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Bible Study: New Testament

	This reader's guide will provide you with books on New Testament studies, including Bible study guides, commentaries, surveys and introductions, New Testament theologies. Web resources are included along with comments on the use of the various resources.
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Commentaries

The following are examples of commentaries from series of commentaries that include the New Testament. Each book entry is just an example. For other volumes in the series, follow the series link.

You will want to select a commentary that is appropriate to your particular task, whether that is personal study, preaching, in-depth exegesis, Bible study in the original languages, or devotional reading.

Some categories of commentaries are:

Devotional
Normally I include the word "devotional" in the descriptive paragraph. Devotional commentaries do not focus on history or on linguistic and literary considerations but rather go right to application. The Daily Study Bible series is a good example of a devotional commentary set.
Exegetical
These are designed for more serious Bible study, and concentrate on the background, historical and literary interests. The New International Commentary on the New Testament is a good example.
Critical
Focuses on critical issues, and generally uses the historical critical method to one extent or another. The International Critical Commentary is a good example.
Original Language
I normally add this comment to some other category, but in some cases, the best thing to say is that a commentary is based on the Hebrew text, for example. Under this heading, it is important to note whether knowledge of the original languages is required (Revelation in the ICC, for example) or just helpful (Various volumes of the Anchor Bible series).

You may want to look at one volume of a commentary series before going crazy about buying a number of them. Some series I am very anxious to own or at least to get via interlibrary loan. Others are not so important. With commentaries, let the buyer beware!

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The Daily Study Bible : New Testament Set (17-volume set)

	From Amazon.com: This classic series furnishes a comprehensive commentary and devotional study guide for ministers, teachers, students, or lay persons who want to discover what the New Testament writers said and what their messages mean for today.
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Cbc Supply Parts New Testament 17 Volume Set (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New Testament)

	From Amazon.com: This reissue of Cambridge's classic series of commentaries on the New English Bible conveys some of the best biblical scholarship of its time, with many of its contributors going on to become famous scholars in their field and the church. The commentaries are designed for use in schools and colleges, as well as for the minister and general reader. Each volume comments on one book, or a few short books, of the New Testament and in each the text is given in full. Sections of text and commentary alternate, so that the reader does not have to keep two books open, or turn from one part of the book to the other, or refer to a commentary in small type at the foot of the page. Great care has been taken to see that the commentary is suitable for the student and the general reader: there is no Greek or Hebrew and no strings of biblical reference, making them an accessible and thought provoking read. In addition to the general introductory volume, Understanding the New Testament, there is a volume of maps and plates: New Testament Illustrations.
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