Designed for laypeople, students, Bible teachers and pastors,
The Baker
Commentary on the Bible offers an insightful commentary on the entire
Bible, based on the New International Version (NIV). With its extensive
introductions to each book of the Bible, and its comments, outlines, and
discussions of key biblical doctrines, this one-volume commentary will prove
invaluable to all Christian learners. With insightful commentary from
thirty-eight evangelical scholars like Walter Elwell, Tremper Longman,
Douglas Moo, and others, this volume admirably succeeds in helping "the
average reader of the Bible understand what the text says."
Preaching magazine calls
this commentary "a solid contribution to the field...preachers looking for a
contemporary one-volume biblical commentary will greet the
Baker
Commentary on the Bible with enthusiasm."
Bookstore Journal calls
it "well-designed and readable" and the
Baptist Standard calls it
"worthy of serious study."
Overview of the
Baker Commentary on the Bible:
- Theologically conservative (Evangelical)
- Based on the New International Version (NIV)
- Non-technical (knowledge of Greek and Hebrew is not
necessary--original languages are transliterated)
- A section-by-section commentary on the entire Bible
- Uses time lines and maps to illustrate the text
- Offers applications for spiritual and personal guidance for
contemporary readers
- Provides a reliable and readable interpretation of even difficult
passages
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