| Title: | Discussions from a Christian Perspective |
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| Moderator: | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE |
| Created: | Mon Sep 17 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Hello All,
I have been finding myself getting a renewed interest in the Bible.
Alot of that has to do with my families change in religions from
Roman Catholic to Congregational....but...thats another story.
Earlier,I asked for some sources for Bibles. I know have a catalog
from Christian Book Distributors..but...more questions have occured.
I'm looking to get a "commentary" on the Bible,and I'm looking for
some info on titles/authors that other noter's might be familar
with. Some of the ones shown start at three volumes and then go up
to ones that are encyclopedia size!
One that looks good,is the "J-F-B Complete Commentary" for $34.95.
Comments??
Marc H.
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| 316.1 | JURAN::VALENZA | Glasnote. | Wed Sep 18 1991 10:03 | 7 | |
Marc, I haven't seen the one that you mentioned, but one that I have
that I really like is the Harper's Bible Commentary. Actually, there
is also a Harper's Bible Dictionary, which is another volume, and the
two books together form a nice set. Both books were published within
the last few years, and I may be available at bookstores.
-- Mike
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| 316.2 | just a nit and a tease... | BSS::VANFLEET | Time for a cool change... | Wed Sep 18 1991 12:51 | 5 |
Which bookstores are you available at, Mike? Does E know? ;-) ;-) Nanci | |||||
| 316.3 | JURAN::VALENZA | Glasnote. | Wed Sep 18 1991 13:57 | 3 | |
Okay, so maybe I made a typo. :-)
-- Mike
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| 316.4 | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Watch your peace & cues | Wed Sep 18 1991 16:45 | 4 | |
I own a copy of "The Interpreter's One Volume Commentary on the
Bible." It was about $30. It was an excellent investment.
Richard
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| 316.5 | BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS | USRCV1::FERGUSONL | Sat Sep 21 1991 23:19 | 44 | |
re:316.0
Hi Mark:
FYI - I have the four vol. J-F-P and have found it very helpful, but it
really depends on what you're looking for in a commentary.
Matthew Henry's one vol. unabridged is Reformed in perspective, sound
exegetically and GREAT for application, but lacks in historical and
original language insights. You really can't go wrong with this one no
matter what else you may suppliment it with later.
The J-F-P, is a little more technical and less readable, but very good
at nuances in the grrek and hebrew.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary in two vols. is very readable and a good
cross between the two.
I can second Mike Valenza's support for the Harper's. Again it's a mite
less technical than some but user friendly.
The Tyndale series is really worth a look. It comes in 66 paperback
vols. done by a series of expositors, and vols. range in price from
around $4.95 to $8.95. Here you can buy the one you're most interested
in at the time, and build inexpensively in lumps.
I would avoid Barclay's because even though its very readable, it has a
real tendency to wander from the Biblical text.
For more advanced studies, the New International Commentary series and
the Anchor Bible series are very very good.
But to be honest, individual commentaries on the various books is
ultimately the best way to go. More expensive yes, but greatly more
informative.
For other base necessities, do get an exhaustive concordance be it
Young's, Strong's,Cruden's or Hazard's. A good Bible dictionary will
always be worth the purchase and (if you don't have one yet), a good
study Bible with helps is an absolute.
Hope some of this helps,
Lisa
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| 316.6 | FLOWER::HILDEBRANT | I'm the NRA | Tue Sep 24 1991 10:40 | 3 | |
Thanks all for the info! Now,lets see what my budget can afford.
Marc H.
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