Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Robert M. Bowman Jr. is an evangelical Christian apologist, biblical scholar, author, editor, and lecturer, and the president of the Institute for Religious Research (IRR.org), based in Cedar Springs, Michigan. He has lectured on biblical studies, religion, theology, and apologetics at Biola University, Cornerstone University, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The author of over sixty articles and the author or co-author of fourteen books, Dr. Bowman holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary and South African Theological Seminary.
Education
PhD (South African Theological Seminary)
Reviews
Colossians And Philemon. ICC. T&T Clark, 2005.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
An unusually conservative entry in this academically rigorous commentary series.
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Tolmie, D. Francois; Friedl, Alfred. eds. Philemon in Perspective: Interpreting a Pauline Letter. De Gruyter, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Collection of papers from a 2008 conference, examining the epistle using a variety of methods.
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Arnold, Clinton E. ed. Colossians and Philemon. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Recent commentary by an evangelical scholar.
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The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard commentary by preeminent evangelical Pauline scholar.
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Johnson, Matthew V.; Noel, James A.; Williams, Demetrius K. eds. Onesimus Our Brother: Reading Religion, Race, and Slavery in Philemon. Fortress Press, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Essays exploring the epistle from African-American perspectives.
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Colossians and Philemon. EGGNT. B&H Academic, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Strong evangelical commentary, originally published 1991.
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The Letter to Philemon. AYB. Yale University Press, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard academic commentary by a renowned Roman Catholic NT scholar.
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The Letter to Philemon. ECC. Eerdmans, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Massive commentary on Paul’s shortest epistle, by Karl Barth’s son.
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Philippians (2nd ed.). BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Still one of the very best commentaries on Philippians, by a well-known evangelical NT scholar.
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Philippians. AYB. Yale University Press, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
tandard liberal Protestant academic commentary.
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Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi: Carmen Christi as Cursus Pudorum. SNTSMS. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Arguably the best academic monograph on Philippians 2:6-11, one of the most debated passages in the Bible.
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Philippians. EGGNT. B&H Academic, 2015.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
New exegetical commentary by a NT professor at Biola University; presents detailed information about the Greek text alongside important background information
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Philippians. SGBC. Zondervan, 2013.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Evangelical commentary in this relatively new series.
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Ephesians. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Excellent, evangelical commentary.
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Ephesians. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1990.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Brand-new, expanded edition of Lincoln’s standard academic, mainline commentary, first published in 1990 and revised in 2003.
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Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. Baker Books, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Magnum opus of this influential Dallas Seminary professor; an indispensable reference
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Ephesians. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Perhaps the best recent commentary on the epistle, by an evangelical scholar well known for his earlier work on Ephesians and Colossians.
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Mark. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Detailed evangelical commentary fully engaging textual and literary-critical issues.
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Mark. 2 Vols. AYB. Yale University Press, 2009.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Arguably the best mainline, non-conservative commentary on Mark.
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The Gospel of Mark. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Conservative commentary striking an excellent balance of exegetical and theological engagement with the text.
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Mark. Herm. Fortress Press, 2007.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
The standard liberal commentary, bringing a wealth of background information to bear but depreciating the historical nature of the Gospel narrative.
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“Mark” in Matthew, Mark. CBC. Tyndale House, 2006.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Current, meaty commentary by a leading evangelical scholar on the Gospels, featuring a helpful overview of Markan scholarship and an especially lengthy bibliography of secondary literature on Mark.
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Sermon On The Mount: Restoring Christ's Message to the Modern Church. NAC-SBT. B&H Academic, 2011.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Best commentary on the Sermon on the Mount.
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Matthew. IVPNTC. InterVarsity Press, 1997.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Most thorough treatment of Matthew’s cultural context, with numerous citations to background literature from both Jewish and Greco-Roman sources.
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The Gospel of Matthew. NICNT. Eerdmans, 2007.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Best exegetical and theological commentary, a stand-out especially in its handling of the Olivet Discourse.
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Matthew. NCBC. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Best recent commentary, strong on the historical and cultural contexts.
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Matthew. 3 Vols. ICC. T&T Clark, 1988.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
The best non-evangelical, critical commentary. Both Davies and Allison are renowned scholars on Matthew.
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Arnold, Clinton E. ed. Galatians. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Excellent evangelical commentary by the leading Southern Baptist Pauline scholar.
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Nanos, Mark D. eds.The Galatians Debate: Contemporary Issues in Rhetorical and Historical Interpretation. Baker Academic, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Essays, generally by liberal and secular scholars, exemplifying rhetorical and socio-historical approaches to NT studies and contemporary academic scholarship on the interpretation of Galatians.
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Galatians. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2013.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Arguably the best evangelical commentary on Galatians, though Schreiner’s is certainly also worthy.
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Galatians. AYB. Yale University Press, 1997.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard mainline Protestant commentary, generally reflecting the New Perspective on Paul.
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Galatians. NTL. Westminster John Knox, 2011.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard mainline Protestant commentary, interpreting the epistle as an “apocalyptic sermon.”
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A Week in the Life of Corinth. IVP Academic, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
And now for something completely different: Witherington has written a novel about a Corinthian through whose eyes we come to understand Corinth, in the process illuminating our understanding of Paul’s epistles to the church there.
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The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Massive, philosophically and exegetically sophisticated commentary, notable for its standout, vigorous defense of the materiality of the resurrection body in 1 Corinthians 15.
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The Second Letter to the Corinthians. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2014.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Just published, but reviews suggest this may now be the best commentary on 2 Corinthians.
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2 Corinthians. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1986.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard academic commentary on 2 Corinthians by a renowned neo-evangelical Pauline scholar.
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The World of 1 Corinthians: An Exegetical Source Book of Literary and Visual Backgrounds. Cascade Books, 2013.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
A commentary that focuses on explaining the historical and cultural references and contexts using numerous quotations from ancient sources as well as photographs and other visual aids.
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The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 2005.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Exegetical commentary by a scholar especially noted for his close reading of the Greek text.
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1 Corinthians. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2003.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Massive commentary by an evangelical NT scholar.
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First Corinthians. AYB. Yale University Press, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Best commentary representing mainstream critical scholarship, by a renowned Roman Catholic scholar.
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The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1987.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Magisterial commentary by the premier Pentecostal New Testament scholar.
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The First Letter to the Corinthians. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Perhaps the best overall, up-to-date commentary on 1 Corinthians.
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Romans. BECNT. Baker Academic, 1998.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Evangelical exegetical and theological commentary that is critical of the approach taken by Dunn and other scholars.
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The Epistle to the Romans. NICNT. Eerdmans, 1996.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Excellent scholarly commentary by an evangelical scholar, sensitive to theological issues.
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Paul's Letter to the Romans. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
One of the very best and most recent commentaries on Romans, critiquing the New Perspective.
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Romans. Herm. Fortress Press, 2006.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Standard liberal commentary, a massive work drawing heavily on ancient literature, making full use of new critical methods, and treating Romans more culturally and ideologically than theologically.
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Romans. 2 Vols. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1988.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Controversial, stimulating commentary by a neo-evangelical theologian who supports the unconventional view (known as the New Perspective on Paul) of Paul’s critique of first-century Judaism.
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Romans. SP. Liturgical Press, 1996.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 11, 2016
December 11, 2016
Detailed commentary by a Jesuit scholar that supports at crucial points the correctness of the Protestant interpretation.
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James. EGGNT. B&H Academic, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Excellent recent evangelical commentary providing close exegesis of the Greek text.
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The Letter of James. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Probably the most popular commentary on James, by a scholar even better known for his commentary on Romans; solidly evangelical.
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The Letter of James. AYB. Yale University Press, 1995.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Commentary by a moderate, independently-minded Roman Catholic scholar. Argues for the unity of the epistle, its early date and authorship by the historical James, and against the claim that James and Paul conflicted over faith and works.
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James. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Good evangelical commentary; Blomberg has written extensively on New Testament teachings about the rich and the poor, a major theme of the epistle.
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James. ICC. T&T Clark, 2013.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Allison, a liberal scholar best known for his work on Matthew, interprets James as a second-century pseudepigraphal text that was critical of Paul.
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Hebrews. BTCPC. B&H Academic, 2015.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Following a thorough introduction, noted Southern Baptist NT scholar Schreiner gives a detailed commentary and then concludes with a rich study of the biblical and theological themes in Hebrews. First volume released in a promising new commentary series.
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Hebrews. AYB. Yale University Press, 2001.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Standard academic reference from a liberal/secular perspective.
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Bateman IV, Herbert W. ed. Four Views on the Warning Passages in Hebrews (Viewpoints). Kregel Academic, 2007.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
“A classical Arminian view” (Grant R. Osborne); “A classical Reformed view” (Buist M. Fanning); “A Wesleyan Arminian view” (Gareth Lee Cockerill); and “A moderate Reformed view” (Randall C. Gleason); conclusion by George H. Guthrie.
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Charts on the Book of Hebrews. CBT. Kregel Publications, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Numerous helpful charts regarding the different views on the authorship of the book, historical and religious backgrounds, various interpretive issues, and the like; evangelical.
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The Letters to Timothy and Titus. NICNT. Eerdmans, 2006.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Towner, an evangelical scholar and leading expert on the Pastoral Epistles, defends Paul’s authorship and exegetes the epistles in detailed engagement with modern scholarship in what may be the longest commentary on the Pastoral Epistles in print.
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Interpreting the Pauline Epistles. Baker Academic, 2011.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Not a commentary, but a kind of handbook on interpretation using the Pastoral Epistles as examples; covers the genre of the letters, textual criticism, translation, historical and critical issues, grammatical and lexical study, analyzing the argument, and interpreting the epistles’ theology.
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1 & 2 Timothy, Titus. H/ABCS. Hippo Books, 2009.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Offers a helpful non-Western perspective on the church issues addressed in the Pastoral Epistles.
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The Pastoral Epistles. ICC. T&T Clark, 1999.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Excellent commentary by the moderately evangelical, eminent British NT scholar Marshall, in collaboration with one of the top scholars on the Pastoral Epistles.
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Köstenberger, Andreas J.; Wilder, Terry L. eds. Entrusted with the Gospel: Paul's Theology in the Pastoral Epistles. B&H Academic, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Evangelical scholarly essays engaging current issues in the criticism and interpretation of the Pastoral Epistles.
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The Pastoral Epistles. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 1992.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Still one of the very best evangelical commentaries on the epistles, by a Reformed scholar. Defends Pauline authorship while arguing that Luke may have been Paul’s amanuensis.
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Pastoral Epistles: First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus. SP. Liturgical Press, 2003.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Jesuit biblical scholar gives a contemporary Roman Catholic scholarly and pastoral perspective on the Pastoral Epistles.
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I and II Timothy and Titus. NTL. Westminster John Knox, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Moderate Roman Catholic scholar expounding the Pastoral Epistles from within the conventional critical view that they were post-Pauline compositions.
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1–2 Thessalonians. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2014.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Exhaustive, recent evangelical commentary.
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1 and 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries. BBC. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
A “reception history” commentary, exploring how the epistles impacted religion and culture and in turn how such developments affected contemporary interpretation of the epistles. Note: This commentary is simply too expensive!
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Arnold, Clinton E. ed. 1 and 2 Thessalonians. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Recent, well-done commentary on the epistles by an evangelical scholar teaching in Costa Rica.
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The Letters to the Thessalonians. AYB. Yale University Press, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Noteworthy commentary by a mainline scholar known for his skill in placing NT writings in the context of classic Greco-Roman literature. This commentary builds on earlier work that Malherbe had done on Thessalonians.
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The Letters to the Thessalonians. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
One of the best evangelical commentaries on the epistles.
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The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians. NICNT. Eerdmans, 2009.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Evangelical commentary that is generally strong in exegesis but weak in engaging critical scholarship on the epistles
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1–3 John. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Noteworthy in-depth evangelical commentary.
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I, II, and III John. NTL. Westminster John Knox, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Mainstream scholarly commentary, dissociating the epistles from the Gospel of John.
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1, 2, and 3 John. ZECNT. Zondervan, 2014.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Most up-to-date evangelical commentary on the epistles.
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Communities in Dispute: Current Scholarship on the Johannine Epistles (Early Christianity and Its Literature). SBL Press, 2014.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Collection of essays representing current mainline/liberal scholarship on the epistles.
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The Epistles of John. AYB. Yale University Press, 1982.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Massive commentary (over 800 pages) by the most influential Roman Catholic biblical scholar of the twentieth century (taking a moderately critical approach).
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2 Peter, Jude. AYB. Yale University Press, 1993.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Moderately critical Roman Catholic scholar’s commentary on the epistles.
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Jude and 2 Peter. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
One of the best recent evangelical commentaries on the epistles; recommended by both Bauckham and Davids.
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The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude. PNTC. Eerdmans, 2006.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Perhaps the most popular academic commentary on the epistles; recommended by Clint Arnold, Jerome Neyrey, Seyoon Kim, and Ralph P. Martin.
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Jude and the Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church. T&T Clark, 1990.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Moderately conservative study exploring the connections between the epistle of Jude and the historical Jesus.
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2 Peter and Jude. WBC. Thomas Nelson, 1983.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
One of the most often-cited commentaries on the epistles, and justly so; worthy of being on this list although it is now somewhat dated.
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Spirits and the Proclamation of Christ: 1 Peter 3:18-22 in Light of Sin and Punishment Traditions in Early Jewish and Christian Literature ... Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe). Mohr Siebeck, 2011.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
The most thorough recent monograph on what may be the most controversial passage in the New Testament, offering a careful review of the relevant ancient literature.
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1 Peter. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2005.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Excellent commentary by an evangelical scholar whose work deserves to be better known.
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1 Peter. EGGNT. B&H Academic, 2014.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Recent commentary by an Australian evangelical scholar focused on the exegesis of the Greek text.
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1 Peter. AYB. Yale University Press, 2001.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Nearly a thousand pages long commentary by the premiere modern Petrine scholar, a Lutheran who taught for decades at the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco. Even though it is older than the excellent commentaries by Forbes and Jobes, this one remains an absolute must for serious exegetical study of the epistle
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1 Peter. Herm. Fortress Press, 1996.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Well-done but now somewhat dated commentary reflecting standard mainline/liberal approach to the epistle.
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Charts on the Book of Revelation: Literary, Historical, and Theological Perspectives. CBT. Kregel Academic, 2007.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Extremely useful information relevant to Revelation presented in a very accessible way, covering such topics as views on the author, date, genres, and structure of the book; thematic parallels to other NT books and to 4 Ezra; symbols, colors, numbers, and angels in Revelation; and much more.
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Revelation. 2 Vols. WEC. Moody, 1992.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Dispensational premillennial (futurist); perhaps the best commentary from this perspective.
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The Returning King: A Guide to the Book of Revelation. P&R Publishing, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Idealist, amillennial introduction (not an exhaustive exegetical commentary), arguing that Revelation is meant to be understood even (or especially) by non-scholars.
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Revelation. BECNT. Baker Academic, 2002.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Historic premillennial, eclectic approach (moderately futurist). Comparable theologically to the older (and still excellent) commentary by George Eldon Ladd.
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Apocalypse and Millennium: Studies in Biblical Eisegesis. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Studies in how Revelation has been interpreted in the past three centuries, with special attention to Adventism and Koresh.
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Revelation. NIVAC. Zondervan, 2000.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Evangelical commentary emphasizing application to the church’s contemporary context and concerns, by a scholar intimately familiar with the Jewish and Greco-Roman literature and cultural backgrounds. One of the best commentaries occupying the middle ground between academic exegetical references and popular expositions, and therefore of special interest to pastors.
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Boxall, Ian; Tresley, Richard. eds. The Book of Revelation and Its Interpreters: Short Studies and an Annotated Bibliography. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
For no other book of the Bible is its reception history of importance in approaching its interpretation today than in the case of the book of Revelation. This book reviews the history of how Revelation was interpreted up through 1700.
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Gregg, Steve. ed. Revelation: Four Views, Revised & Updated. Thomas Nelson, 2012.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Four separate passage-by-passage commentaries on Revelation, all written by Gregg though including excerpts from other commentaries, to represent the four major approaches to the book, placed in parallel columns for ease of comparison.
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Gundry, Stanley N.; Bock, Darrell L.; Gentry, Jr., Kenneth L.; Strimple, Robert B.; Blaising, Craig A. eds. Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond. CP. Zondervan, 1999.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
Generally well-done, cordial discussion by three NT scholars defending and responding to postmillennialism (Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.), premillennialism (Craig A. Blaising), and amillennialism (Robert B. Strimple).
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The Book of Revelation. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 1998.
Robert M. Bowman Jr.
December 10, 2016
December 10, 2016
New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Masterful analysis from an idealist, amillennial perspective, especially strong in relating Revelation to the OT.
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