Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Pages
1280
Publisher
Baker Academic
Published
11/1/2007
ISBN-13
9780801026935
Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to Old Testament stories and prophecies that are unfamiliar or obscure. In order to fully understand the teachings of Jesus and his followers, it is important to understand the large body of Scripture that preceded and informed their thinking. Leading evangelical scholars G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson have brought together a distinguished team to provide readers with a comprehensive commentary on Old Testament quotations, allusions, and echoes that appear from Matthew through Revelation. College and seminary students, pastors, scholars, and interested lay readers will want to add this unique commentary to their reference libraries. Contributors Craig L. Blomberg (Denver Seminary) on Matthew Rikk E. Watts (Regent College) on Mark David W. Pao (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and Eckhard J. Schnabel (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) on Luke Andreas J. Köstenberger (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) on John I. Howard Marshall (University of Aberdeen) on Acts Mark A. Seifrid (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) on Romans Roy E. Ciampa (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) and Brian S. Rosner (Moore Theological College) on 1 Corinthians Peter Balla (Károli Gáspár Reformed University, Budapest) on 2 Corinthians Moisés Silva (author of Philippians in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) on Galatians and Philippians Frank S. Thielman (Beeson Divinity School) on Ephesians G. K. Beale (Wheaton College Graduate School) on Colossians Jeffrey A. D. Weima (Calvin Theological Seminary) on 1 and 2 Thessalonians Philip H. Towner (United Bible Societies) on 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus George H. Guthrie (Union University) on Hebrews D. A. Carson (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) on the General Epistles G. K. Beale (Wheaton College Graduate School) and Sean M. McDonough (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) on Revelation
Reviews
Abram K-J
January 20, 2014
January 20, 2014
Best place to go for in-depth study of NT use of an OT passage. See my full review at the link.
[Full Review]
Peter Krol
June 5, 2010
June 5, 2010
This is an amazing commentary. It's HUGE, and priced well under most comparably sized tomes. I keep this one on my desk at all times for ready reference whenever I'm studying a New Testament book or passage.
I like to read commentaries. I've read a whole bunch. When I study a book of the Bible seriously, I usually read 2-3 commentaries with it.
Unfortunately, I have rarely read a NT commentary that carefully examines OT quotations in their original context. This commentary does just that - for the entire New Testament!
The commentary examines every OT quote or allusion found in the NT, and often considers the following six concerns:
>Context/argument of NT passage
>Context/flow of thought of OT quote
>Use of OT passage in rabbinic Judaism
>Textual matters (why does the quote look so different when I look it up in the OT?)
>Hermeneutic lessons (what do we learn about how to read the OT?)
>Theological lessons (what does the quote teach us more generally?)
So far, I've only read portions of the commentary on Matthew, 1 Corinthians and 1 John, and the entirety of John, Acts, Ephesians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy and 1 Peter. I don't have time to read the entire volume before reviewing it. I simply can't recommend it any more highly.
