By R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
Andrew T. Lincoln has produced The Gospel According to Saint John for the “Black’s New Testament Commentary” series (Continuum/Hendrickson). Mark Reasoner of Bethel University in Minnesota has written an excellent resource titled Romans in Full Circle: A History of Interpretation (Westminster John Knox Press). Geoffrey B. Wilson, a British pastor, has released a useful two-volume commentary on the entire New Testament. New Testament Commentaries (Banner of Truth) represent solid exposition combined with deep theological insight. Preachers will also welcome Let’s Study Luke by Douglas J. W. Milne and Let’s Study Ephesians by Sinclair B. Ferguson (Banner of Truth). Both volumes provide an accessible, though not simplistic, review of these respective books.
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Kevin J. Vanhoozer has edited a tremendous resource for preachers in Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (Baker Academic/SPCK). This work brings together some of the most well-known theologians and biblical scholars and features articles on some of the most important issues, events, movements, and traditions in the theological exposition of Scripture. Michael Harbin, Chair of Biblical Studies at Taylor University in Indiana, has completed The Promise and the Blessing (Zondervan), a survey of the entire Bible. Intended for classroom use, this book offers a rare approach — combining both testaments in one survey.
John MacArthur also offers a comprehensive study of the entire Bible in The MacArthur Bible Commentary (Thomas Nelson Publishers). MacArthur provides a panoramic view of the Bible, but also deals with the actual structure andmeaning of the biblical text. Preachers will find this volume to be most helpful as a resource and guide.
Other books released over the past year include Women in the Church by Andreas J. Kostenberger and Thomas R. Schreiner (Baker Academic), Paul by N. T. Wright (Fortress Press), Paul: Pioneer for Israel’s Messiah by Jakob Van Bruggen (P & R Publishing), Look to the Rock: An Old Testament Background to Our Understanding of Christ by Alec Motyer (Kregel), Seeking the Face of God: Nine Reflections on the Psalms by Martyn Lloyd-Jones (Crossway),The Cross and the Prodigal by Kenneth E. Bailey (InterVarsity Press), How to Read Genesis by Tremper Longman III (InterVarsity Press), Renewed by the Word: The Bible and Christian Revival Since the Reformation by J. N. Morris (Hendrickson), Ryken’s Bible Handbook by Leland Ryken, Philip Ryken, and James Wilhoit (Tyndale), Old Testament Times by R. K. Harrison (Baker Books), Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor P. Hamilton (Baker Academic), and Translating Truth by Wayne Grudem, Leland Ryken, C. John Collins, Vern S. Poythress and Bruce Winter (Crossway).