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Summary: Great Commentary
Review: Contrary to another review, this book is not the least bit uneven. When the editors/publisher of this series decided to revise several of the commentaries within it, I was so glad to hear that J. B. Green was authoring the volume on Luke.I have read many articles and dictionary entries by Dr. Green on Luke-Acts and interpretation in general. They are all fantastic. This commentary is no exception. I really appreciate his section in the introduction on How to Interpret Luke, as well as his attention to interpreting narrative in general. He is very articulate, even on the difficult passages of Luke. This fresh commentary on Luke is a must buy!
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Summary: None Better
Review: Green's commentary on Luke's Gospel provides a model for the biblical commentator. Thorough, well written, orthodox, evangelical--and marvelously helpful for the pastor who faces Sunday constantly--wanting and needing something worthwhile to say, Green's commentary is a helpful ally. Green's commentary here is among the best on Luke's gospel, if not the best. As a pastor who has almost every commentary on Luke's gospel written in the last several years, Green's is by far among the cream of the crop. If you have a limited budget and can only purchase one book on Luke's gospel, this is the one to purchase for your library.
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Summary: None Better
Review: Green's commentary on Luke's Gospel provides a model for the biblical commentator. Thorough, well written, orthodox, evangelical--and marvelously helpful for the pastor who faces Sunday constantly--wanting and needing something worthwhile to say, Green's commentary is a helpful ally. Green's commentary here is among the best on Luke's gospel, if not the best. As a pastor who has almost every commentary on Luke's gospel written in the last several years, Green's is by far among the cream of the crop. If you have a limited budget and can only purchase one book on Luke's gospel, this is the one to purchase for your library.
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Summary: THis commentayr is uneven and inconsistent in its exegesis.
Review: This book is hard to evaluate. On some passages it's very accurate and essential to any study on Luke's gospel. And on other passages, it's like "What were you reading?" Green tries to give alot of the social and cultural information in his interpretations. And I find that aspect very helpful. But the exegesis is sometimes off the beaten path (Luke 5:35-40, for example) But just when I'm about to put the book on the shelf, I read a section that's excellent. So it's uneven in quality.
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Summary: A good work destroyed by poor language
Review: This book literally makes me furious. Joel Green has a wealth of knowledge within his book. However, he has fallen deeply into the trap of many academics who believe that the harder the book is to read, the more seriously it will be taken. The end result, is that this book can only be used as a reference book for those times you need to study two or three verses in depth. It is totally unsuited for use by theology/exegesis students. Stick to Bock or Nolan instead. Most of the time, overly heavy language is used within a book to disguise the fact that the autor has little to say. Green has no need to replace two sylable words like "focus" with five sylable words like "focalization". If he had simply presented his thoughts without weighing them down in artificially heavy language, this book would have easily have been the best exposition on Luke available. Instead, it is unreadable. Strangely enough, whenever Green uses the actual Greek text, he keeps his English comments simple. Hence we have a book in which the Greek is easier to understand than the English.
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Summary: A good work destroyed by poor language
Review: This book literally makes me furious. Joel Green has a wealth of knowledge within his book. However, he has fallen deeply into the trap of many academics who believe that the harder the book is to read, the more seriously it will be taken. The end result, is that this book can only be used as a reference book for those times you need to study two or three verses in depth. It is totally unsuited for use by theology/exegesis students. Stick to Bock or Nolan instead. Most of the time, overly heavy language is used within a book to disguise the fact that the autor has little to say. Green has no need to replace two sylable words like "focus" with five sylable words like "focalization". If he had simply presented his thoughts without weighing them down in artificially heavy language, this book would have easily have been the best exposition on Luke available. Instead, it is unreadable. Strangely enough, whenever Green uses the actual Greek text, he keeps his English comments simple. Hence we have a book in which the Greek is easier to understand than the English.
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Summary: Simply Brilliant
Review: This commentary is part of undoubtedly the finest Evangelical series presently available. The depth is just right whilst maintaining the understandability of the text, it is perfect for those that want to get deep without struggling with all the german and greek if you know what I mean. The theology is balanced and the material well presented, it has been an invaluable asset to my bookshelf.
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