The Epistles of Peter and of Jude
in Black's New Testament Commentary
Pages
416
Publisher
Hendrickson
Published
1/1/1993
ISBN-13
9781565630345
Since its appearance nearly 35 years ago, Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Each book in the series includes: an insightful introduction to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary where they are discussed; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index."This is undoubtedly one of the best commentaries in the Black's New Testament series. The style is clear and the attitude positive. Furthermore, with only nine chapters upon which to comment, Canon Kelly has room for adequate discussion of problem passages. It is a commentary every theological student ought to have on his [sic] shelf."ÂScottish Journal of Theology
Collections
This book appears in the following featured collections.
- Best Exegetical Commentaries by Jim Rosscup
- The Pastor’s Bookshelf by Scot McKnight
- Recommended New Testament Commentaries for Evangelical Pastors by Thomas R. Schreiner
Reviews
Phillip J. Long
August 7, 2012
August 7, 2012
The Black’s Commentary series is well traveled: it was picked up by Hendrickson which sold it to Baker. Nevertheless, there are quite a few valuable volumes in the series, including this commentary by Kelly, usually associated with early church history. Kelly treats both 2 Peter and Jude in a single introduction, concluding that 2 Peter “belongs to the luxuriant crop of pseudo-Petrine literature which sprang up around the memory of the Prince of Apostles” (236). For Jude, there is simply not enough evidence for Kelly to decide for or against Jude’s authenticity. The commentary proper proceeds through the text phrase by phrase, all sources are cited in-text. Greek appears in transliteration. While Kelly is aware of some of the literature of the Second Temple Period, he writes before the massive collection from Charlesworth was published. This means that there is less reference to potential allusions to other literature and more attention to the text!
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Scot McKnight
December 18, 2009
December 18, 2009
The first time I taught 1 Peter I discovered the quality of insight (and prose) of JND Kelly's commentary on 1-2 Peter and Jude, and I still turn to this commentary every time I consult commentaries on any of these letters
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