Best one volume commentary
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.
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Kolen Cheung said:
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.
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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] [;)]
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Good reminder. I will wait until I saw the list.
Thanks.
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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.
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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.)0 -
David Gullick said:
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.
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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?
Thanks.
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It's 2 volumes: IVP Bible Background Commentary - one for OT, one for NT.
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Pam Larson said:
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?
Thanks.
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IVP Bible Background Commentary
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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
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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.
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Kolen Cheung said:
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.
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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
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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
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DAL said:
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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Eerdman's Commentary on the Bible, Dunn, Rogerson, 2003 is still the best one volume I know of.... https://www.logos.com/product/36612/eerdmans-commentary-collection#001
And it is tucked away in this commentary collection at the moment though, hope it gets under contract soon.
-Dan
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Kolen Cheung said:David Gullick said:
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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Charles
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DAL said:
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
Why would Logos release this on Vyrso? I'm confused on this move - it is a Bible study resource.
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Josh said:
Why would Logos release this on Vyrso?
Because contract negotiations between Moody and Logos were unsuccessful at continuing Moody products in Logos; however, they appear to have reached an agreement on Vyrso.
No one has mentioned the excellent New Jerome Commentary or the New International Commentary[8-|]
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Dan Francis said:
Eerdman's Commentary on the Bible, Dunn, Rogerson, 2003 is still the best one volume I know of.... https://www.logos.com/product/36612/eerdmans-commentary-collection#001
And it is tucked away in this commentary collection at the moment though, hope it gets under contract soon.
-Dan
Ditto to what Dan said.
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Kolen Cheung said:
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.
Addressing your question a different way, several of the one-volume commentaries recommended here are very decent, and are complete enough for the layperson or even ministry worker.
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MJ. Smith said:
No one has mentioned the excellent New Jerome Commentary or the New International Commentary
The NJBC is good (I am just happy I own the old JBC) and I would love to have the NIC, and the NIC is a real mystery to me as why we don't have it since it is a Liturgical Press Publication, but then again we don;t have the New Collegeville Commentary either.
-Dan
PS: I had been limiting myself to items available or nearly available in the Logos World, I think the Oxford Bible Commentary is as Good as NJBC, but Logos no longer has it (not that it ever did distribute it, just provide unlocking of disk purchased elsewhere). I was lucky enough to get a CD with my Hardback, so when I became a Logos user not easily but not too difficult either I purchased the unlock (the person had argued with me it was not a Logos product, and then said unlocking is fine but we have no disks to mail you, once I stated again I had a disk, while then I can help you).
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MJ, I missed your truly 'mean' comment concerning the New Jerome. You very much KNEW that only long time Logosians could possibly have it. And that many less-blessed Logosians are forced to simply dream of it. I don't think one could validly pray for it.
I don't know how Collegeville compares to New Jerome. I think one of the early Collegeville CDs had New Jerome on it. But it's really hard to track down. The later CDs stuck with Collegeville.
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Kolen Cheung said:
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.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary is two volumes in printed form, just fyi. I too like New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition.
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Randy
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Denise said:
I don't know how Collegeville compares to New Jerome.
Aimed at a different market and clearly inferior.
Denise said:You very much KNEW that only long time Logosians could possibly have it.
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MJ. Smith said:Denise said:
I don't know how Collegeville compares to New Jerome.
Aimed at a different market and clearly inferior.
I would over all agree on that assessment but Collegville has bright spots in it. And Denise Logos has never to the best of my knowledge had The New Jerome Biblical Commentary but yes the Old Catholic collection and Scholars collection of 2.0 Logos did have the Jerome Biblical Commentary. It took me over 5 years to track down a copy of the Catholic collection. I am so glad I have it, because the JBC is a great resource. And the version we have must be a mild revision, because this was released in 1968, but it mentions dates as late as1979 (doing a search in the book for 197*, but absolutely no date references for 198*). The 1989 NJBC is a good update, and most definitely superior and if Logos can ever get it I will most certainly buy it.
-Dan
PS: The 1968 update of the Logos released Catholic Commentary on Holy Scriptures would well be worth having too. Nelson published it up until at least 1984, which is the printing date on my copy.
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I have many study Bibles, and none is as complete as the New Bible Commentary. I find it to be my best one volume commentary.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary is very good, too, but it is not really one volume. And even if it was, the New Bible Commentary is more balanced and just better in my opinion.
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Dan Francis said:MJ. Smith said:Denise said:
I don't know how Collegeville compares to New Jerome.
Aimed at a different market and clearly inferior.
I would over all agree on that assessment but Collegville has bright spots in it. And Denise Logos has never to the best of my knowledge had The New Jerome Biblical Commentary but yes the Old Catholic collection and Scholars collection of 2.0 Logos did have the Jerome Biblical Commentary. It took me over 5 years to track down a copy of the Catholic collection. I am so glad I have it, because the JBC is a great resource. And the version we have must be a mild revision, because this was released in 1968, but it mentions dates as late as1979 (doing a search in the book for 197*, but absolutely no date references for 198*). The 1989 NJBC is a good update, and most definitely superior and if Logos can ever get it I will most certainly buy it.
-Dan
PS: The 1968 update of the Logos released Catholic Commentary on Holy Scriptures would well be worth having too. Nelson published it up until at least 1984, which is the printing date on my copy.
I too have the old Jerome Biblical Commentary, and have had it since the old CDWORD program that was bought out by Logos in ancient times. It is good, and I use it from time to time. But as you note, it is no longer available.
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