best and favorite commentary set

[alan1979]

What is everyone's favorite commentary set, whether Word Biblical, Anchor, NICOT/NICNT, NIGNTC, Pillars, etc... and why?


alan

[Dale A. Brueggemann]

It depends on how you use commentaries: for preparing sermons, for personal study, for preparing college lectures, etc. In any case, I wouldn't recommend buying a set, unless you pick it up at a great used price. Instead, pick the best work on each book. A couple tools that are helpful for doing that are the following:

• Tremper Longman, Old Testament Commentary Survey, Baker, 1995, 2003.
• D. A. Carson, New Testament Commentary Survey, Baker, 2001.

[MGVH]

I've collected some lists and links of recommended commentaries here.

[NeroDog]

Fee & Stuart include a list of good comentaries in How to read the Bible for all its worth.

[cmyktaylor]

Dale's right, don't waste your money on a complete set, unless of course you are purchasing Baker's NTC ($200.00 for all twelve volumes). Individual recommendations: Romans - Baker's ECNT vol. 6 by Schreiner; 2 Corinthians - Zondervans NIVAC by Hafemann; Ephesians - Baker's green volume by Hoehner; Pastorals - WBC vol. (?) by Mounce; Revelation - (?'s) NIGTC by Beale.

[Gontroppo]

I find that the Word Biblical Commentary offers value for money, but do look for the best deal. In Australia it can be as high as $550 or as low as $349.

Word has some excellent commentators, though some are only loosely evangelical.

The Expositors Bible Commentary 5.1 version [Pradis] is well worth buying and has many excellent commentaries, and a few that are less than excellent.

The IVP Essential Reference Collection has some terrific resources for the teacher and preacher.

David McKay
www.davidmckay.info