If you are new to the blog, you may be interested to know that I highly recommend Logos Bible Software for intense Scripture study.
Logos is a seminary library at your fingertips.
If you aren’t familiar with it, watch the video at the bottom of this post. It’s a mind-blower.
I recommend the program to every serious student and teacher of the Bible.
Also, if you click the green banner below and order Logos Bible Software, you can get a special discount.
Logos now has my new book, God’s Favorite Place on Earth, at a discount.
Finally, here are two other valuable resources I recommend for Logos.
The Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (4 volumes) is a valuable resource for understanding the biblical text.
Each commentary volume is written by an evangelical scholar. For example, Ephesians is written by Clinton Arnold (the general editor). Arnold did a great job with this letter.
The commentary divides each part of the letter into the following sections:
Literary Context
Structure
Explanation of the Text
In Depth Discussion
Theology in Application
This format makes the commentary easy to digest.
You don’t have to know Greek to understand this commentary, however, the Greek text is spread throughout the commentary for the benefit of Greek readers.
I found Arnold’s exegesis to be very good. The other commentaries also have excellent scholars.
Liking any commentary, you would benefit by reading the views of others who have studied the biblical text. Note that this isn’t a critical commentary, meaning, it’s not for advanced students of the Bible.
Neither is it a commentary that compares and contrasts different views in-depth. Instead, it’s a good strong evangelical commentary for the average Bible reader.
To order, click the Zondervan NT Commentary.
And also the book, Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction.
This is a great resource to learn about the church fathers, who they were and what their contributions were.
Since the church fathers highly influenced Calvin, Luther, Wesley, etc. it’s important to know something about them and why the Protestant and Catholic faiths have taken their present shape.
To order, click Getting to Know the Church Fathers.
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