I need someone to recommend me the better or best Exegetical Bible Commentary with spiritual application. Thanks.
Are you looking for a single-volume commentary, or multi-volume? Do you have some knowledge of Greek or Hebrew? What theological/denominational background are you from?The website www.bestcommentaries.com carries some recommendations. Many of the titles listed there, are available in Logos.
Two Logos resources that I find useful are the New International Version Application Commentary series and The Life Application Bible Commentary series.
Very good recommendations so far. I don't know your background, but you mentioned spiritual. The Jimmy Swaggart series with the Expositor's Bible and then individual commentary volumn set. Yes they are offered here in Logos.
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I do have a little original language background. I have the complete series of WBC, NAC, NIVAC, AYB, ICC, EBC .....etc. I understand the words they explain, but I need a bit more spiritual application. Can you recommend some to me? Thanks.
Daniel, I would like a little more help from you in defining "spiritual" as it applies to application, please.
Similar to Watchman Nee, T. Austin-Sparks and John Nelson Darby.
Thanks. Perhaps not quite the same but Matthew Henry's Commentary often has fine spiritual application. Spurgeon's Treasury of David (on the Psalms) is not exegetical, but spiritual. Simeon's Horae Homileticae hasn't appealed to me that much, but it has much thought behind it.
Some people value the writing of the Plymouth Brethren (Darby being one). Ironside and Pink come to mind as available in Logos.
I suppose you already know of these. There isn't a commentary series that I know of in the past nor in Logos that would be a good match to the individual writings of the men you mentioned. If others have ideas, I will be glad to learn of them.
A Logos-available commentary in the spirit of Watchmen Nee or from a 小群 background, I am not aware of.
Mark Smith's recommendations are pretty good. And you seem to have a broad collection already!
Maybe if you share some of the commentaries that you already enjoy, people here can suggest similar works.
Have a look at http://www.logos.com/product/38935/crossway-classic-commentaries-collection and http://www.logos.com/product/2665/boices-expositional-commentaries
New Interpreter's Bible has numerous samples and a more complete sampling is at https://www.evernote.com/pub/danielwilliamfrancis/nibsamples
Thanks for Mark Smith and Lee's suggestions. I got all the collections which you both recommend. I also did a pre-order on NIB which Dan Francis recommended. I do hope Logos can bring in Watchman Nee, Darby, Austin Spark's books for people to enjoy the spiritual application from the Words. Thanks for all the helps from you.
Logos does have John Nelson Darby's works currently in Community Pricing, which means they haven't been released yet, but you can bid on them and get the best possible price. Here and here are a couple of places you can learn more about how Community Pricing works.
Perhaps the works of Charles Henry Mackintosh would also be of interest, since he was an influence on Watchman Nee. This collection of his works (already shipped, too bad you missed the CP pricing) includes one commentary on the Pentateuch. You can buy it as a stand-alone volume, but it's much cheaper if you buy the whole collection. Also William Kelly was another Plymouth Brethren teacher whom Watchman Nee read. Many of his comments on Scripture are available in Logos.
I got all the collections which Rosie suggested. I also did a bid on Darby's collection on 1/11/2012. Thanks for your help.
Found a couple more authors who were influences on Watchman Nee, according to his bio on Wikipedia:
Robert Govett (Logos carries his 2-volume commentary on John as part of a larger collection)
G.H. Pember (was the editor, though not the author, of this commentary on Leviticus)
And I found what is probably the most up your alley: Logos has in pre-pub this entire commentary set by Witness Lee, who worked alongside Watchman Nee:
https://www.logos.com/product/39689/living-stream-ministry-life-study-of-the-bible
Uh... there's a bit of history there, Rosie.
The ministry and theological views of Witness Lee (李常受) later became highly controversial. I wouldn't recommend that set. And I'll leave it at that. [:#]
I also have Robert Govett, G H Pember and LSM life study (pre-order). Thanks for the suggestion.
Uh... there's a bit of history there, Rosie. The ministry and theological views of Witness Lee (李常受) later became highly controversial. I wouldn't recommend that set. And I'll leave it at that.
The ministry and theological views of Witness Lee (李常受) later became highly controversial. I wouldn't recommend that set. And I'll leave it at that.
Yup, I know. I was just responding to what Daniel asked for. I was contemplating saying that they've both been considered, um...outside of recommended theology, shall we say. But I didn't want to start anything. After all, there are a wide variety of theological views among Logos users, and just about everything Logos carries has been considered controversial by some.
Rosie, thanks for your responding and suggestions. I can judge which one is useful for my sermons. I need more information to tell saints in the Church for comparison.
Many of Watchman Nee's books are available for free online in PDF or other format, and they could easily be converted to docx files, and then made into Logos personal books.
I presume there would be no copyright issue given the fact that they are distributed freely for personal use, and are quite old. I can think of no better personal use than as a Logos book.
I might also suggest you check some of the Pentecostal / Charismatic resources available in Logos.
I personally am not a follower of Watchman Nee's teaching, but as a young Christian, his book "The Normal Christian Life" was a blessing to me. I also admire him as a faithful martyr for Christ.
I read and was very impacted by Against the Tide: The Story of Watchman Nee by Angus Kinnear as a young Christian. But I've grown and changed since those days and probably would not feel the same way about it now.
There is a short bio of Nee available on Vyrso: Watchman Nee: Sufferer for China.
There is also a critique of Watchman Nee on Logos: Secrets of Watchman Nee.
Isn't every Biblical "Practical" Principle consider "Spiritual Application"? For example, the beatitudes when you read them and apply them, I think it impacts your spiritual life and normal everyday life. I've read Watchman Nee and I don't find his applications any different than any other application found in any other application commentaries that are out there. After all, the purpose of application commentaries is to help you apply Spiritual/Biblical "Practical" principles in your life.
Anyway, to the OP, I'm sure you already have it so try Holman's NT Commentary. It's got some great applications also. Also, don't just go for commentaries, try topical books on practical topics to help you in your search for "Spiritual Applications" (e.g. Books on the beatitudes, parables of Jesus, devotional readings, etc.).
Blessings!
DAL
DAL, thanks for your guidance. I do have Holman's NT Commentary in my library. They are good, but I need more spiritual inspiration. When I read WATCHMAN NEE, AUSTIN SPARK, JOHN N DARBY, I have such feeling which I did not get much from other books.
