Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Baker NT Commentary For e-Sword

One of my favorite sets of New Testament commentaries is now available for purchase and use with the e-Sword Bible software program!

Baker's New Testament Commentary is composed for the benefit of serious Bible students who want the insight of quality evangelical scholarship communicated with clarity. Each volume offers fresh translation, repetition of the text before each exegetical unit, verse-by-verse comments and applications, critical notes on the Greek text, and chapter summaries.

Begun by William Hendriksen, Baker's New Testament Commentary has earned the acclaim and respect of Reformed and evangelical scholars and pastors. Since Hendriksen's death in 1982, the series has been continued by Simon J. Kistemaker.

The commentaries are written from a Reformed, amillenial perspective, though they treat other views with respect. I like how they often summarize alternative views on a passage, then offer what they believe is the correct view. Sometimes I find myself preferring one of the alternatives.

This electronic edition of Baker's NTC is made available by eStudySource for only $59.95. They also sell about 30 bestselling Bibles and other Bible study resources in e-Sword formats.

Though I also use the Libronix Digital Library System (Logos), I much prefer the GUI and ease of use of the e-Sword Bible program. Most of the resources for e-Sword are free (being older and in the public domain), but thanks to eStudySource more up-to-date resources are becoming available for e-Sword users.

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