I really like J. C. Ryle. What commentator--old or new, living or dead--is similar to him?
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I like Ryle a lot also. One reason I like him is that he sounds "modern" to me and is easier to read. He's unlike any of his contemporaries that I've read.
As for a modern commentator that sounds like him--hmm, Dale Ralph Davis comes to mind.
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