What I can think of are:
New International Bible Commentary
New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Abridged (2 Vols.) (not exactly one volume, but I think it is at the same type of those)
The Bible Knowledge Commentary
It seems that New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition is the best among the one volume commentary. Do you have any idea about which one is the best?
By the way, I want to ask what is the main difference between a one volume commentary and the footnotes of a study Bible, let say, the ESV Study Bible.
Thanks.
Kolen Cheung: By the way, I want to ask what is the main difference between a one volume commentary and the footnotes of a study Bible, let say, the ESV Study Bible.
Probably depends on the commentary/study notes. But I know MacArthur's study Bible and Single Volume Bible commentary are almost identical.
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Lots of factors: needs, expectations, beliefs...
For me, the NBC is the most useful single-volume commentary I own. Current. Clear. Concise. Informed. A distillation of the key things to be aware of in any passage.
I just realised that Logos carries the NBC. I wonder what books are in the tournament of this year's March Madness? Perhaps the NBC would make a good candidate? [hint, hint, hint]
Good reminder. I will wait until I saw the list.
Some years ago I had been using Bible Knowledge Commentary a lot. After finding NBC in Logos, I use it as my preferred one-volume-commentary since and am very happy with it.
Bohuslav
I enjoy BKC more than NBC...but I've only used them in Malachi so far, so I don't exactly have a broad comparison of the two yet.
EDIT - I also have not been terribly impressed with the Believer's Bible Commentary, counter to all the praise I've seen for it...but again, my only reference point so far is its treatment of Malachi (which is very shallow...more of a summary than a commentary.)
David Gullick:But I know MacArthur's study Bible and Single Volume Bible commentary are almost identical.
I did a search on that. And I found that there is a MacArthur's Study Bible and a MacArthur's Bible Commentary. It is even more confusing. What's the difference between the two?
It seems that NBC is the best. How about Baker Commentary on the Bible / Evangelical Commentary on the Bible? How is it compare to that?
It's 2 volumes: IVP Bible Background Commentary - one for OT, one for NT.
Pam Larson: IVP Bible Background Commentary
It seems great on the background. But it is not on Logos. I was looking at the Zondervan one, but it is 9 volumes comparing to 2 vol. here.
Other good suggestion about the background?
IVP Bible Background Commentary
It seems great on the background. But it is not on Logos.
YES it is.
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Logos needs to improve their product search. It's part of the Essential IVP Reference Collection:
http://www.logos.com/products/details/1516
Thanks. It is so good. So, are the individual titles in the "The Essential IVP Reference Collection Version 3" are generally one of the best?
e.g. how you compare the "Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology" with the "New Dictionary of Biblical Theology"?
Also, the "New Bible Dictionary" is already included in the base package. Will there be further discount on that then?
Kolen Cheung: Thanks. It is so good. So, are the individual titles in the "The Essential IVP Reference Collection Version 3" are generally one of the best? e.g. how you compare the "Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology" with the "New Dictionary of Biblical Theology"? Also, the "New Bible Dictionary" is already included in the base package. Will there be further discount on that then? Thanks.
I compared the entries on "Atonement". New Dictionary has 5 1/2 pages, with 7 sub-headings that show up in the table of contents. Evangelical Dictionary has 3 1/2 pages and only 2 sub-headings, OT and NT, which don't show up in the table of contents. So it's easier to find exactly what you're looking for in the New Dictionary.
As to getting a discount, you would need to talk to a salesperson about that.
Hi Kolen,
I also found The Teacher's Bible Commentary quite good (it's part of the Logos4 base packages, not to be confused with The Teacher's Commentary).
Peter
And now you can add "The Moody Bible Commentary" available on Vyrso (which by the way is on sale at "pre-pub" price...lol). I wish you could type a reference and make it jump to it, but its tagging is not as advanced. Great commentary so far. Also, just for consideration, don't forget Holman's Concise Bible Commentary, Teacher's Commentary and Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary.
DAL
DAL:And now you can add "The Moody Bible Commentary" available on Vyrso
I appreciate having this in my library. Perhaps it will be available in Logos some day.
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And it is tucked away in this commentary collection at the moment though, hope it gets under contract soon.
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Kolen Cheung: David Gullick:But I know MacArthur's study Bible and Single Volume Bible commentary are almost identical. I did a search on that. And I found that there is a MacArthur's Study Bible and a MacArthur's Bible Commentary. It is even more confusing. What's the difference between the two? Thanks.
The MacArthur Study Bible contains Dr. MacArthur's notes which really are a shortened form of commentary but in no way are as complete as a full commentary.
Here's a description of the MacArthur Bible Commentary taken from Dr. MacArthur's web site:
In this premiere volume, John MacArthur brings you a complete Bible commentary in one volume. The MacArthur Bible Commentary treats every passage of the Old and New Testaments phrase by phrase, with hundreds of word studies as sidebars throughout. It offers a broad overview of each Bible book and the internal consistency that results from having a single commentator.
In addition, there is a 30 volume set of commentaries on the NT written by Dr. MacArthur. (No longer available from Logos.)
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