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$\"StLuke.jpg\"$ <\/span>We continue our series on serious commentaries on the New Testament. Today we look at the Gospel of Luke, but before I do that I must announce that volume two of Jimmy Dunn\u2019s magisterial work on the beginnigs of Christianity is now available: Beginning from Jerusalem (Christianity in the Making, vol. 2)<\/a> $\"\"$ . <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OK, now to Luke.<\/p>\n

When I have a question about a passage in Luke, I begin with:<\/p>\n

Joel Green, The Gospel of Luke (New International Commentary on the New Testament)<\/a> $\"\"$
\n<\/strong><\/em>. It combines wide-ranging reading, a narrative approach, and readable prose.<\/p>\n

Yes, the second one I consult is Darrell Bock. These two scholars are my contemporaries and friends and have been involved in Lukan studies their entire careers. Darrell\u2019s is two volumes: Luke (2 vols.) (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)<\/a> $\"\"$
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Then I go to John Nolland, for whom two volumes was not enough. There are three volumes in his commentary. Now a word for the wise: serious exegesis of this Gospel, which is 24 long chapters, can\u2019t be done adequately in short compass. Thus, I don\u2019t complain about length. Nolland: Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 35a, Luke 1:1-9:20<\/a> $\"\"$
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Then I go to J. Fitzmyer: The Gospel According to Luke I-IX: Introduction, Translation, and Notes (The Anchor Bible, Vol. 28)<\/a> $\"\"$
\n<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

What commentaries do you use on Luke?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"