Smyth & Helwys or Welwyn

John Fidel
John Fidel MVP Posts: 3,418
edited January 16 in Resources Forum

Looking at the Baptist Platinum mainly for these two commentary sets. Please provide me your opinion of these sets if you own them.

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  • Jason Stone (Logos)
    Jason Stone (Logos) Administrator, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 636

    Moved to the RESOURCES forum.

    Sr. Community Manager at Logos.

  • TheChosenOne
    TheChosenOne Member Posts: 5 ✭

    I'm intrigued by the Smyth & Helwys commentary. I'm actually eyeing as well on the baptist platinum set due to the inclusion of that and the welwyn commentaries.

    I couldn't find much information on Smyth & Helwys commentary on the internet. However, Nijay Gupta a commentary writer in his new testament commentary guide mentioned the following about the commentary:

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    My understanding is that welwyn is meant to be more devotional.

    Personally, from this information I gather. Smyth and Helwys looks like a solid mid-level commentary series similar to the New American Commentary series. I am looking to Smyth and Helwys as the commentaries are more up to date. Welwyn will be for my devotional reading.

    That's my thoughts for now.

  • Paul Caneparo
    Paul Caneparo Member Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭

    They're both very different. The Welwyn Bible Commentaries are basically sermons from a reformed perspective. I like them.

  • John Fidel
    John Fidel MVP Posts: 3,418

    Thanks for the imput both of you. I have a few individual volumes of each and really like the layout of the Smyth commentaries. the Welwyn do appear more homiletic or devotional.

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