This book is from the excellent series, "College Press NIV Commentary". It is conservative and from a restoration viewpoint. As with the rest of the series, the book is thorough yet easy to read, making it an excellent resource for students and the great majority of us who polish the pews every Sunday. It appears that in the current set, this book has been replaced by one written by Mark Moore, an outstanding book as well. And though there is overlap between the two books, they have enough difference between them that I recommend having both of them. The digital version of the series still has the Dennis Gaertner version.
This book begins with an introduction containing discussion of the author, date of writing, purpose of the book of Acts, theme and historicity. It also has a thorough outline and a bibliography of books cited.
The commentary itself is well written and thorough. It contains an abundance of Biblical references and footnotes on practically every page that clarify the text or provide references for further study. At the same it does not get bogged down in a lot technical and academic detail.
This book is a valuable tool for someone who is teaching a class or involved with personal work and would be especially ideal for someone who had limited preparation time. I would also recommend the book on Acts by Don DeWelt which can be downloaded for free from the College Press website.
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Balances detail and readability
This is the older Acts commentary in the College Press commentary series and is written by Dennis Gaertner. I thought this was an excellent commentary that struck a good balance between detail and readability. The commentary is focused on thought-by-thought analysis as opposed to verse-by-verse, but to me this is a plus. Gaertner does discuss specific verses and details as needed, but in general he is commenting on a section of thought. Gaertner (thankfully) does not waste the reader’s time with a page of commentary on a straightforward, uncontested verse. I also appreciated that Gaertner avoids speculation and remains focused on commenting on what the text actually says.I would highly recommend this commentary for anyone studying the book of Acts for personal study or to teach Bible class. This commentary pairs nicely with J.W. McGarvey’s New Commentary on Acts.
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This is the older Acts commentary in the College Press commentary series and is written by Dennis Gaertner. I thought this was an excellent commentary that struck a good balance between detail and readability. The commentary is focused on thought-by-thought analysis as opposed to verse-by-verse, but to me this is a plus. Gaertner does discuss specific verses and details as needed, but in general he is commenting on a section of thought. Gaertner (thankfully) does not waste the reader’s time with a page of commentary on a straightforward, uncontested verse. I also appreciated that Gaertner avoids speculation and remains focused on commenting on what the text actually says.
I would highly recommend this commentary for anyone studying the book of Acts for personal study or to teach Bible class. This commentary pairs nicely with J.W. McGarvey’s New Commentary on Acts.
I would highly recommend this commentary for anyone studying the book of Acts for personal study or to teach Bible class. This commentary pairs nicely with J.W. McGarvey’s New Commentary on Acts.
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