New Testament

Commentary Survey

SEVENTH EDITION

D. A. Carson

Baker Academic

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

© 1986, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2013 by D. A. Carson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Carson, D. A.

New Testament commentary survey / D.A. Carson.—Seventh edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8010-3990-4 (pbk.)

1. Bible. New Testament—Commentaries—History and criticism. 2. Bible. New Testament—Commentaries—Bibliography. I. Title.

BS2341.52.C37 2013

016.2257—dc23

2013019127

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Introductory Notes

1.1 The Need for Several Types of Commentary

1.2 Individual Commentaries or Series

1.2.1 General Principles

1.2.2 Series Worth Noting but Not Pursuing

1.2.3 More Substantial Series

1.2.4 One-Volume Multiauthor Commentaries

1.3 Older Commentaries

1.4 One-Author Sets

2. Supplements to Commentaries

2.1 New Testament Introductions

2.2 New Testament Theologies

3. Individual Commentaries

3.1 Gospels

3.2 Matthew

3.3 Mark

3.4 Luke

3.5 John

3.6 Acts

3.7 Romans

3.8 1 Corinthians

3.9 2 Corinthians

3.10 Galatians

3.11 Ephesians

3.12 Philippians

3.13 Colossians/Philemon

3.14 Thessalonians

3.15 Pastorals

3.16 Hebrews

3.17 James

3.18 1 Peter

3.19 2 Peter and Jude

3.20 Johannine Epistles

3.21 Revelation

4. Some “Best Buys”

Name Index

Preface

In its first edition, this little book was written by Dr. (now Emeritus Professor) Anthony C. Thiselton and appeared under the title Personal Suggestions about a Minister’s Library. In 1973 it was revised, and shortly after that the “Best Buys” section was brought up-to-date. That revision also introduced the change in title and format: New Testament Commentary Survey was born, the NT analogue of Old Testament Commentary Survey (both published, at the time, exclusively by British Theological Students’ Fellowship). In 1976, I brought the book up-to-date again simply by adding additional paragraphs and by inserting new prices and publishing information where relevant. Apart from such modifications, Professor Thiselton’s comments were left unchanged. In 1984, the Theological Students’ Fellowship asked for another revision, and this time it was thought unwise simply to add a few more paragraphs. It seemed more sensible to recast the entire work and enter it on a computer so that subsequent revisions, including price changes and the like, could be accomplished with less work than would otherwise be the case. With Professor Thiselton’s kind permission, his text was sometimes incorporated into that third ...