Here are some great commentaries you may want to pick up to read this summer.
Francis I. Andersen -- Job (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, 1976).
For those seeking a more introductory level commentary on the book of Job, Francis Anderson's commentary is the best place to start. Anderson is a renowned scholar, and the commentary reflects his learning without becoming overly technical. Virtually any reader should be able to pick up this volume and work their way through it with little difficulty. A very helpful introductory commentary.
Elmer Smick -- "Job" in The Expositor's Bible Commentary (1984).
Pastor Sproul has to say this about this next one..
I may be somewhat partial to the commentary by Elmer Smick because he was one of my professors during the final years of his life. He is not as well-known as some of the other commentators mentioned in these posts, but he was a godly man, and his devotion to Jesus Christ is evident on the pages of his commentary on Job.
David Atkinson -- The Message of Job (The Bible Speaks Today, 1991).
The Bible Speaks Today volumes vary in terms of quality and helpfulness. The volume on Job by David Atkinson is one of the more helpful works in the series. There is much of practical value here.
Getting new books are so fun! I have so many i want to buy and read this summer out at camp. I will surely post what i read and my thoughts on it.
Two new books to look forward to (though one looks like it may be a reprint):
ReplyDeleteChrist and the Decree: Christology and Predestination in Reformed Theology from Calvin to Perkins, by Richard A. Muller (Baker Academic)
We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry, by G. K. Beale (IVP Academic)
"Ligonier Ministries Blog" ...This morning, my colleague and friend Burk Parsons joined me in the studio to record an upcoming Renewing Your Mind interview. We were talking about his new book on John Calvin when he read this section from Calvin's The Golden Booklet on the True Christian Life:
ReplyDeleteIf we are not our own, but the Lord's, it is plain what error we must flee, and to what purpose all our deeds must be directed. We are not our own, therefore neither our reason nor our will should guide us in our thoughts and actions. We are not our own, therefore we should not seek what is expedient to the flesh. We are not our own, therefore let us forget ourselves and our own interests as far as possible. But we are God's own; to him, therefore, let us live and die. We are God's own; therefore let every part of our existence be directed toward him as our only legitimate goal.
May God help us all to forget ourselves and to remember more of Him.