entire Bible. They represent the best of 19th century evangelical scholarship. The bad: The quality is uneven. Each commentary has multiple sets of authors contributing articles and homilies. You will quickly learn which authors transcend time and write with insight applicable to the 21st century. The ugly: If you try preaching some of these homilies, your congregation will run you out of town on a rail. For the most part, they are shallow, dated and have little bearing for the postmodern world. Would I recommend purchasing this set? Only if the price was right. $800 is just too much for commentaries this old. But the final test of a commentary is this: Do you still use them twenty years after purchase? Yeah, I do. They are a good resource.
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Summary: The price.
Review: I think the commentary is the best. I don't own it personally, my cousin has the 23 volume-set. It is very helpful, and I love the various homilies by the different authors to give a different perspective. However, it is a little pricy. When will it ever go on sale again?
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Summary: The price.
Review: I think the commentary is the best. I don't own it personally, my cousin has the 23 volume-set. It is very helpful, and I love the various homilies by the different authors to give a different perspective. However, it is a little pricy. When will it ever go on sale again?
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Summary: ONE THE GREASTEST COMMENTARY EVER WRITTEN.
Review: This is not a reveiw,I'm trying to locate volume 22,if you or someone else could find this volume of oringnal set of 1950,I'll would deeply appeciate it THANK'S.
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Summary: This commantary set is the master of Biblical exegesis
Review: This set is the standard of conservative theology and practical application of Biblical truth. Each volume is almost four commentaries in one that expresses the best of twentieth century scholarship. A working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew is helpful but not necessary.
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