New Testament Commentary Survey

by D. A. Carson

Overview

Highly respected New Testament scholar D. A. Carson provides students and pastors with expert guidance on choosing a commentary for any book of the New Testament. The seventh edition has been updated to assess the most recently published commentaries. Carson examines sets, one-volume commentaries, and New Testament introductions and theologies, offering evaluative comments on the available offerings for each New Testament book. This is an essential guide to building a reference library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801039904
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/15/2013
Edition description:	7th Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

D. A. Carson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author or editor of more than forty books and is one of the leaders of The Gospel Coalition.

Table of Contents

	Preface	7
	List of Abbreviations	11
1.	Introductory Notes	15
1.1	The need for several types of commentary	15
1.2	Individual commentaries or series?	17
1.2.1	General principles	17
1.2.2	Series worth noting but not pursuing	18
1.2.3	More-substantial series	20
1.2.4	One-volume multiauthor commentaries	26
1.3	Older commentaries	28
1.4	One-author sets	29
2.	Supplements to the Commentaries	33
2.1	New Testament introductions	33
2.2	New Testament theologies	37
3.	Individual Commentaries	41
3.1	Synoptics	41
3.2	Matthew	42
3.3	Mark	49
3.4	Luke	53
3.5	John	59
3.6	Acts	68
3.7	Romans	72
3.8	1 Corinthians	79
3.9	2 Corinthians	84
3.10	Galatians	87
3.11	Ephesians	93
3.12	Philippians	97
3.13	Colossians/Philemon	100
3.14	Thessalonians	104
3.15	Pastorals	107
3.16	Hebrews	110
3.17	James	115
3.18	1 Peter	118
3.19	2 Peter and Jude	121
3.20	Johannine Epistles	123
3.21	Revelation	127
4.	Some "Best Buys"	133
	Index of Names	135