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  1. Steve Niccolls
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    May 28, 2008
    Steve Niccolls
    Like all of the NIV Application series commentaries this one is excellent. Its format of looking at original meaning, bridging context and application makes it easy to fully understand the text.
  2. charlie
    DM, Iowa
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    this book so far has surpassed our expectations.
    August 31, 2011
    charlie
    DM, Iowa
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    The author has made the characters come alive to our 8 members of women's Bible Study. We particularly like the "bridging feature" in each chapter.
  3. The Geeky Calvinist
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    A Needed Commentary
    June 21, 2018
    The Geeky Calvinist
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    One of the sections of books to preach through is the minor prophets. For many these books run contrary to that of our own current cultural trends. It is therefore extremely helpful that Zondervan Publications has put out a commentary on the Books of Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah in the NIV application Commentary series. This commentary is well-known and respected in both popular and scholarly circles. For the NIV application Commentary series truly helps the exegete understand the original context of the text as well as its contemporary significance.

    This commentary is written by James Bruckner who is an competent Old Testament Scholar. With regard to the introductory section to both of the books inside this work I found the introductory section on the Jonah comparable to most mid-level commentaries diving into both composition purpose as well as a few biblical theological components. On the other hand the introduction to the Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah sections were a little more than a few pages and did not die deeply into authorship or structure.

    In dealing with the commentary proper in all of the sections, the textual commentary is written in pericope sections rather than dealing with a verse by verse exegetical study. This is the form at which the NIV application study commentary, is exclusivity written init was therefore not a surprise, but it is something that a reader should expect. This does not negate in any way this commentaries usefulness rather it enhances a preachers focus on seeing the forest through the trees. I therefore recommend this commentary wholeheartedly as a useful tool to both the preacher, teacher, uneducated laymen, and Sunday school teacher. I do suggest though that this commentary be paired with a more solid one that deals exegetically with each verse.

    These books was provided to me free of charge from Zondervan Press in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
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