Luke (The New American Commentary, Vol 24)

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Summary: Luke Intensive
Review: I find this book to be full of all information required to study the Gospel of Luke intensively. It gives not only the information on the dating of the book, but the authorship, the reasons why it was written and to whom it was addressed to, Theophilus. Luke teaches us to how to understand the Word of God through the ministry of Jesus. This comentary explains explicitly each verse by verse in the Gospel of Luke to give an understanding that you can walk away from and retain this information. I really gained alot of knowledge coming from my Bible and referring to the comentary for deeper explanations.

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Summary: Stein's "Luke" Worth the Effort
Review: Robert H. Stein, a capable evangelical scholar, has given us perhaps the best volume of the NAC series. It is well-written and insightful, giving good treatment to the introductory matters and contextual issues. The one disappointing feature of the commentary, however, whether it by by the creation of Stein or the editors of NAC, is the format of the verse-by-verse notations, instead of opting for a continuous paragraph format. This feature makes the commentary seem tedious. However, this is offset by a discussion of the context of each pericope followed by a theological discussion of each passage. I've used this book twice as a textbook for undergraduate courses on Luke. While the commentary is long, the theological exposition makes it the best choice among one-volume commentaries.

Rating:
Summary: Stein's "Luke" Worth the Effort
Review: Robert H. Stein, a capable evangelical scholar, has given us perhaps the best volume of the NAC series. It is well-written and insightful, giving good treatment to the introductory matters and contextual issues. The one disappointing feature of the commentary, however, whether it by by the creation of Stein or the editors of NAC, is the format of the verse-by-verse notations, instead of opting for a continuous paragraph format. This feature makes the commentary seem tedious. However, this is offset by a discussion of the context of each pericope followed by a theological discussion of each passage. I've used this book twice as a textbook for undergraduate courses on Luke. While the commentary is long, the theological exposition makes it the best choice among one-volume commentaries.