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Paul Gardner (PhD Cambridge University) taught for seven years at Oak Hill Theological College after his ordination, and then moved to parish ministry in Cheshire, UK. In 2003 he was appointed Archdeacon of Exeter. In 2005 he moved to become the Senior Pastor of ChristChurch, Atlanta, USA. In 2017 he returned to UK for retirement and now travels widely lecturing in Seminaries and Universities mostly on the New Testament, Pauline Theology, and the book of Revelation. He has published a number of books and articles, including commentaries on Revelation, Ephesians, and on 1 and 2 Peter and Jude. His most recent work is the volume on 1 Corinthians in the Zondervan Exegetical New Testament Commentary series (2017).
 

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    Paul D Gardner (PhD Cambridge) lives in England. Recently "retired" from pastoring a church in central Atlanta, USA, he now travels widely preaching and teaching in churches, Seminaries and Universities in several different countries. His greatest joy is helping to open up and explain the Bible to anyone. His commentaries for Christian Focus (Ephesians, Revelation, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude and Revelation) are aimed to help regular church people and leaders with their own Bible study. His 1 Corinthian commentary is produced for Pastors and teachers (ZECNT series), while his editing of the Bible Character Encyclopaedia is for all who want to know a bit more about characters mentioned in the Bible. He has served in various churches over the years, been a seminary lecturer in New Testament and Greek, and has served as an Archdeacon in Exeter.

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This latest release in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (ZECNT) series on I Corinthians by Paul Gardner grows my appreciation for this series. It is at once warm and pastoral as well as showing excellent scholarship. This volume is a candidate for the first choice among pastors!

The Introduction is briefer than many I’ve seen in this series. What we have is well done, but it lacks a section on, for example, structure. Every passage in the commentary proper addresses structure, but there’s not an overview of it like has been an emphasis in others of this series. His conclusions are conservative: he sees Paul as the author without reservation, he follows the traditional outlook of Paul’s ministry and dates the letter at AD 54. He digs into the church divisions present in the epistle since that has been widely debated in scholarly circles. He dismantles some of the attacks on the integrity of the letter because so many of the theories floated are hopelessly subjective. He presents a balanced take on the city of Corinth and explains the social and religious context. After discussing the rhetorical and literary context, which he probably sees as covering structure, he returns to defining the divisions mentioned in the letter as the key to its interpretation.

His commentary is where my appreciation blossomed for this commentary. He used the typical format of this series and in my opinion excelled in the “explanation of the text” section. That’s probably the section most used by commentary uses too! As you know, there are several highly-debated passages in this epistle and he was at his best in each of them. Not only did I often agree with what he said, but also did I find his thoroughness, logic, and argumentation done with more care than many others. In fact, I reviewed another good, conservative, major commentary on this letter recently, and was surprised to see how completely Mr. Gardner surpassed that work.

In many places, he added special “in-depth” sections in shaded boxes that were superb. He wasn’t afraid to take some conservative viewpoints that are less in vogue these days. I loved it!

I Corinthians is blessed to have several excellent commentaries on its contents. This one is as good or better than any of them: I give it the highest recommendation.

I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
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My fuller review can be read at Spoiled Milks (8/25/18).

Paul Gardner has written the newest volume in the ZECNT series on 1 Corinthians, a book that always requires a massive undertaking to study, teach, and exegete. Gardner says the “main underlying issue that Paul addresses concerns the possession of wisdom and knowledge…. [T]he Corinthians regarded these as spiritual gifts and gave them a significance that caused spiritual arrogance among some” (36). As a result, “Paul’s response is to return to the humbling centrality of the gospel message in which Christ is preached as the crucified Lord” (36).

The highlight for many pastors and teachers, the Theology in Application section discusses how a particular section contributes to the overall theology of the book and provides some suggestions for application to the church. It will be incredibly helpful to the pastor/teacher in drawing out the text’s implications for the Christian community founded on solid exegesis.

For example, In 15.20–28, Jesus is the conquering King who saves us from death, the great enemy of all people from the very beginning (at least since the third chapter). Paul writes of “Christ” (Messiah) four times, and this Christ represents his people who belong to him by being in him and are in his kingdom. He is currently destroying all powers and authorities, and he will destroy death itself. Thus, sin cannot be treated lightly. It must be preached so that Christ’s saving power over broken relationships, death, diseases, and corruption can be longed for.

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There are an overwhelming amount of 1 Corinthian commentaries one could buy. There is no ‘right’ commentary. Excellent commentaries have been written by Fee, Garland, Hays, Blomberg, Ciampa/Rosner, Thiselton, with most of these (especially Ciampa/Rosner) being pretty long. Gardner has provided one that is worthy of purchase and could be paired with Schreiner's upcoming volume in the TNTC series, which is shorter than most of the above.

Gardner provides explanations, the main points, flow of thought, and a commentary that abounds with application sections. Gardner is to be commended and his volume recommended. His volume is an excellent addition to the ZECNT series.

Disclosure: I received this book free from Zondervan. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
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I have mixed thoughts about this commentary. Sometimes it was really helpful. The explanation given helped bring clarity when other commentaries were difficult to understand. But about as many times, this commentary was unhelpful, confusing, or even had strange views. It gets pretty general in places, speaking in main ideas instead of executing the word. This is a little shorter than the other scholarly commentaries I was reading on 1 Cor.

I like the features that this series has, like summaries and application sections. Although in this particular on, on 1 Cor., I didn't find the application sections very helpful.
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Ismael Mendes
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo comentário!
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O livro consta com um ótimo acabamento, em capa dura, e as folhas feitas em bom material. O conteúdo dispensa comentários, além de ser bastante didático e com bom número de quadros explicativos. Vale a pena comprar.
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Looks really well-written and constructed! After a first perusal it appears to be up to the standards expected of this series.
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This is an excellent commentary for the Preacher or the studious Bible Study Leader. It is thorough, scholarly (but not dauntingly so) and above all has substantial sections of contemporary application. Gardner always has at least one eye on the twenty first century church. Not as detailed as Fee or Garland, and Hays has perhaps more racy application, but this could be the one commentary which encompasses all a careful minister, or church worker, needs.
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