First and Second Timothy and Titus: Interpretation, a Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Interpretation, a Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching)

Rating:
Summary: Mediocre at best
Review: Oden begins by dismissing all modern commentaries (anything post-Reformation) as unworthy of his attention. This leaves him with his own ideas mixed in with a few quotes from the "classics".

He does manage to squeeze a few helpful insights out of the text. The commentary is neatly arranged according to concept rather than verse-by-verse exegesis. Oden makes a somewhat compelling case for Pauline authorship.

Yet, he repeats his main ideas excessively. His wording is at times archaic and his syntax convoluted. I had to read many sentences over again to get what he was saying (and they weren't any better the second time through).