Gary Smith's NIVAC has a good reputation. His work on Amos has been very well received, and he popularizes that in here and expands it for the format of the series (with Bridging Contexts and Contemporary Application sections in addition to his exegesis in the Original Meaning section). He spends less time comparatively on Hosea and Micah than he does on Amos, which is somewhat understandable given his previous work on Amos that was probably hard for him to skim down and had already invested much time and thought on. Still, Smith's 180-page Hosea commentary is held by some to be the best among the most recent popular-level works on Hosea. His concern with the structure of the book and the social implications of its message stand out, especially when he is discussing the original context. The Bridging Contexts and Contemporary Application sections of this commentary have had received more mixed reviews in comparison with some other volumes in this series. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]

Informed exposition with an eye to structure; sensitive to social implications of text. Evangelical. [Full Review]