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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 220 EAN: 9780310217404 ISBN: 0310217407 Label: Zondervan Manufacturer: Zondervan Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: August 01, 2002 Publisher: Zondervan Studio: Zondervan Sales Rank: 325904 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This is a hardcover set that helps readers understand the historical and cultural background of the books of the New Testament. Brimming with lavish, full color photos and graphics, each book will walk you verse by verse through the books of the New Testament. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Superb specialty commentary set focusing on often overlooked aspects of the BibleAt first when I opened this set to determine how I might benefit from this commentary, I was disappointed, but not because of the content, but because of what I was looking for. I was looking for indepth information on a passage, but that is not the real value of this book. This book gives historical and cultural background information on specific passages of Scripture, and helps to explain often-misunderstood verses and passages of Scripture. The purpose of this commentary (or at least the value ... Read More Rating: - Excellent colorful resources that gives you insight into each N.T. bookThis is one of the most helpful resources to me when preparing Bible studies and messages. Each N.T. book is written by a reputable, evangelical scholar who has expertise in that particular book. For each N.T. book, there is a very helpful capsule in the beginning that tells you the important facts of each book (author, date, occasion, and key themes). Next, there is a helpful brief commentary for the whole book. There are excellent, color in-text maps as you read the commentary. Furthermore, there ... Read More Rating:  - good but not that goodThe title "Illustrated" compel me to expect a commentary that be tastily read through cover-to-cover. However, I found its photos are not as bright as Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Holding the name "Commentary", I feel like reading an extensive study bible when there is no bible text; this commentary explains selected word or phrase of almost every verse in the New Testament. And honestly, as it claims to enlighten "Bible Background", I regard NT Wright's The Challenge of Jesus gives much better ... Read More Rating: - A great NT Commentary for the NewbieWhile William Barclay's set on the NT is my favorite and should be on the bookshelf of every serious student of the NT, Zondervan's Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary is probably the most friendly for the newcomer or teenage Bible student. Unlike Barclay's set, this has glossy paper and excellent illustrations, maps, and insets. These come closest to resembling college textbooks in their format and appearance. They are likely to appeal to high school and college age kids, and old guys like me who like ... Read More Rating: - A handy reference that is easy to useAll four books are hardcover and smith bound, measuring 8" x10". The set is a background commentary for the New Testament and includes many, many color pictures, maps, and charts (on every page there is something). Further the set is littered with interesting sidebars which are set as text boxes in the margins or as boxes set within the text. The set is written from an evangelical perspective. Overall the set appears to be well done. Each Gospel or epistle covered has an introductory historical survey ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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