About this title: Books in the John Phillips Commentary Series are designed to provide pastors, Sunday school teachers, and students of the Scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of Bible truth. Working from the familiar King James Version, Dr. Phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous illustrations and quotations. Anyone wanting to explore the meaning of God's Word in greater depth--for personal spiritual growth or as a resource for preaching and teaching--will welcome the guidance and insights ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780825434754ISBN:0825434750
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations. John Phillips Commentary. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kregel Pubns
Date Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN-13:9780825434754ISBN:0825434750
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780825434754. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: KREGEL PUBN
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780825434754ISBN:0825434750
Description: New. Books in the John Phillips Commentary Series are designed to provide pastors, Sunday school teachers, and students of the Scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of Bible truth. Working from the famil... read more
"I found John Phillips's commentary on the minor prophets to be unique, with much to be commended and also much that could be improved. Firstly, this volume lives up to its name, being an expository commentary, not a rigorous exegetical work. There is hardly any reference to the original Hebrew and when reference is made, it is done through paraphrase. Phillips also avoids mention of scholarly opinion, and if such opinion need be brought up (as in the case of disputed dates of composition) Phillips de-emphasizes it by leaving the scholars anonymous and is quick to provide the reader with his own interpretation of the facts. I found this approach to be both disappointing and yet refreshing. It was slightly disappointing because I had no opportunity to investigate Phillips's claims about the texts. However, while it was slightly disappointing, it was also greatly refreshing. Phillips takes spare words of the text and paints them with rich imagery and poetic language. The commentary is almost delicious to read in parts! Part of what makes his narration so fun to read in parts is the way he integrates a straightforward reading of the text with a narrative-style description of the setting. At times he seems to go a bit too far, adding in details that aren't in the text and aren't known to have happened in the historical context. Perhaps the most helpful chapter in this volume for me was the one titled "The Twelve and Their Times." Here Phillips spends seventeen pages giving historical background on the period of the minor prophets, placing each prophet in a political and spiritual setting. In harmony with the rest of the book, he does not merely list off the facts known to be true at the time. Instead, he sketches a vivid picture of the life and times of the twelve prophets. Here, however, unlike the rest of the commentary, he seems to refrain from inserting dubious information. The biases of the author are apparent from early on: John Phillips clearly believes in the inspiration of the Scriptures and apparently holds to a popular evangelical eschatology. He is quite fond of interpreting the texts of the prophets in terms of modern Israel, Russia, and China. Without blushing, he paints detailed political scenes of the last days and the final tribulation. With a similar boldness Phillips denounces the sins of this present age along with the transgressions during the time of the writing prophets. Those are two examples of how Phillips commentary is application-based. Thus the literary beauty noted above is balanced with a strong emphasis on modern application and Phillips maintains a careful harmony between the art of the literary form and the oftentimes stinging personal and national applications. Yet it is here, at the level of application, that I found myself most dissatisfied with this book. While I do agree that the Bible is the product of divine inspiration, I do not share many of the author's personal positions on eschatology. Since these are featured so regularly within this volume, I quickly tired of it. All in all, I found Exploring the Minor Prophets to be a unique commentary, refreshing in its sweeping style. I think that it is best suited to be a companion volume to more serious exegetical works; in this way its strengths could really shine."
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