New American Commentary series - would you recommend?

Richard Lyall said:

I'm after your insights about the quality of these commentaries, and their readability etc, not so much their theological slant.

How is NAC as a series? Overall quality? Outstanding volumes? Weaker volumes?

This is part of a decision to upgrade to Logos 4 Gold or whether to just cherry pick the best ones.

Some of the better volumes include:

• Genesis by Ken Mathews
• Judges, Ruth by Daniel Block
• Hosea, Joel by Duane Garrett
• Luke by Robert Stein
• Acts by John Polhill
• Galatians by Timothy George
• 2 Corinthians by David Garland
• 1,2 Peter, Jude by Tom Schreiner 

I'm sure there are other fine volumes but these are some of the ones I would label outstanding.

Carson says:

"The Broadman Bible Commentary is a product of scholars related to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The series is compact, expository, not technical, not particularly insightful, frequently bland, and sometimes speculative. The reformation in the ranks of the SBC during the last two decades has dictated that an alternative and more conservative series, The New American Commentary, be produced by the same press. Quite a few volumes have now appeared. Its authors have been drawn from Baptist ranks both within and outside the SBC. The early volumes are generally competent enough, pitched at a middle level."

He rates Matthew ("not to be missed"), Luke ("good value"), 2 Corinthians ("one of the best in the series"), Galatians ("sui generis, far richer than most substantial commentaries")

Mark, Acts, Romans, Philippians are "workmanlike", John and the Pastorals are "bland", James is "singularly poor [at exegesis]".

Greg Corbin said:

I have used the NAC regularly since the first volume came out. I largely agree with Russ Quinn regarding the strongest volumes - although I would personally add Matthew as well.  I have found them overall very much worthwhile, although not the most outstanding in any area.  Other commentaries are more technical and have more original language information. Other commentaries make more practical application. Other commentaries offer more background information, etc.  However, the NAC does a solid job in each of these areas - just not the best job.  They are very readable. 

Really just an oversight on my part not to include Blomberg's volume on Matthew. Sorry about that.

I've stuck with Logos Silver as it includes the NAC and I didn't see any key resources I wanted in Gold. I have added the PNTC, BECNT, NICOT/NICNT and a couple of individual volumes to fill the gaps so that I have a great commentary on every book of the bible...

I find NAC covers most of the key issues really well as a general rule