Asbury Bible Commentary

I came across this commentary last week.

Asbury Bible Commentary

Editors - Eugene Carpenter and Wayne McCown

Publisher - Zondervan

ISBN-10: 0310396409

ISBN-13: 978-0310396406

A one volume commentary written in the 1992, this volume is authored by some of the best Wesleyan/Arminian Biblical scholars, including Dennis Kinlaw, Wayne McCown, and Joel B. Green, among others.

Besides offering commentary on the Old and New Testaments, the book includes introductory articles on the following topics:

General Introduction

Nature, Character and Origin of Scripture

The Place and Function of Scripture

The Bible and Truth

The Bible and Theology

The Bible and Literature

Introduction to the Old Testament

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Introduction to the New Testament

The book is copyrighted by Zondervan - which should make it relative easy to get reproduction rights.

Thank you for considering this book for inclusion in the LOGOS Library.

Floyd

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I would purchase it!

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https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/354470#Comment_354470

I have this in another program, it is a very good commentary and while I won't be buying a duplicate I do think it would be a wonderful resource for Logos to do ( I will admit i own Anchor Bible Dictionary in both Logos and Accordance but generally I don't try to duplicate resources).

-Dan

Caleb S.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/354862#Comment_354862

This resource is available through Accordance (as Dan said), but I could not find it by searching for on the Zondervan website, and it is not available from Amazon.com. This commentary does not appear to be available from the publisher anymore. Someone would have to ask Zondervan about the commentary.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/356696#Comment_356696

http://www.olivetree.com/store/product.php?productid=17661 Sells it too, just because it is no longer in print, Zondervan is still holder of the copy-write. And obviously it has a market still since at least two software companies have put it into their respective softwares.

-dan

Jesse Blevins

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/357193#Comment_357193

Is there any interest in this commentary by the community? I am still interested. Any update

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499753#Comment_499753

Is there any interest in this commentary by the community? I am still interested. Any update

I'm interested, depending on the price.

Joseph Turner

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499757#Comment_499757

Is there any interest in this commentary by the community? I am still interested. Any update

I'm interested, depending on the price.

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Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499765#Comment_499765

As I said before it is very much worth owning… Here is a sample, it is often extremely brief but other times has some pure gold in it….

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a. Realities of the kingdom (5:3-12)

The eight statements at the beginning of the sermon are called “beatitudes.” This is an apt designation, for the word comes from the Latin, meaning “blessedness.” The kingdom is primarily characterized by blessedness (i.e., profound joy and self-fulfillment).

Each beatitude contains a statement of blessedness, followed by the reason for this blessedness in terms of the action of God. In other words, Christians experience joy and self-fulfillment as they contemplate what God is now doing and what he will do when he fully establishes his kingdom at the second coming of Christ.

The poor in spirit (5:3) are those who recognize their moral and spiritual poverty before the holy God and hence cast themselves entirely upon his mercy and grace. Such persons are blessed because they experience the rule of God in their own lives now (cf. 4:17; 12:28) and are assured of participating in the future kingdom God will establish at the end of history (cf. 25:31-46).

Those who mourn (5:4) realize the awfulness of their past sins and are deeply sorry for them. They know there is no relief from their grief outside of God. Consequently, they place their hope in God. He forgives their sins, erases their guilt, and assures them of vindication at the Final Judgment (cf. 3:11-12; 26:28).

Jesus continues the theme of dependence on God in the next beatitude, which has to do with the meek (5:5; cf. Ps 37:11). Meekness involves the rejection of all forms of worldly power, such as violence, manipulation, or cunning, to achieve one’s ends. It may seem that those who employ such devices have their way on the earth. But the person who views life from God’s perspective knows that in the end the heavenly Father will give the earth to those who submit humbly to his methods and rule.

The fourth beatitude describes those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, i.e., those who experience a craving for the total elimination of evil and oppression from the earth. These persons promote justice and the liberation of all the exploited. Wesley reflected the spirit of this beatitude when he declared, “There is no holiness without social holiness.” Such persons are blessed because they know that God has committed himself to the ultimate reign of righteousness on the earth.

Jesus declares that the merciful are also blessed (5:7). The gospel of Matthew indicates elsewhere that only those who forgive wrongdoers freely will experience forgiveness and mercy from God at the Last Judgment (6:14; 18:21-35).

The pure in heart are those who are completely undivided in their loyalty toward God and his will (5:8; cf. Ps 24:4). No alloy will prevent them from seeing God, i.e., enjoying intimate fellowship with him, when they come into his presence on the Last Day (cf. 6:22-23).

The reference to the peacemakers involves more than simply avoiding conflict or even attempting to reconcile warring parties (5:9). It stems from the OT understanding of peace (shalom) as comprehensive wholeness and well-being. Those who pursue this kind of peace do all they can to promote the welfare of others (cf. 5:38-48). Since God actively desires wholeness for all persons, he gladly will claim as his own sons those who share in this enterprise.

Jesus recognizes that one who lives according to the principles set forth in 5:3-9 will encounter opposition from those outside the kingdom. He therefore closes the beatitudes with an assurance of blessing for those who are persecuted because of righteousness (vv. 10-12). Such persons should consider themselves fortunate, since (1) hostility from the enemies of God demonstrates to disciples that they are on God’s side and will receive reward from God on the Last Day; and (2) disciples who are persecuted share in the grand fellowship of the prophets, who experienced God’s peace through persecution and finally were vindicated by God.

Asbury Bible Commentary (ed. Eugene E. Carpenter and Wayne McCown; Accordance electronic ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992), n.p.

-Dan

Jesse Blevins

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499769#Comment_499769

Thanks Dan. I would like to see this in Logos.

Daniel Yoder

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499827#Comment_499827

This sounds like an interesting commentary. I would love to have it in Logos.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499827#Comment_499827

I hope you do get…btw it is back in the quoted's store, as most of their previous CD based Zondervan releases have made it into it's online store. I do hope you can get it Logos soon.

-Dan

Floyd Johnson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/499856#Comment_499856

I am still interested. Thanks for suggesting this again.

David Paul

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/500019#Comment_500019

I think they could have won me over if they hadn't described "blessedness" as "self-fulfillment". Completely wacky and new agey. I'm not denying fulfillment, but those who seek self-fulfillment make themselves Tantalus.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/500029#Comment_500029

"self-fulfillment"

Is perhaps a mis representation of the idea since the whole 2 paragraphs describes a fulfilment by God's actions, contemplation of God and Christ's return. God-Fufillment would seem to work better but perhaps the author didn't feel comfortable coining a word. But Tantalus had no fulfilment. Grapes always just out of reach and water that never would enter his mouth. Most certainly always just about there.. but never being satisfied let alone self satisfied. Much better to be content knowing God is enough, even when the crops fail and the cattle stalls are empty as Habakuk says.

-Dan

KJ Niblett

I just came across a great reference to this commentary in a paper-book I was using today.

Sadly no logos edition - I would have enjoyed adding it into my library.