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I actually always look to the Jews to help me understand God. The way I see it, i’m still at least technically speaking an outsider coming in to believe in and worship their God. Only I have some additional beliefs such as Jesus & The Trinity. But I have found that when it comes to understanding God the Father look no further than a Jew. I read one on the Zohar and by golly it was incredible, and on Law, and Family, and Women. So many topics that mainstream Christianity struggles with on a consistent basis can possibly be enlightened by looking to a Jewish publication.

Well done pastor.

Ok I have to say I really find it heart-warming every time you say, "Byeeeee."

Another excellent video. You seem like the kind of pastor I would enjoy as a friend.

Absolutely LOVE the jumper 🎉😂

Really interesting list! Soo funny that you got a recommendation under duress 😂😂 sounds like it was a very good one though. Pity the next edition was a bad update!

Really interesting idea and video, thanks... I suppose my only hesitation is that they don't find Jesus in the scriptures, where Christians can see Him all over. But you can't dispute their knowledge of Hebrew and unique perspective and understanding of the Torah, so it could certainly be valuable. Definitely wouldn't recommend non-Christian Commentaries as a first or second set for anyone I know!

Thank you, Stephen, for making me aware of this theological perspective. I do indeed hold a version of (just learned) New Perspective in my own studying of Paul's writings, most especially in Romans and Galatians. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.(Romans 3:31) Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.(Galatians 3:21) So, I did not know there was a theological name for the family of thought that I have ascribed. Thank you for that. And I just love the name "covenantal nomianism." Now, I'm not fully educated on what that means, but I plan on finding out now. There is definitely spiritual benefit from obedience, as God intended, of the law. I will leave you with this, as far as justification: What one cannot gain by moral perfection, one cannot loose by moral imperfection. Thus, justification is by grace alone. Sanctification, on the other hand, is that perfecting of what is expected of those that bear His image. It is fully 100% relational with our God and Redeemer through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Bless you for your study, love of God, love for His people, and search for Truth. God bless you richly. Yours in Christ always.

Thank you for always being a fresh word as we seek to understand The Word.

I definitely like physical copies of books over digital as well. I'm starting to run out of shelf space however. 😂

I've read many Jewish resources, and have benefited immensely. I'll have to obtain this series at some point. I've heard several good things about the Genesis edition. Do you have the Stone Chumash, Pastor? I've really enjoyed that commentary.

I've always found this series on both the Pentateuch and the other OT books very helpful. Jews too are people of faith that we can and should and need to learn from. Highly recommended.

Thank you Pastor! I would like to thank you for providing quality content in regards to this kind of resources. You are my go to person when it comes to biblical resources. However.... I'm wondering, could you make a video sharing on how you manage to read, digest and go through so much commentaries? How do you read commentaries? The amount that you chew through is quite a lot! I would like to adopt your reading methodology so I can read more myself.

To preserve paperback books better, use contact paper. I buy it 20 sheets in a pack and usually use 4 per book. I start the back first, being sure to overlap the spine well. Then do the front with a similar overlap of the spine. Then I cut sheets to barely fit inside the covers and overlap the fold overs of the outer covers. With some practice, one can achieve a reasonably good look, but immense reinforcement of the covers and spine. I do my very best to preserve my paperback spines, like Stephen does. Thanks for all your hard work preparing these videos. I very much appreciate your knowledge, love of quality books, and love of God!

I like the old Halley's and Unger's handbooks for single-volume, basic outline, though I often have differing viewpoints. After that, I go book by book, especially Judaica press Hebrew/English and Barclays NT series

Thanks brother. God bless✝️❤️🙏

Thank you,Pastor,for your God-centered, excellent service for the Body of Christ.🌹🌟🔥🌟🌹

In many traditional African cultures, when one says "it is the will of God" for example, if a child has died , it means they were not cursed. The "will of God" doesn't mean in the deterministic/Calvinistic sense. Hope it helps in your sieving. Great video

I just finished working through Tanners Volume in the EEC Series, and i think it is outstanding. The depth ist great, especialliy on something like Daniel 9,24-27. His judgement ist conservativ and well made, the conclusions are clearly coming out of his exegesis and he does a great job with commenting on the wider theological implications and Application. The Layout is both good and a struggle at the same time, but something, that you can get used to. Overall a great volume, that i think is great vor preachers/teachers for its depth on the one side and on the other for being close to the life of the believer. Just a word on the Layout - The commentary is split in multiple parts: Textual Notes (which is quite interesting given the multiple greek versions), Translation, the commentary itself, biblical theological implications comments and Devotional/Application. All of these (except maybe the last) have a lot of great footnotes. This means, that it is quite easy to find specific information in this book, which is great. It also means, that it is a bit fiddly keeping track of all these different sections. All in all i think its good and it gets better and better the more you work with it.

I have the African one and Strong Holman illustrated. Great video

I have the New Interpreter's One Volume Commentary, very useful. My favorite one volume commentary is the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Also, I have Raymond E. Brown's magnum opuses "Birth of the Messiah" and "Death of the Messiah" on my bookshelf but I haven't gotten around to reading them.

Happy new year Pastor. A few of these commentaries are very hard to get here in the states digitally, I would love the one volume New interpreters and the Jerome 3rd edition, but they are not yet available. I agree with what you said about the NIV Application Commentary, it has been very helpful in my sermon prep. If I may cheat a little, the two volume abridged expositor’s Bible commentary is very good, and the Baker illustrated Bible Commentary is very good. I too have enjoyed Raymond Brown’s writings, his two volumes on John are still mammoth and awesome after all these years. I’m not 100% sure how conservative he is, but his scholarship is of the highest order, and I completely respect his work. I think his book on the infancy narratives and his two volume death of the Messiah are still worth reading today. I love Raymond Brown’s scholarship and Fitzmyer’s scholarship. I still get a charge reading them today.

Hello Pastor and Happy New Year. Enjoyed the new video. I know you dont buy many 1 volume commentaries but I kinda like them before I move on to the more detailed ones. I dont know if you knew but the Africa and Asia commentaries have a third "brother" commentary called The Central and Eastern European Commentary. It has the similar layout as the other two. Now here is the funny part, I was in a used bookstore last week and saw the New Jerome Commentary for way less money and left it in the store. I guess I have to go back and see if its still there, The other reason is I do have another Catholic Commentary called the New Collegeville Bible Commentary so I guess I thought I didnt need another one. But now I might have to go back and get it. Lastly I think you are Pentecostal and if you are there are 2 NT commentaries that may interest you. One is The Complete Biblical Library( two volume condensed set, not the larger multivolume one) and the Life In the Spirit NT Commentary. I think they are good offerings but again I know you dont buy them but they may be good for people like me who you know that aren't in Seminary but need good resources. Any way keep up the good work and I look forward to next Wednesday. Byeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Happy New Year brother

I so much enjoy your channel and often learn of things to buy. I bought this one a few months back because I didn’t think I could afford the whole set and I’m too impatient to build it 😂. If I had a question it would be how do you navigate such a large reference library? I know you like the New Beacon and New Interpreters but are you reading from various sets when you research a passage? My library isn’t nearly what yours is and I sometimes struggle trying to read everything I have on a given passage. I just wondered how you do it? I’m also waiting on the single volume commentary post too. Sorry I know that’s a lot but I look forward to your Wednesday posts. Anyway hope you had a good Christmas and have a Happy New Year. Thanks for all you do to help us.

Thank you so much for your review…I received my copy earlier this week.

How about similar books for Biblical Theology?

Merry Christmas. Hope your holidays are well. Loved the Star Trek sweater. My first and middle names were based off Star Trek characters. My parents were huge fans.

Merry Christmas brother

Merry Christmas Pastor. I enjoy your content and have bought several of your recommendations. I went to EBay and purchased this one volume commentary for $36. So excited.

Merry Christmas, Pastor and Family. LOVE THE XMAS SWEATER!!!🌹🌟🔥🌟🌹

A very merry Christmas to you, Pastor! Thank you for your online ministry to those of us who want more from our bibles than a decent translation. All the best to you and your congregations, both real and virtual, now and in the years ahead.

Steven, I hope you don't mind me suggesting this for a future video. I've recently retired from Parish ministry in Scotland and I completed my BD in 1996. I'd be grateful if you could suggest books that reflect some of the current thinking and advances in the following areas: Old Testament New Testament Church History Systematic Theology The social world of the Old and New Testaments Second Temple Judaism I know it's a lot to ask, but listening to your vidoes I realise my library is now a wee bit dated.

Dear pastor, what are the main differences between this volume and the Life Application Study Bible? And which of the two do you prefer?

Thank you, Reverend. I appreciate what you say about it being a good one-volume step-up resource. My favourite one in this class is the 2-volume abridgement of the EBC series, even though (and perhaps because) it has some extra space. If you own this, please consider including it in your upcoming video. That said, I won’t be getting the one-volume NIVAC. I have some of the original volumes, and I value their introductions and original meaning sections. I prefer the full-fat originals to the skimmed-milk version! Another way to say it is that I’ve moved on past the one-volume stage of acquiring resources.

They make it accessible price wise?

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Hi Steven, I have this also. A great reference for study, preaching, and teaching.

I got one not too long ago 😆

I almost had coffee come out of my nose when you mentioned Oscar. His interview with Dick Cavitt (sp?) is a work of musical art. His theology… I’m not so sure. From the US, Merry Christmas. Thank you for your channel. A newer Lay subscriber.

These look very useful indeed. Thanks for introducing them to us!

I am SO EXCITED to begin collecting this little 3-book series! Thank you for sharing. I can’t decide which one I want to start with-all three sound delicious! God bless. Here’s to growing your channel!

Maybe you'll become a fully fledged Old Testament Scholar yet! 😆 Thanks for another helpful video... I really like the look of these books. And remember... every time you blink, either McKnight or Gupta have a fresh release ready to read 😁

What books have made you want to study part of the Bible you've never studied before? 📚

Which of Craig Keener's books would be your favorite if you had to pick just one?

Wonderful to hear you recommend Michael S. Heiser. Thank you for your video.

Perfect timing for Christmas!

I first heard of Fretheim from his Exodus commentary and it was BRILLIANT. I'll have to check it out.

Ooo these are excellent suggestions!! I love the idea of a gift of a journal subscription since you get maybe a few parcels throughout the year to look forward to. I also have to say I really think it's amazing what you can manage to read in one evening! 😂

What are the best books you could give or receive this Christmas? 🎁🎄