• This is a fairly terrible commentary. It is very well written (as in, easy to read), but it lacks substance. It's also sprinkled with misinformation that lacks references. For example, the section on Gal 3:13-14 says: "the Jews customarily executed people by stoning, probably to avoid the special curse that rested, under the Law, upon those who were hanged." The author is referring to Deut 21:22, but has misread the text. Those verses speak of someone who is put to death and then hung on a tree. This seems to mostly be an opinion piece rather than a scholarly commentary. Rather than exegete the text, the author spouts doctrine that he fails to connect to the text. He rails against the Law for extended sections. I believe the author has missed the point of the Law. He says: "Paul now explains the purpose of God’s law. It has two chief functions: first, to probe the soul for sin, and second, to prepare the soul for salvation." But salvation is not the goal; it is the means to the goal. The goal is God dwelling with His people, and the people fellowshipping with God. The Law did that by means of the tabernacle, although the law was limited because of the flesh (Romans 8:3). I recommend avoiding this commentary.
    1. This is a truly excellent commentary. Of the EGGNT commentaries I have used (I own all 14), this is by far the best. Not only does this provide a detailed examination of the Greek text, it also provides a very detailed look at some of the rare vocabulary found in Philippians. Only a small percentage of words are covered in depth but the words that are covered include information I haven't found in other lexicons (including BDAG, EGNT, LSJ, TDNT, and Danker's Concise). It also includes exegetical commentary not normally found in other textual commentaries.
      1. This book looks at Luke and Acts from a dispensational perspective. Not only does it fail to connect the richness of the New Covenant with that of the Old Covenant, it actually draws dividing lines of separation between the two (The "church" is sharply divided from "Israel.") If you want to read a dispensational view of the New Covenant, this might be a good book for you.
        1. This is an excellent and thorough analysis of the critical Greek text. It is incredibly helpful.
          1. This commentary on Luke lacks the robust coverage of the text found in the EGGNT volume on Ephesians. I'm not sure if that is due to a desire to reduce the overall page count or some other reason. The commentary that is here is good; It just leaves me looking for more.
            1. This book is in my mobile app, even though I don't own it. It does not show up in my desktop library. Information from this book was somehow presented to me during a mobile app search. Under Ephesians 4, opinions were presented as fact. I suppose that's fine for someone to do in a book, but Logos presented this information to me as fact. (I believe I came across it during a Factbook search.) I am currently trying to figure out how to remove this "free" book from my mobile library.
              1. There are some books that are free to use in the mobile app while you are online, this is one of them. I am sorry, but there is not a way to remove these books.