Blackwell Bible Commentaries (Wiley-Blackwell)
A friend is reviewing the most recently published of these volumes, so this series just came to my attention. It seems quite unique, and would be a good thing to have in Logos.
"The Blackwell Bible Commentaries offer a genuinely new approach in their emphasis on the way the Bible has been used and interpreted through the ages, from the church fathers through to current popular culture, and in spheres as diverse as art and politics, hymns, and official church statements. These are the first commentaries to place an emphasis on the Bible in literature, music, and art; the Bible in history and politics; and the Bible in theology and religion.
The volumes explore the fascinating reception history of the Bible, since what people believe a sacred text like the Bible means is often as interesting and historically important - theologically, politically, morally, and aesthetically - as what it originally meant.
This outstanding series will be appreciated by students, their teachers, and by anyone who wishes to understand how the Bible has been interpreted down the ages, and is still used in contemporary culture. Further information about the series is available from the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at www.bbibcomm.net."
- James Through the Centuries by David Gowler (December 2013)
- Lamentations Through the Centuries by Paul M. Joyce, Diana Lipton (April 2013)
- Galatians Through the Centuries by John Riches (January 2013)
- Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume One by Susan Gillingham (April 2012)
- Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi by Richard Coggins, Jin H. Han (August 2011)
- 1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries by Anthony C. Thiselton (December 2010)
- The Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries by Jay Twomey (December 2008)
- Esther Through the Centuries by Jo Carruthers (January 2008)
- Ecclesiastes Through the Centuries by Eric S. Christianson (January 2007)
- Exodus Through the Centuries by Scott M. Langston (December 2005)
- Judges Through the Centuries by David M. Gunn (January 2005)
- John Through the Centuries by Mark Edwards (January 2004)
- Revelation: The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ by Judith Kovacs, Christopher Rowland (January 2004)
The series is ongoing...
Most of those that have been published already are available in Kindle.
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This looks very interesting ... perhaps too interesting to wait for Logos
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I've just had a quick look "inside" the volume on John at Amazon and it does look very interesting indeed.[Y]
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I purchased John and find it very interesting - but I need my Logos links to track from the brief summary of a patristic comment to its actual statement and context[:'(]
Okay, Coleridge, Swedenborg, Hutcheson, Lindars are not patristic. The book really shows the need for the Classic Commentaries that Logos sells - but may also show that they are not quite broadly "classic" enough. But if you think of a exegetical summary that reads well and goes far beyond any theological boundary you'll get a sense of the series, it's value and why it should be in Logos.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Okay - concrete facts on the Logos classics and those used in Blackwell
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks, MJ. How's the distribution between patristic, medieval, reformation and more modern?
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for fgh I am not updating posts: typical list of commentators referred to in Blackwell ... from John 8:56-59 Pope Gregory, Chrysostom, Luther, Hoskyns, Ignatius, Lancelot Andrewes, Grelot, Calvin, Irenaeus, Kokkinos, Schnackenburg, Brown, Erasmus, Hutcheson, Theophylact, Bammel, Bultmann, Ball, Aquinas, Bengel, Natalis Alexander, Grotius, Daube, Noyes
This is a series that would sell related works quite effectively.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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fgh the sample above is typical although it varies by passage. The Medieval is a bit weaker than I would like but in terms of research for the book I can see why. When there are more reception history resources to build off, I would expect this to be corrected in the field not in this resource.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks again!
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These commentaries would still be valuable.
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I am still really interested in this series. More volumes have come out since I posted the above 7 years ago.
- The Acts of the Apostles Through the Centuries by Heidi J. Hornik (October 2016)
- Chronicles Through the Centuries by Blaire A. French (November 2016)
- Isaiah Through the Centuries by John F.A. Sawyer (December 2017)
- Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 2 by Susan Gillingham (February 2018)
- Matthew Through the Centuries by Ian Boxall (November 2018)
- 1, 2 Peter and Jude Through the Centuries by Rebecca Skaggs (April 2020)
- Jeremiah Through the Centuries by Mary Chilton Callaway (April 2020)
- Esther Through the Centuries by Jo Carruthers (September 2020)
I've added a suggestion on Feedbear for it. Please go vote if you're interested.
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It's the only commentary set I don't have that interests me at this point. I've got my vote in.
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Ooh! They are here in pre-pub, most of them!
Exodus through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Chronicles through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Esther through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Ecclesiastes through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Isaiah through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Lamentations through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Jonah through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Matthew through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
John through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
The Acts of the Apostles through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Galatians through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
James through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
The Pastoral Epistles through the Centuries (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Revelation: The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ (Blackwell Bible Commentaries | BBC)
Still missing:
- Judges Through the Centuries by David M. Gunn (January 2005)
- Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume One by Susan Gillingham (April 2012)
- Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 2 by Susan Gillingham (February 2018)
- Jeremiah Through the Centuries by Mary Chilton Callaway (April 2020)
- 1, 2 Peter and Jude Through the Centuries by Rebecca Skaggs (April 2020)
Faithlife, don't tease us this way! Please make the whole collection available as a bundle (with some discount off buying each volume separately) as soon as possible!
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I suspect you haven't found all the volumes as FL is just in the process of making them visible.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
I suspect you haven't found all the volumes as FL is just in the process of making them visible.
Amazing! They're all there, and a bundle too.
https://www.logos.com/product/230515/wiley-blackwell-bible-commentaries-wbbc-old-and-new-testament
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Nice! Thanks for sharing!
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I hope they are included in a base package because they’re a little pricey.
DAL
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DAL said:
I hope they are included in a base package because they’re a little pricey.
Likewise. We'll find out on Monday...
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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SineNomine said:DAL said:
I hope they are included in a base package because they’re a little pricey.
Likewise. We'll find out on Monday...
They are included! I got them for $38 bucks! Unfortunately, they are still under development along with other resources I purchased ☹️
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DAL said:
They are included! I got them for $38 bucks!
Not so cheap for me, so unless someone decides to gift me Logos 10 Gold or something, nothing doing.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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SineNomine said:
I just got your username... cinnamon. This whole time I thought it had something to do with Sin + Nomianism... I feel dumb, but also a little accomplished.
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Has there been any announcements or speculation as to when this commentary series would be released? It's about the only thing I want in Gold, and it'll be $100ish for me (will come with a couple other goodies as well though), but when I went to pull the trigger I noticed that all the books have the dreaded asterisks next to their names, and pulled back. Have these been in the talk for Logos since 2015 (I believe that's when this thread started), or have they only been in the talks since the thread was revived? Any hopes they'll be around for the 31st like the LSB?
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IIRC there was no warning until they popped up in the L10 packages.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
IIRC there was no warning until they popped up in the L10 packages.
That seems like as good as sign as any! I'm excited!
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Frank Hodges said:SineNomine said:
I just got your username... cinnamon. This whole time I thought it had something to do with Sin + Nomianism... I feel dumb, but also a little accomplished.
Or :
Sine nomine is a Latin expression, meaning "without a name". It is most commonly used in the contexts of publishing and bibliographical listings such as library catalogs, to signify that the publisher of a listed work is unknown, or not printed or specified on the work. WikipediaPastor, North Park Baptist Church
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I always assumed it was Latin, but the cinnamon guess is interesting.
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David Paul said:
I always assumed it was Latin, but the cinnamon guess is interesting.
Correct assumption, but I also found the "cinnamon" guess interesting.
“The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.” St. Peter of Alcántara
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DAL said:SineNomine said:DAL said:
I hope they are included in a base package because they’re a little pricey.
Likewise. We'll find out on Monday...
They are included! I got them for $38 bucks! Unfortunately, they are still under development along with other resources I purchased ☹️
Old Thread Resurrected!
I'm trying to remember what base package these used to be in as they don't show to be in any now that I own. They must have removed these from a base package at some point.
EDIT: I'm losing my marbles but it seems it was L10 but since they don't sell the legacy libraries I don't see it in the included in collections area
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I don't know what happened to my last comment.
In essence it said:
Matillo, I think we just had the same exact thought. I went to check the WBBC product page after I was prompted by MJs last post, and saw that the * was missing from all the volumes now. I checked my Library and they're all there. I never recall getting an update on any of them though. I remember I had a few (after I bought, what I'm assuming was an L10 package), and now I have them all. I wonder if they snuck into my library.
It's odd that right after this thought I saw this post though.0
