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I would have posted this in the other thread, but that
thread has moved on to other subjects, and I wanted people to get the end
result. I know that I said that I was
going to pass on the deal, but I couldn’t stand it. Why?
1.
1. It is unlikely that I will ever find another
deal like this one for this set, and I would likely have bought individual
copies later on in paper. If I buy 12
volumes, then I will have paid the $600 for what I could now buy all currently available
volumes. I can also sell my Enoch volume
1 for $50.00, which will also help.
2.
2. I don’t have a commentary set that presents a
liberal point of view to this extent, and I like how liberal scholarship takes
more time on textual issues, including literary typing and comparative
literature. This will also give me a
viewpoint that will make me think more than with those I already agree.
3.
3. I have 30 days from today to return the set,
which is more time than I have to decide to buy the set (this was pointed out
by a salesman).
4.
4. Most importantly, I like to take into account the
opinions of people whom I respect, which is why I asked here first. My favorite Bible scholar is Ben Witherington
III, so I decided to open at random two of his commentaries (Romans and Acts),
to see if he interacted with the authors (not just the commentaries themselves)
of the respective Hermeneia volumes. In
both cases, his bibliography lists these commentaries, in addition to other
articles and monographs by the two authors.
If Ben Witherington finds them worth interacting with, then I feel like
they have strong academic credentials (this doesn’t mean that I, or BW3 for
that matter, will agree with them).
