Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC (17 vols.)

by Leon Morris; James R. Edwards; D. A. Carson; Gene L. Green; Douglas J. Moo

and

8 more

Publishers:

Eerdmans; Apollos

, 1988–2020

Designed both for serious students and for general readers of the Bible, the PNTC volumes seek above all to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. The scholars writing these volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail. The result is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, scholarship and pastoral sensitivity, with an eye alert both to biblical theology and to the contemporary relevance of the Bible.

While the New International Version is the translation of choice for the English text, Pillar authors base their exposition on the Greek New Testament. They are deeply committed to a fresh wrestling with the text, using every means at their disposal to “loosen the Bible from its pages” to help readers understand what the text says and how to apply it to life today.

Underlying the approach of this series is the fact that God stands over against us rather than we in judgment of him. When God speaks to us in his Word, those who profess to know him must respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, and a questing obedience. These attitudes are reflected in the profoundly Christian stance of the PNTC authors toward the text. With these values in place, the Pillar commentaries will continue to be warmly welcomed by pastors, teachers, and students everywhere.

Key Features

• Lays out detailed commentary, based on the original language
• In-depth discussion of textual and critical matters
• Introduction to the authorship, date, purpose, structure, and theology

From the Series Preface

Commentaries have specific aims, and this series is no exception. Designed for serious pastors and teachers of the Bible, the Pillar commentaries seek above all to make clear the text of Scripture as we have it. The scholars writing these volumes interact with the most important informed contemporary debate, but avoid getting mired in undue technical detail. Their ideal is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, with an eye alert both to biblical theology and the contemporary relevance of the Bible, without confusing the commentary and the sermon.

The rationale for this approach is that the vision of “objective scholarship” (a vain chimera) may actually be profane. God stands over against us; we do not stand in judgment of him. When God speaks to us through his Word, those who profess to know him must respond in an appropriate way, and that is certainly different from a stance in which the scholar projects an image of autonomous distance. Yet this is no surreptitious appeal for uncontrolled subjectivity. The writers of this series aim for an evenhanded openness to the text that is the best kind of “objectivity” of all.

If the text is God’s Word, it is appropriate that we respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, a questing obedience. These values should be reflected in the way Christians write. With these values in place, the Pillar commentaries will be warmly welcomed not only by pastors, teachers, and students, but by general readers as well.

Product Details

• Title: Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC (17 vols.)
• Authors: Leon Morris, James R. Edwards, D. A. Carson, Gene L. Green, Douglas J. Moo, Colin G. Kruse, Peter H. Davids, Mark A. Seifrid, Robert W. Yarbrough, David G. Peterson, Brian S. Rosner, Roy E. Ciampa, G. Walter Hansen
• Series: Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC
• Editor: D.A. Carson
• Publishers: Eerdmans, Apollos
• Print Publication Date: 1988–2020
• Volumes: 17
• Resources: 17
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: {AD299E61-CD74-4AC0-A833-3891487DF85E}