Commentaries approximately on Lk 9:51-19:27 within $21-$41?

I won't be pondering much longer about commentaries on this middle-part of Lk, (maybe just a couple of days). Studies start somewhat soon (end of August) and during the studies (at least during these two semesters in seminary) I won't have time to invest in choosing books.

I looked at which commentaries focus on this part of Lk and didn't find many. Of course there's lots that cover the entire Gospel of Luke.

Is there anyone with an opinion on Darrell L. Bock? - what's unfortunate is that I wont afford the best commentaries at the moment - I really have to save for other things - hopefully I'll be able to save enough to buy the NIB set. I know Bovon in Hermeneia is better than Bock in Baker but I can't afford Bovon for that middle-part of Lk right now (Lk volume 2) - I used to have it (from pre-pub) though until I swapped it for Accordance lexicons. Bock seems like a low-budget option for the middle-part of Lk. Is it important to have an as updated commentary as possible for the middle-part of Lk? Many years from now I will re-purchase Bovon but I think I will need something in the meanwhile.
Two posts with positive opinions on Bock: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/42230/314678.aspx#314678 http://community.logos.com/forums/p/40085/299388.aspx#299388
(I have for example AYBC NT and UBS Handbooks NT in Accordance (as well as the UBS Handbooks Upgrade in Logos).) I don't have that many Lk commentaries, actually, especially not ones that I would have started to use. I think I have summaries and brief devotionals on Lk covered though.

Of course it would have been fascinating to wait for new commentaries that utilize the Green collection manuscript but as I think that'll take quite a while I guess I rather have something meanwhile.

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Glenn Crouch

I do have his IVP Commentary on Luke - both the print version and the logos version https://www.logos.com/product/797/the-ivp-new-testament-commentary-series-luke which is a little bit cheaper than $21

This of course is a "small" commentary, but I've found it useful for brief commentary.

N/A

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/611163#Comment_611163

it would be interesting to read more opinions on Darrell L. Bock's volume on this part of Luke in the Baker set. Neither the rest of Luke in this Baker series nor the rest of the set appeals to me.

Or, if there's any other option I would be glad to hear.

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/611390#Comment_611390

Personally, I love this commentary "Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51-20:26, Jesus' Lawsuit Against Israel." May not be as technical as Bock, but it sure gave me some new insights into the text. And best of all, it's only $14.95!

DAL

Ken McGuire

I looked at which commentaries focus on this part of Lk and didn't find many.

When I took a class on Luke in the mid 1990's, the instructor had us rotate as a class through quite a few commentaries before group discussions. I found that Nolland (in WBC) and Fitzmyer (in Anchor) prepared me best for discussions, even if they were less interesting than many of the others. They simply brought up all he issues for the text. Sometimes I wasn't pleased with their solutions, or lack there of, but with them, I knew what the issues were. That was, of course, a while ago, though.

Is there anyone with an opinion on Darrell L. Bock?

I have it in Logos, but have not used it much - simply because I have not worked that much with Luke. I admit that I am more than a bit wary of products of Dallas Theological Seminary, because they are theologically so different from me, but the reviews I have seen of it in a few places, as well as the few spot checks I have made, suggest it is reliable and informed and more up to date than what I found in school.

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https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/611438#Comment_611438

Is there any preterism in it?:

Personally, I love this commentary "Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51-20:26, Jesus' Lawsuit Against Israel."

DAL

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/611529#Comment_611529

Is there any preterism in it?:
Personally, I love this commentary "Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51-20:26, Jesus' Lawsuit Against Israel."

Yes, it does! 1Thessalonians 5:21 [;)]

DAL