Tyndale Commentaries are on the sale at 17% off. Are these worth getting?
The Tyndale set has some well-recognized scholars and is generally a good, conservative (high view of scripture) set of commentaries, though a few volumes are a bit sparse in places. These aren't primarily scholarly, but more expositional/intermediate in level (but there's good scholarship to be found...just not extensive good scholarship). I bought a print set over 20 years ago and used it quite a bit in my own study. Unless I'm confused with another set, Tyndale has replaced a few of the older volumes with new editions, and as far as I know will continue to do so in the next few years.
I prefer a couple of the more contemporary sets since I have the print set of Tyndale, but if you don't have a good set of commentaries (which is where Logos shines the brightest in terms of resources because of the verse-by-verse capabilities), for the price, it's a good set. (My opinion.)
I can't tell you about the price, only that this was among the first commentary sets I bought - it features a generally conservative but not fundamentalist treatment, some of the volumes are highly praised (I've John Stott's Lettes of John in paper), it covers the whole bible. It's not overy technical, but I wouldn't consider it leightweight either.
it is a solid set of commentaries.
I'd happily recommend this set!...The price is okay. I don't know if you'll find it cheaper on Logos...I hope that helps.
Cheers, Marcus
It's a set of varying quality. I had it in print and gave it good use and have been very happy with my digital purpose. It is designed as an accessible commentary for non-scholars. Therefore it tries to focus on the text and stay away from intramural debates for the most part, a feature which I find refreshing and helpful when I'm studying a text. Many of he volumes are best-of quality and many are mediocre.
Worth getting? Yes as others have stated a reliable expository set.
Good price? Reasonable, you could hang out in the hope of getting a better deal, but what for ? to save another $10, $20? That $10 or $20 would be the cost of having use of this set now as appossed to not being able to use it for the next 6 months, 12 months or x moths while you wait in hope of a better deal. And if the focus is on getting a better deal instead of being able to use the set, then you have to ask do you need the set at all? Of course if its not in your budget now that's a different issue and valid reason for holding off and waiting till a future date.
edit: it was around $150 on prepub hence I would not expect to save much more, and thus to hang out for much more of a saving, you could be waiting quite a while.
for more comments on the set see:
http://bestcommentaries.com/series/tyndale-new-testament-commentaries-tntc/
http://bestcommentaries.com/series/tyndale-old-testament-commentary-totc/
Price is still about $40 too high to be truly competitive - many individual volumes rated quite highly on Best Commentaries.com - at less than $4 per volume affordable as far as commentary sets go - many quite significant authors who have more detailled and extensive commentaries in other commentary series.
"Worth it" is very dependent on what other commentary sets you already have - if you have a couple of the major more expensive series (where the same authors elaborate a lot more on their Comments and ideas, then probably not worth adding these as well.
This isn't the best price available. Another online retailer has the Libronix CDs of this series for $145. I don't think I'm allowed to supply a link on Logos.com so a google search for:
"Tyndale Commentaries CD-ROM" $145
should do the trick. Once you get it, call Logos with the serial number, they'll activate the lisence and it will start downloading.
This set does NOT appear on iOS devices, so maybe not web or Android either!!!
1 Why not?
2 Why does the web site not advise of this critical fact?
Hi JimT
Strange - if we are talking about the same set they became available over two years ago
Mobile icons disappeared from the website during the L5 upgrade rollout and Logos are working on getting it back. Phil posted a temporary workround at http://community.logos.com/forums/p/58508/419565.aspx#419565
Using that workround seems to indicate they should be available.
What are you seeing?
Graham
Graham,
Yes OK, they show up by specific author search, but no combinations of tyndale finds them. Also "publisher:ivp" works sometimes - but I think I'm having Internet issues so the searchs sometimes work then fails a moment later. Grrrrr...
I hope the Mobile Icons can be returned to the web site soon.
Thanks for the feedback.
Absolutely - it would be very helpful
You are welcome.
Incidentally, earlier today Mick posted some very useful screenshots regarding checking for mobile-enablement at http://community.logos.com/forums/p/62192/441085.aspx#441085
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