
ThomasCreedy
Occupation
Senior Commissioning Editor
Website
https://www.thomascreedy.co.uk/
Reviews
Leviticus. ApOTC. IVP Academic, 2007.
This is an excellent commentary on Leviticus. It isn’t quite as readable as Wenham’s NICOT (which is remarkable and a classic) but it’s also 30 years newer and so more engaged with what's been published since 1979. Kiuchi is to be commended for trying something a bit different - his take on holiness is fascinating and resonates with the NT well.
The Gospel of Luke. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 1978.
Though dating, it remains surprisingly readable for it's level (as long as you ignore the in-text citation/references).
The Gospel of Luke. NIGTC. Eerdmans, 1978.
Though dating, it remains surprisingly readable for it's level (as long as you ignore the in-text citation/references).
Ecclesiastes. BGWC. Cascade Books, 2021.
A very readable and enjoyable (!) commentary on Ecclesiastes that wears its scholarship lightly, opens up the text, and bodes well for this new series.
Proverbs. ApOTC. IVP Academic, 2022.
Whilst a technical - and Overland is particularly competent in the languages and literature of both Proverbs itself and the surrounding context - and weighty commentary, this has a devotional heart. It is relatively readable, and Overland's translation and comments are fresh, which this reader found exciting whilst reading this commentary devotionally over a month or so.
The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary. Baker Academic, 2021.
Full review to follow. But at the end of the day it's just not that theologically engaged - which is an issue for a theological commentary. In a hundred years or so it will be a vital source for understanding British theology, anglicanism and liberal theological interpretation of Scripture - but it isn't a classic.
I plan to review it fully in the new year.
Philippians. NCCS. Cascade Books, 2021.
A good but brief commentary - well worth consulting but for a more exegetically rounded approach Thompson's new TNTC (replacing N. T, Wright) is the one to grab.
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1-2 Thessalonians. NCCS. Wipf & Stock, 2016.
It's excellent, though Nijay needs to stretch his legs in a longer commentary.
2 Peter, Jude. NCCS. Wipf & Stock, 2015.
If you are looking for a short and readable commentary, then I think that the NCCS series is looking to me to be a good choice. Mbuvi carefully and helpfully blends serious engagement with the text with a real sense of how this text can apply to churches today. Other than some occasionally poor copy-editing (‘fairy inferno, anyone?!?!) this is a nicely put together and very readable commentary.
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Romans. CCSS. Baker Academic, 2017.
As a Protestant, I wouldn’t recommend this book without the caveat that the author’s Roman Catholicism is fairly fundamental to it. That said, it is a readable, encouraging and practically-oriented commentary on the book of Romans.
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