Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Baker
ISBN#: 9780801026067
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Description:
Baker Academic is pleased to announce the availability of the entire
New Testament Commentary Set by William Hendriksen and Simon J. Kistemaker. This award-winning series is now the only available commentary from a Reformed perspective that covers the entire New Testament.
Baker's
New Testament Commentary is composed for the benefit of serious Bible students and pastors who want the insight of quality evangelical scholarship communicated with clarity. Each volume offers fresh translation, repetition of the text before each exegetical unit, verse-by-verse comments and applications, critical notes on the Greek text, and chapter summaries. Extensive bibliographies and indexes of authors, Scripture, and other ancient writings enhance the usefulness of each volume.
Begun by William Hendriksen, Baker's
New Testament Commentary has earned the acclaim and respect of Reformed and evangelical scholars and pastors. Since Hendriksen's death in 1982, the series has been continued by Simon J. Kistemaker. Four of the volumes compiled by Kistemaker earned the Gold Medallian Award (Hebrews, James and 1-3 John, Acts, and 1 Corinthians). The series was completed in 2001 with the publication of Revelation. Now, for the first time, the entire twelve-volume set may be purchased by pastors, church libraries, and serious students of the Bible.
Baker Academic is honored to be celebrating the launch of the
New Testament Commentary (NTC) series this fall. We caught up with Dr. Simon Kistemaker to provide our readers with some background and insight into this series.
BA: The first
NTC volumes were published by Dr. Hendriksen, and you joined the project in 1982. What was the compelling reason for you to get involved?
SK: Dr. William Hendriksen signed his first contract for the
NTC series with Baker Book House in 1952 and when he passed away thirty years later he had completed more than half the set. The editorial committee at Baker asked me to continue authoring the series and eventually complete it. The last volume, Revelation, came off the press in 2001. I have always had a decided interest in doing exegetical work based on current scholarly pursuits, and consequently I wrote the second half of the series.
BA: Please describe the work of Dr. Hendriksen as an exegete.
SK: Dr. Hendriksen showed indefatigable zeal in writing the volumes for the
New Testament Commentary. He was diligent in doing meticulous work by looking at the wording of the text, the historical setting and topographical environment, and the theological message in light of the context. He continued writing his commentary on Romans while suffering the ravages of cancer; yet he was able to bring this volume to completion.
BA: Please describe the distinctives of this series compared to others available on the market.
SK: The NTC series is the only complete set in the English language written from a Reformed perspective. The volumes in the set authored by Drs. Hendriksen and Kistemaker feature the same evangelical objectives, the same helpful format, and the same distinctive emphases. Each individual volume presents a verse by verse analysis, quality scholarship, sound exegesis, a fresh translation, doctrinal considerations, practical notes, and useful applications. The writers have kept in mind the needs of the scholar, the busy pastor, and serious student of the Scriptures. The series is a worthy addition to every church library.
"If you own the New Testament Commentaries
. . . nothing more needs to be said. If you do not own them, you should--that is, if you are a serious student of Scripture."
--The Reformed Review
"The Bible student who posesses [these] commentaries can dispense with many other books."
--J.C. Maris, Reformation Quarterly
"A well-written conservative Reformed commentary."
--David E. Aune, Religious Studies Review
