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Summary: A Commentary with Integrity: Evades Nothing, Explains Text
Review: As a pastor of 22 years, I highly recommend this commentary. MacArthur is noted to take interpretation seriously, but does not stop there: he also adds illustration and application.Many commentaries sidestep difficult passages, intimidating one from asking the hard questions as though one were foolish to do so; MacArthur does nothing of the kind, but tackles the Scriptures head on, asks the difficult questions, and presents what he considers the best solution. In essence, his "no nonsense, ingorance is not bliss" personality is reflected in his writings. He is neither mindless nor beyond comprehension. The work is thorough, and probably my favorite all-around commentary on I Corinthians. It is both practical and scholarly, yet readable and understandable by the serious layman. It is written by a pastor who is also a thinker governed by good hermeneutics. His perspective is conservative, evangelical, dispensational, and non-charismatic. You may not agree with every one of his interpretations, but you will respect the logical approach that went behind them. Top notch.
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Summary: One of the Best "Hebrews" Commentaries Around
Review: John MacArthur's commentaries on the New Testament (and how I long for him to do the same with the Old) are one of my favorite sets. This work on Hebrews has proven to be his best in the series. Many commentaries on the Bible often give theological meaning and offer insights into the passages but Dr. MacArthur does both and gives us a devotional commentary as well. He maintains this in Hebrews. Dr. MacArthur explains the text, draws key theological insights and even dissagreements (such as Hebrews 6:4-9), and yet combines evangelical scholarship with easy to read and grasp language. All Greek words are transliterated for those who have a limited knowledge of Greek (which is most of us). Further, Dr. MacArthur's outlines are great. Any preacher would value the expository outlines of each chapter and subject that Dr. MacArthur is dealing with in all these commentaries. I urge you to buy them all if possible.
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Summary: Get this, even if you don't plan to buy the entire set
Review: Yes! A very insighful work that does not shy away from the tough issue presented in 1 Corinthians (people following men instead of God, sleeping around in the church, slander and gossip and jealousies, coveting...). The only part of this work I had any trouble with was the cessionaist approach MacArthur takes towards the gifts of the Spirit (12-14). Then, again, it is good to read the thoughts of sound thinking evangelicals-- even when they disagree with you on peripheral issues. Perhaps the best aspect of this work is that... anytime MacArthur writes, you know he has thought and prayed through his position. And, he will not write something unless he can defend it from the Scriptures. This is helpful when you are unsure about some issue (divorce and remarriage, for instance, and presented in 1 Corinthians 7 f.), and it is honest even when you disagree. I've read a few in the series of commentaries he offers. I would not buy the entire set (of any set of commentaries, really, because some are outstanding and others fall a bit short). This is one I would definitely grab hold of, if you can fork out the [money] for it.
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