Commentary News - Word and Spirit

Eerdmans have recently announced their fall catalog. They publish a huge number of commentary series (including the excellent Pillar, New International, New Greek Testament, and Tyndale series) as well as many individual volumes, so I am always eager to find out what’s coming next from them.

5 new commentaries are on their way, although the only one that grabs my attention is the new NIGTC Matthew by Nolland, which is a generously sized 1600 pages and promises to bring “new evidence for an early date of composition”. There are also the first two volumes in a new series “The Two Horizons New Testament Commentary” which interestingly “.seeks. to bridge the chasm between academic biblical studies and systematic theology, .offering. section-by-section exegesis in conversation with theological concerns.”

IVP are still steadily heading towards completing their “Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture” with a few more releases due over the next few months (Mark, Hebrews, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel). They are also advertising a new Revelation commentary on the Greek Text by Stephen Smalley.

Sven 10 June 2005

I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Smalley last year when he gave a series of lectures on Revelation in preparation for the publication of this commentary...I think some evangelicals won't like what he has to say, but if the book is half as good as the lectures it will be a worthwile purchase. He opts for what he calls a 'soft universalism' as regards the final destiny of humanity and seemed a bit vague on the issue of the physicality of the resurrection body but should be a great read.

Jeremy Pierce 21 June 2005

I thought Mark was the first Ancient Christian Commentary volume. Is this a revision?

Mark Heath 22 June 2005

Yes its approaching its second edition already (http://ivpress.gospelcom.net/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=1418). I also noticed on Amazon that some of the revised EBC volumes are also imminent.