tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post1291611604270405943..comments2024-03-07T06:52:34.516+00:00Comments on Exiled Preacher: A comment on commentariesGuy Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-89648278595091586342007-12-13T22:03:00.000+00:002007-12-13T22:03:00.000+00:00Difficult question JD. A commentator should have s...Difficult question JD. A commentator should have something fresh to say about a book - so I like Don Carson on John, but he/she should also be aware of interpretive history like Philip Hughes on Hebrews. For sermon prep, I usually opt for one of the up-to-date scholarly commentaries, like NICOT or NICNT for exegetical insights and Bible Speaks Today for reflection on how the text might be applied. Most of the Tyndale commentaries are also very helpful and concise. Calvin is always worth consulting occasionally I might give Matthew Henry and Matthew Poole a glance too. <BR/><BR/>Currently I'm enjoying Gene Greene's <I>The Letters to the Thessalonians</I>, IVP/Apollos, 2002, John Stott (BST) and Leon Morris (Tyndale) on 1 Thess.Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-84278529935084068182007-12-12T21:42:00.000+00:002007-12-12T21:42:00.000+00:00What are your personal preferences for commentarie...What are your personal preferences for commentaries?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-74494486218811621512007-12-12T08:33:00.000+00:002007-12-12T08:33:00.000+00:00The Puritan commentary set sounds intriguing. But ...The Puritan commentary set sounds intriguing. But we already have Henry and Poole and there are so many helpful new commentaries in the market. We should read the Puritans, but as a stimulus to fresh thinking rather than simply to regurgitate their views.Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-782481509335998212007-12-11T22:55:00.000+00:002007-12-11T22:55:00.000+00:00Speaking about commentaries, I once heard only in ...Speaking about commentaries, I once heard only in passing reference that there's a set out of collected Puritan writings made to be a commentary set, but I have not seen nor heard since what that may be.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-61557145866372667932007-12-11T22:34:00.000+00:002007-12-11T22:34:00.000+00:00No worries, JD, I was just having a little joke. ...No worries, JD, I was just having a little joke. But I agree with your point.Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-21014670666197565082007-12-11T22:27:00.000+00:002007-12-11T22:27:00.000+00:00My apologies. The advent of mass commentaries. ...My apologies. The advent of mass commentaries. Many commentaries are just carbon-copies. <BR/><BR/>The interest of publishers now are quantities, not quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-33101512191128413662007-12-11T20:40:00.000+00:002007-12-11T20:40:00.000+00:00JD,"Unfortunately, some things are better left uns...JD,<BR/><BR/>"Unfortunately, some things are better left unsaid".<BR/><BR/>Is that a reference to my post or was it directed at the surfeit of commentaries?Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-14852386732764660922007-12-11T20:33:00.000+00:002007-12-11T20:33:00.000+00:00In the silence of what Scripture does to our souls...In the silence of what Scripture does to our souls, men find it upon themselves to put to words that which is mostly devoid of utterance.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, some things are better left unsaid.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-27094487700655426422007-12-06T20:27:00.000+00:002007-12-06T20:27:00.000+00:00I couldn't hope to match your majestic rant! Mine ...I couldn't hope to match your majestic rant! Mine is more of a moan. You were concerned with too many massive doorstop commentaries. My modest moan was prompted by having to review the little commentary on Jonah featured in the post below for a mag. There seem to be millions of popular commentaries out there. Why?Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-30944910831290438902007-12-06T19:37:00.000+00:002007-12-06T19:37:00.000+00:00Hey - you stealing my rant?!Hey - you stealing my rant?!michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.com