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Richard MelickB&H Books / 1991 / HardcoverOur Price$24.995.0 out of 5 stars for Philippians, Colossians & Philemon: New American Commentary [NAC]. View reviews of this product. 4 Reviews
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D. Nelms5 Stars Out Of 5January 22, 2009D. NelmsThis is a breath of fresh air. Great scholarship is given in this commentary, along with an obvious gift of writing, and prayerful insight into the scriptures. It's great to have a commentary series like the NAC... it seems that commentaries like these are difficult to come by these days due to liberalism and biblical criticism that come along with being a "biblical scholar." Highly recommend this volume!
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Dr. C. Cogswell5 Stars Out Of 5April 22, 2000Dr. C. CogswellThis set and this book is the most stimulating commentary that I have read in my pastoral ministry. For a busy pastor it is like doing exegesis with a friend. It addresses the text and not just textual issues and that is a powerful combination.
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Jimmy ReaganLeesville, SCAge: 45-54Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5A Hidden Jewel!July 22, 2017Jimmy ReaganLeesville, SCAge: 45-54Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Richard Melick. Jr. delivered this helpful commentary in the New American Commentary (NAC) series. Its actually a three-for-one deal in the already economical series, this time on two of the more beloved of Pauls epistles as well as his lesser-known personal letter to Philemon. At 375 pages, Melick strikes the perfect balance between helpfulness and succinctness.
Instead of writing one Introduction for all three letters, he writes standalone Introductions before the commentary of all three letters. I was impressed with the depth and quality of each of the Introductions provided here. In each case, he again struck the perfect balance between providing scholarly information and accessible understanding for pastors and teachers.
In his Introduction to Philippians, he first describes the background of the city and its people. Next, in a section entitled the founding of the church, he describes the level of Christianity to be found there. When he looked at authorship, he had little patience for the unfounded attacks on Pauline authorship. He feels the greater question is one of integrity of the text, and in his analysis, he explains the unity of the text. He reaches conservative conclusions on origin and date. In that same conservative vein, he outlines Pauls opponents at Philippi and explains the theological structure of the epistle. His commentary on Philippians itself is thoughtful and well done.
His Introduction to Colossians follows the same pattern. He again reaches conservative conclusions and in section 7, the problem at Colosse, he breaks down the unique features of the book of Colossians. He again ends with the theological structure of the epistle and an outline of the book. He delivers commentary on Colossians at the same high level he did on Philippians.
Finally, he tackles Philemon in 35 pages. I have single exegetical commentary volumes on Philemon in my library, but this is all most will need. Again, he is the model of helpfulness while being compendious. He outlines the Introduction in the same winning way that worked in the other two epistles. As you can imagine, setting the stage and explaining slavery is especially important in this little epistle. The commentary itself is again very fine.
Im surprised this volume isnt more well-known and highly rated, so I guess we could label it a hidden jewel. Pastors, teachers, and Bible students will love this volume and I highly recommend it.
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The Geeky Calvinist5 Stars Out Of 5Truly FantasticAugust 3, 2018The Geeky CalvinistQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5The New American Commentary series is one of the most pastoral commentary series to be purchased anywhere. It does not focus on high scholarly pursuits but on practical exegesis which a pastor can use to craft sermons and application which can be preached to the laymen.
One of the smaller commentaries in the series is the 32nd volume which contains Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. It is written by Richard R. Melick, Jr. and written from a conservative baptist preservative, which makes sense given it is produced by the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, B&H Publishing. While this work is short in stature is still packs a punch.
As with every volume in this series the work uses the New International Version (1984) of scripture. This is important if you are not a fan of the gender neutral 2011 version of the NIV. It should also be noted that when the author disagrees with the translation he shows it with his translation from the Greek.
Furthermore I was not impressed wit the size of the Philemon section of the commentary. It was not that what was said was not correct or that the exegesis or application was not on point, but there was just not must to the commentary. While while relation to its size it makes sense, yet there was a true hope for a fuller commentary. Thankfully both the Philippians and Colossians sections were very full.
These books was provided to me free of charge from B&H Academic Press in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
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