New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition
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New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition   -     Edited By: Gordon J. Wenham, J.A. Motyer, D.A. Carson, R.T. France

New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition

InterVarsity Press / 1994 / Hardcover

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Product Description

For 40 years, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of its kind. Now in this completely revised fourth edition (including over 80% new and updated material), the best one-volume commentary is now even better.

This readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries---one on each book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines and discussions of recent developments in biblical scholarship, along with numerous maps, diagrams, and tables. In addition, seven new introductory articles have been added which overview biblical history and types of biblical literature:

  • Approaching the Bible (D.A. Carson)
  • Biblical History (Gordon McConville)
  • The Pentateuch (Gordon Wenham)
  • Poetry in the Bible (Philip Jensen)
  • Apocrypha and Apocalyptic (Roger Beckwith)
  • Reading the Gospels (R.T. France)
  • Reading the Epistles (D.A. Carson)
Contributors include: T. Desmond Alexander, George R. Beasley-Murray, D.A. Carson, Richard T. France, Donald Guthrie, Gordon P. Hugenberger, Philip A. Jensen, J.A. Motyer, Moisés Silva, Douglas Stuart, Gordon J. Wenham, and others. Overview of the New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition:
  • Theologically moderate/conservative
  • Non-technical (no knowledge of Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic needed)
  • For laypeople and teachers
  • Uses the New International Version (NIV) Bible as its English base

Product Information

Title: New Bible Commentary, 21st Century Edition
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 1455
Vendor: InterVarsity Press
Publication Date: 1994
Dimensions: 9.50 X 6.25 X 2.50 (inches)
Weight: 5 pounds 7 ounces
ISBN: 0830814426
ISBN-13: 9780830814428
Stock No: WW1442

Publisher's Description

  • Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year

For 40 years, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of its kind. Now in this up-to-date fourth edition, the New Bible Commentary is positioned to maintain its standing as the leading one-volume commentary on the whole Bible well into the 21st century.

This readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries—one on each book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines, and discussions of recent developments in biblical scholarship. In addition seven articles overview biblical history and types of biblical literature, including the Pentateuch, poetry, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Apocrypha, and other apocalyptic writings.

Reliable for a new generation of readers, the New Bible Commentary will be a powerful aid for all who want to understand the foundational book of the Christian faith.

Author Bio

J. Alec Motyer (1924–2016) was a renowned Old Testament pastor and scholar. With extensive experience in parish ministry, he was principal of Trinity College in Bristol, England, and was well known as a Bible expositor. His books include The Prophecy of Isaiah, and he was the Old Testament editor of The Bible Speaks Today commentary series.


R. T. France has taught at London Bible College and was principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1989 to 1995. He has also been the rector of seven Anglican parishes. He is the author of Matthew in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series, The Evidence for Jesus, Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher, two volumes of Mark in both the Doubleday Bible Commentary and the New International Greek Testament Commentary, and Women in the Church's Ministry: A Test Case for Biblical Hermeneutics.


D. A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.


Gordon J. Wenham is lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He was formerly professor of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire. He is a recognized expert on the Pentateuch and has written commentaries on Genesis, Leviticus and Numbers in addition to numerous studies in the Old Testament.

Editorial Reviews

"For many years I recommended the old New Bible Commentary as the best of its kind on the market. I expect to find myself saying the same of this new work that replaces it." -- J. I. Packer, author of Knowing God

"The 21st century edition of the New Bible Commentary will prove as valuable to the rising generations as its predecessors did to those of us who are older." -- D. Stuart Briscoe, author and pastor

"IVP is to be congratulated on producing this new edition of the New Bible Commentary. I warmly commend it to all those wanting to understand the Bible in greater depth." -- George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury

"An excellent study guide for anyone who wants to take Scripture seriously. The New Bible Commentary allows its users to read Scripture in some of the best company currently available. A book which will seriously enrich its readers' faith and understanding." -- Alister E. McGrath, King's College, London

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