Vladimir Strelov

Detailed and illuminating, combines ancient near eastern parallels, classical jewish exegesis, diligence and linguistic excellence of the author. When I do not understand something, Fox has the answer in 90% cases.

Amazing - clear, detailed, illuminating. I've just started reading it. You can see the years and years of studies and reflections of the distinguished scholar and at the same time his deep faith and love towards the Word of God. This commentary is for those who study the Gospels thoroughly and like the swiftness and frankness of Mark, the depth of symbolic meanings in John, the clear structure and didactic of Matthew but doesn't understand what was Luke written for and why it is as precious as the other three.

Everything I wanted to know about the fourth Gospel from the historical-critical point of view to have the basic understanding of the text (together with Barrett's commentary). After it one should read more on literal technique of the author and more on his theology in the text (Thomas Brodie is excellent in this though sometimes he is too much imaginative, and the Church fathers are relevant, of course).

Not as detailed as Allison, but still very illuminating and shows enough the current state of studies. Second to Matthias' Konradt commentary in value/volume, which is unfortunately absent here.

Detailed, inclides discussions about the cultic use of psalms and is very helpful in order to read the Psalms as they were written for the original audience. Has supplements based on the Christian beliefs of the author. When I have time I read it for the Bible study group together with Jewish (Midrash Tehillim, RaDaK) and some ancient Christian (Chrysostome, e.g.) commentary, otherwise I use van Gemeren.

Short and condensed, good for a quick overview when you read a book at once, but somentimes very literal and theologically rigid in eshatology.

I am fond of R.Longenecker since his commentary on Acts in the Expositor`s series. His style is lucid, detailed, moderately conservative (he believes in inspiration and in the reliability of the biblical authors), I can see his own contibution as a scholar. In this volume he does his best to combine the achievements of his predecessors with his own life-long understanding of Paul and widely uses rhetorical analysis. Still this commentary is quite readable, I liked his thematic excurses and richness in details and connections with the Greek classics. I used it together with Barth (more theological) and Ancient Christian commentary on Scripture for teaching.