Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary: Spreading the Light of God's Word Into Your Life

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I have several 1 volume Bible commentaries, and this one is one of the better ones. It is based on the New King James Version (NKJV) and it offers a concise yet helpful commentary on each of the books of the Bible. The editors are all conservative Bible scholars who hold to the complete inerrancy of Scripture. They interpret the prophetic books of Daniel and Revelation in a futurist and literal manner rather than in a figurative sense. In Rev. 20, they do offer different views on the millennium without stating what is their view. The scholars hold to the Virgin Birth of Christ, the single authorship of the books of Isaiah and Daniel, and fully subscribe to predictive prophecy. What makes this commentary distinctive is that it contains various different articles such as: In Focus -- word studies of key Hebrew and Greek words Insight -- brief background info In Depth-- longer background or historical info, telling you how and why of biblical incidents In Life -- Life application principles In Context -- the cultural factors relevant to the text In Comparison -- charts and tables that help you compare and contrast In Person -- Personality profiles of bible characters In Time -- Timelines for each book These articles, though brief, are very helpful and insightful. There is also a helpful appendix at the end which covers the important archaelogical discoveries that relate to the Bible. What I found most helpful are the comprehensive yet clearly written introductions for each book of the Bible, the simple outline for the book, and the brief yet insightful commentary for each book. I wished the commentary used colored photographs or illustrations; most of the photographs were in black and white. Also, I prefer the NASB or NIV translation rather than the NKJV, but one cannot have everything. I have found this to be a helpful resource especially if I want to cut to the chase and get a concise commentary on a Bible passage without having to wallow in a lot of unnecessary and tedious information. It is a worthy addition to your library.

I met this book by the first time when I had to be part of the team that translated it into Spanish. I have a few othe commentaries but none that useful and applicable to day to day life as this. I have bought several copies at this time and I use it as the first reference for my studies. It also moved me to study Greek, Hebrew and Josephus works.

This is an excellent verse by verse narrative of the Bible. It has additional information about the context, in depth themes, etc. This book is also printed with the Bible intertwined, but I like having this commentary as a separate book (this is over 1700 pages as is). I have several of Nelson's biblical reference books and each one has been money well spent.

First of all, be aware that this commentary is actually the study notes included with the Nelson NKJ Study Bible. The only difference between the two is that the Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary has a few more notes than what is in the bible itself. But I've found the notes to be more exhaustive than what you will find in the NIV study bible which is very helpful if you're looking for additional information on a particular verse or verses. The book is very well made with good paper quality. Designed to last you for many years. A great addition to your bible study library!

I have looked at approx. 30 to 40 bible commentaries. They are all basically the same. Finally somebody has done their homework and provided us with an extremely accurate commentary of the entire bible. This commentary is grace orientated and correctly presents the gospel and living the christian life.