Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament for $9.99
I haven't seen this posted anywhere. If it has been, I'm sorry for the repeat.
I just noticed that several of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentaries are on sale for $9.99 per volume. I'm not sure for how long though.
https://www.logos.com/products/search?q=Zondervan+Exegetical+Commentary+on+the+New+Testament
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^^^ Agreed. Couldn't pass this one up!
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Noticed this on Schnabel's Acts:
"Dr. Allan Chapple from Trinity Theological College in Perth, Australia, has been reading the manuscript with consistent attentiveness and an amazing eye for detail. He has the rare gift of genuine encouragement. This is also true of my wife, Barbara, who continues to support my work with cheerful devotion, astute humor, and supporting faith. I thank Clint Arnold and the members of the editorial team for their invitation to write the commentary on Acts, for their comments on the manuscript, and for their willingness to work out a solution when the submitted manuscript was twice as long as contracted. While allowing the print edition of the commentary to be longer than originally anticipated, they arranged with Zondervan that the electronic version of the commentary will contain the full manuscript, with a large number of In Depth sections that had to be omitted from the print edition and with fuller documentation of and interaction with the work of other Acts scholars."
Eckhard J. Schnabel, Acts, Expanded Digital Edition., Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012).
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Thanks Rick!
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Incredible!
Now why wasn't this advertised anywhere? [:O]
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Just got Acts.
Thanks.
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Thanks for the "heads up", Rick - I grabbed a few at that nice price
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Very nice
Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for letting us know. Acts does look good.
Edit: In the end I decided to try out the three volumes that were 80% off - Matthew, Luke and Acts.
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Jacob Hantla said:
Got them all.
After sleeping on it, I decided to go ahead and get all of the $9.99 volumes too. I was hesitant but I think that I would have ended up regretting it if I didn't.
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Thanks! I had (and loved) Schreiner's Galatians commentary before I got Logos, so I've added that along with James & Acts.
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Thanks!
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I would like to thank Zondervan and Faithlife for allowing this sale. I truly never thought that we would see Zondervan products with the sale prices that we have seen in the last several months. I plan on buying the other two volumes over the next two pay days and will update the series as new volumes become available.
This entry level price is a great way to get me started with this series and to invest in this commentary's future releases in order to keep it up to date.
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That's what you hear always when you call LCSR's ! Thank God to see "the wall of Jericho falling"[;)] in the last few months! I've got
NIV Application Commentary Bundle (NIVAC) (42 vols.) , Zondervan Biblical Languages Collection (35 vols.) What an exploit ! Be a blessing for our studies and ministry.Thanks Zondervan ! Thanks FL! Hope to see more discounts on other products too!
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I can get them all, but not sure what they add, if anything, to what I already have. NIVAC, BECNT, PNTC, NIGTC, WBC, Socio-Rhetorical, Tyndale OT/NT, EBC, College Press NIV, JPS and a bunch of others. Can anyone sell me on why I should get this, besides the obvious $9.99 price tag. Only $80 bucks for all the ones that are on sale, but with MM2016 just around the corner, I'm not sure if this would be a good investment. What can the volume on Acts possibly say on Acts 2:38 that has not been said by others already concerning the for/unto dilemma? What can the volume on Matthew add on the poor in spirit other than what's already been said by the majority? It's kind of hard to decide knowing that the same thing will be said just explained with different wording by a different author who quotes the other author that explains the text the way he likes it. Then what? I will have spent $80 bucks to read something I already read before by someone who wrote the same idea for another commentary series. Come guys, help here.
DAL
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I found and old thread and I think I'll pass up on this ZEC sale. Here's the link if someone wants to read about this series: https://community.logos.com/forums/p/115223/762354.aspx
DAL
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Thanks for the link, DAL. I noticed there that Mark Barnes referred to the ZEC as a second or third string technical commentary. His "technical" reference surprises me a bit since it is not really aimed at an audience with strong technical training. Have others found it valuable as a technical resource? Have others found that it brings new ideas to the discussion, or is it best for summarizing findings of other scholars?
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Rick said:
I haven't seen this posted anywhere. If it has been, I'm sorry for the repeat.
I just noticed that several of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentaries are on sale for $9.99 per volume. I'm not sure for how long though.
https://www.logos.com/products/search?q=Zondervan+Exegetical+Commentary+on+the+New+Testament
Thanks Rick, at 10 per book this is fantastic.
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I can say from one who now owns all the available volumes (after getting the last 3 for 10 bucks each last night, and the other series listed below), I don't think you will ever find such in depth commentaries as cheap. I'd agree that Word, New International, Baker, or Pillar Commentaries, are at least as good if not better (differing volume to volume), but at 10 dollars each, this is a steal! Especially if you don't have alot of exegetical commentaries already
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Has anyone seen how long this sale lasts?
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Thanks for highlighting this, Rick. And thank you Zondervan and Faithlife.
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Thanks, Rick for bringing this sale to our attention. Checking this forum daily has resulted in some great buys over the years.
To DAL, in my opinion, exegetical commentaries are superior. There are lots of commentaries in existence; what matters in the end is what does the text say? The Bible only has meaning in context and within rules of grammar. Exegetical commentaries can help Christians that want to dig in and really understand what the text says. A correct application must come from a correct understanding first to be valid.
In Christ!
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Into Grace said:Thanks, Rick for bringing this sale to our attention. Checking this forum daily has resulted in some great buys over the years.
To DAL, in my opinion, exegetical commentaries are superior. There are lots of commentaries in existence; what matters in the end is what does the text say? The Bible only has meaning in context and within rules of grammar. Exegetical commentaries can help Christians that want to dig in and really understand what the text says. A correct application must come from a correct understanding first to be valid.
In Christ!
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How do the Application of Theology sections in these books compare to the corresponding sections in NIVAC?
Edit: I am asking from the perspective of someone who owns neither.
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Into Grace said:
Thanks, Rick for bringing this sale to our attention. Checking this forum daily has resulted in some great buys over the years.
To DAL, in my opinion, exegetical commentaries are superior. There are lots of commentaries in existence; what matters in the end is what does the text say? The Bible only has meaning in context and within rules of grammar. Exegetical commentaries can help Christians that want to dig in and really understand what the text says. A correct application must come from a correct understanding first to be valid.
In Christ!
But if you already have better exegetical commentaries than the ZEC, then why buy an inferior set. In the link I provided, some, even Mark Barnes said that BECNT and others are better than the ZEC. While I agree that exegetical are superior, I also believe you don't need to own them all to understand the text, especially if you already own sets that are superior and better than the ZEC as stated in the other thread. In fact, if you do your own sound exegesis, you don't need to pay to have exegetical commentaries, since you've already done your homework with your own exegesis. Sales are awesome, but sound exegesis tells us we must be better stewards of the money the Lord gives us and not be quick to spend our money just because there's a great sale going on. That's a wise application right there
but hey, if some have money to spare, then they can go for it even if they don't end up using what they buy. But anyway, amen to the application comment that you made! Well said!DAL
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I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll buy one as a souvenir just to read it during my devotional time. Which volume would you guys recommend if you could have one for good reads?
DAL
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I am like you DAL. I have enough resources, but for the sale I had to pick up Schnabel's take on Acts (I already have Matthew). Your interests and mileage may vary, but if I were only getting one...I would go for Acts.
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Paul said:
I am like you DAL. I have enough resources, but for the sale I had to pick up Schnabel's take on Acts (I already have Matthew). Your interests and mileage may vary, but if I were only getting one...I would go for Acts.
Actually, I went for Acts since it has the extra notes not available in the print edition. I kind of like the theological application section. It may rival the NIVAC or better, but too soon to say
DAL
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Into Grace said:
Checking this forum daily has resulted in some great buys over the years.
That is very true - many thanks to all who share what bargains they discover [:D]
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Into Grace said:
exegetical commentaries are superior.
Okay, you all are talking code ... how can a commentary not be exegetical? Aren't all commentaries "a critical explanation or interpretation of a text" i.e. exegetical?
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I wish all these were on sale :
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No official announcement from Logos yet?
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Were these recent Prepubs? Seems Faithlife policy is to not offer sales on 'recent' (whatever that length of time is) prepubs to 'honor' the prepub low price statements. I have never really agreed with that. Prepubs are the best price available, unless the publisher makes a radical deal. Why should anyone be upset if that happens (unfortunately some user do). Understand, but don't agree.
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Danny Parker said:
Were these recent Prepubs? Seems Faithlife policy is to not offer sales on 'recent' (whatever that length of time is) prepubs to 'honor' the prepub low price statements. I have never really agreed with that. Prepubs are the best price available, unless the publisher makes a radical deal. Why should anyone be upset if that happens (unfortunately some user do). Understand, but don't agree.
It is not a question of being upset, rather I have stopped buying most prepubs as in the past you could usually pick them up cheaper later when they were included in sets or bundles. After the event Logos have at least recognised this behaviour and are now seeking to protect their margins by encouriging people to buy prepubs.
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Zondervan books have annoying restrictions eg. they won't sync to kindle and so on.
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Danny Parker said:
Were these recent Prepubs? Seems Faithlife policy is to not offer sales on 'recent' (whatever that length of time is) prepubs to 'honor' the prepub low price statements. I have never really agreed with that. Prepubs are the best price available, unless the publisher makes a radical deal. Why should anyone be upset if that happens (unfortunately some user do). Understand, but don't agree.
If that were why those two titles are excluded, then it would be most regrettable.
To be fair though, it seems that the same titles are excluded from the publisher's special sale on another site.
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I understand the frustration re: pre-pubs going on sale later, but comparing pre-pub dollars to sale dollars later isn't quite apples to apples, as you do have (potential) use of the resource for a longer time, if you've gotten it earlier. That will be consolation/value for some, not for others!
Not surprised the two new volumes (1-3 John and Mark) aren't on sale--Zondervan probably sees them as being able to sell at full price, as they're fresh off the presses, and is probably hoping the sale on the other volumes drives users to pick up the two new volumes at the non-discounted rate. Pretty standard sales move, I'd think, even if it would be nice to have the $10 option for the Jobes and Strauss volumes.
As far as why they're not included in Accordance's sale, it's because those volumes are not yet available in Accordance.
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I have all the volumes and would add that in my use of them I've been a little disappointed. I have only made much use of two of them, Schreiner's Galatians and Arnold's Ephesians. The extra material they provide (the Literary Context, Main Idea, Translation (which is more of a clausal outline as the original Greek doesn't appear), Structure, Exegetical Outline, and Theology in Application) plus the brevity of the commenting itself seem to point this set towards those without original language skills.
I think the set would be a good one for serious lay Christians. It gives a bit more than many other such resources (the extra sections above) and doesn't bog down in long discussions of scholarly points of view and various arguments about interpretation, which is often off-putting to those who are not looking for such things.
These volumes would not replace others on most pastor's book shelves, but might supplement them. If you think you have the interest and time to consult them, the price is pretty compelling. Just don't assume that with the word 'exegetical' in the title you will be getting top shelf critical commentaries.
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Mark Smith said:
I have all the volumes and would add that in my use of them I've been a little disappointed. I have only made much use of two of them, Schreiner's Galatians and Arnold's Ephesians. The extra material they provide (the Literary Context, Main Idea, Translation (which is more of a clausal outline as the original Greek doesn't appear), Structure, Exegetical Outline, and Theology in Application) plus the brevity of the commenting itself seem to point this set towards those without original language skills.
I think the set would be a good one for serious lay Christians. It gives a bit more than many other such resources (the extra sections above) and doesn't bog down in long discussions of scholarly points of view and various arguments about interpretation, which is often off-putting to those who are not looking for such things.
These volumes would not replace others on most pastor's book shelves, but might supplement them. If you think you have the interest and time to consult them, the price is pretty compelling. Just don't assume that with the word 'exegetical' in the title you will be getting top shelf critical commentaries.
Thank you! Extremely helpful comments! I think the problem is that the term "exegetical" is tossed around too losely now days, to the point that even some ministers don't know what it really means. They think that a commentary that offers the greek text and some fancy outline all of the sudden becomes a technical/exegetical commentary when that's not the case. If we're going to tag a series "exegetical" the way exegetical is understood by some, then NIVAC should be renamed to NIVEC. From what I see so far, this series (ZEC) should be a part of any new convert's library, but shouldn't be a serious full time minister's first "go to"commentary (nor second or third for that matter); unless you're planning on feeding your congration a steady diet of milk and keep them at "the milk level." Thanks for your fair and realistic comment Brother!
Blessings!
DAL
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DAL said:
I think the problem is that the term "exegetical" is tossed around too losely now days, to the point that even some ministers don't know what it really means.
Care to define "exegetical"?
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I can understand if some of the readers here don't like the series for whatever factors.
However certain comments sounded extremely condescending to me, and quite wrong.
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It is like in Accordance: a Bundle (8 vol.) costs only $79.92 ...
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I bought Acts and Galatians, as samples. If I am happy with them, then I can add more if a new sale comes some day
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I'm a lay preacher, but without any formal theological training. I like the ZECNT series, as it is technical enough without getting into a level of detail that loses me. To my mind it is a mix of the best of WBC/Pillar/NAC/NIVAC all wrapped into one.
For those who value such things, Carson rates all of the volumes and particularly highlighted Luke, Acts, Galatians and Colossians in his Best Buys.
The only one that previously disappointed me was the Matthew edition as it seemed rather too condensed compared to other commentaries I had. However, for $9.99 I've bought it again.
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DAL said:
I think the problem is that the term "exegetical" is tossed around too losely now days, to the point that even some ministers don't know what it really means. They think that a commentary that offers the greek text and some fancy outline all of the sudden becomes a technical/exegetical commentary when that's not the case.
Thanks you for showing me what you mean by "exegetical". It does not match the way I use exegetical nor my reading of the dictionary definition but it does explain why I was confused. However, since you believe the words is "tossed around too loosely", the dictionary definition is:
- Merriam Webster: an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
- Dictionary.com: critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.
- Wikipedia: (/ˌɛksəˈdʒiːsəs/; from the Greek ἐξήγησις from ἐξηγεῖσθαι 'to lead out') is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text
Therefore I have always used it to refer to any of the critical methods not specifically linguistic / technical ones. I would not generally used it for application or devotional works ... or works I consider eisegesis.
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Jonathan Ray said:
The ZECNT series distinguishing feature from all other commentaries is its semantic interpretation section, similar to the propositional outlines in Logos.
this observation piqued my interest, thank you.
Jonathan Ray said:After purchasing his Acts commentary and diving into it, I can say that it will be my go-to Acts commentary, superseding Bock and Polhill (and that is saying a lot).
this is the volume I was already most interested in, and again, I appreciate your comment. Plus, I've always loved the name "Schnabel"
Jonathan Ray said:The other selling point to me (besides the top notch authors) is the format.
And this was further expanded on in the other thread mentioned above on the ZECNT. All helpful
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