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The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT)) Hardcover – October 23, 1984

by F. F. Bruce (Author)
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“. . . undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholarship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.” This statement reflects the underlying purpose of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of New Testament scholars, the NICNT series has become recognized by pastors, students, and scholars alike as a critical yet orthodox commentary marked by solid biblical scholarship within the evangelical Protestant tradition.

While based on a thorough study of the Greek text, the commentary introductions and expositions contain a minimum of Greek references. The NICNT authors evaluate significant textual problems and take into account the most important exegetical literature. More technical aspects — such as grammatical, textual, and historical problems — are dealt with in footnotes, special notes, and appendixes.

Under the general editorship of three outstanding New Testament scholars — first Ned Stonehouse (Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia), then F. F. Bruce (University of Manchester, England), and now Gordon D. Fee (Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia) — the NICNT series has continued to develop over the years. In order to keep the commentary “new” and conversant with contemporary scholarship, the NICNT volumes have been — and will be — revised or replaced as necessary.

The newer NICNT volumes in particular take into account the role of recent rhetorical and sociological inquiry in elucidating the meaning of the text, and they also exhibit concern for the theology and application of the text. As the NICNT series is ever brought up to date, it will continue to find ongoing usefulness as an established guide to the New Testament text.
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    470 pages
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    Eerdmans
  4. Publication date
    October 23, 1984
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  6. ISBN-10
    0802825109
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    978-0802825100
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F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, England. Author of numerous commentaries and other books, he served as general editor of the NICNT series from 1962 to 1990.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eerdmans; 2nd Revised ed. edition (October 23, 1984)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 470 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802825109
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802825100
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.19 x 9.5 inches
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F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester in England. During his distinguished career, he wrote more than forty bestselling commentaries and books, including several titles published by InterVarsity Press, A Mind for What Matters and Paul, Apostle of the Heart Set Free. He also served as general editor of The New International Commentary on the New Testament.

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John
5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, but not easy commentaries
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018
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Thus not-so-thick book covers Ephesians, Colossians, & Philemon. Definitely, it is a bargain. But don't assume that the coverage would be shallow... The text covers bible verses very well, but it is not easy to read. Further in-depth technical stuffs are included in footnotes. I like it a lot for being short and concise, but had to read multiple times to understand meanings. In sum, it is an excellent book!
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David A. Bielby
5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce on Ephesians
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2005
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As a practicing pastor who tries to develop sermons from the Greek text, I've been working through Ephesians. When I started my series a couple pastor friends recommended Stott's commentary on Ephesians, which I purchased. I also picked up about four or five other commentaries including this one. Then I've borrowed about a dozen more commentaries. As I have worked through the text (I'm now in chapter 5) I've found that Bruce is more accurate in his handling of the Greek text than Peter O'Brien or John Stott. One case is Ephesians 2:1 where Bruce correctly identifies trespasses and sins as synonyms. Stott & O'Brien come up with various theories which sound good but don't hold water with the lexical entries or scholars I've been interacting with online. I've found this repeated again in Ephesians 4:22-24 where Bruce identifies aorist infinitives not as past tense verbs, but as verbs that tilt towards imperatives (as most translators agree). However, Stott unconvincingly argues that these aorist infinitives must be past tense, even though he is flying in the face of Greek grammars on aorist tense and most biblical translators.

For these reasons I've learned to turn to Bruce first before I check my other commentaries. And if I don't have time to read several versions I tend to go to this one first.

I guess I would recommend preaching pastors/teachers to use Bruce to make sure that any great sounding phrases or things that might preach well from other commentators are really accurate.

If Bruce has a drawback it is in the very area that I love Stott for the most. Bruce doesn't always come up with great sounding phrases that would preach well. Stott does that all through his commentary. So I guess at least for Ephesians, I would use Stott for application and Bruce for exegesis.

There are a few times where Bruce doesn't give a lot of detail. My assumption is that there's not much worth commenting on in the scope of theories out there. Having said that, I can't imagine studying Ephesians in depth without Bruce. It's fantastic. Get a copy if you can! For a minister's library,

it might be the best commentary out there on Ephesians.
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Jakob Schumacher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Commentary
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019
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This has been a very good commentary and I appreciate the author's indepth verse by verse approach.
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Charles S. Bach
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic F.F. Bruce
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2009
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This commentary is classic F.F. Bruce. Using his personal translation Professor Bruce delivers a sound analysis of the text with a conservative interpretation and balanced application. The commentary is suitable for serious Bible study by while maintaining a tone and tenor which can be appreciated by a more casual student. The contextual notes (historical, geo-political, and theological) yield thorough understanding of the times and issues with which the apostle deals.
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JAMES BECKETT
5.0 out of 5 stars This aided me in understanding the role of a christian wife.
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2013
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Dr. Bruce's thoroughness and non dogmatic style allowed me to think through possible meanings of controversial a passages, challenging the interpretation in the ESV Study Bible, verses Col 3:18 and Eph 5:22-24: a wife's position is hierarchical, subordinate to her husband. Dr. Bruce takes exception to subordination,challenging the interpretation in the ESV Study Bible, for verses Col. 3:18 and Eph. 5:22-24: a wife's position is hierarchical, subordinate to her husband. Dr. Bruce takes exception to subordination. On ESV translation, "the husband is the head of the wife," Dr. Bruce says substitute the word source for the word head, alluding to 1 Cor. 11:3. Dr. Fee, in the companion 1st Cor. commentary presents additional arguments against subordination., Dr. Bruce's work in the New Testament supports the Old Testament verse "I will make a helpmeet for him" (Gen. 2:18 KJV). Translatng from the Hebrew the wife's role is to be both contemporaneous and counterpart (stand against or opposite).
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thomas j. zwemer
5.0 out of 5 stars F.F. Bruce is the dean of scholars Whom has a Full a Grasp of Scripture
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014
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F. F. Bruce is the dean of scholars on the Apostle Paul. He is not a particularly easy read, but he is a must read to understand Pauline thought and theology. I was particularly taken with his commentary on Ephesians. of course it is one of my best epistles of Paul. particularly the second chapter.
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revtcr
5.0 out of 5 stars Tempered with Balance Scholarship
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2007
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The late FF Bruce has always been a thoughtful NT scholar. He is so thorough, and this volume reflects such. He has combined this scholarship of the NT world, his awareness of the relevant heavy hitters on the mentioned epistles, his adeptness of the biblical languages, and a pastoral flavor to produce a wonderful commentary.
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Dip&Dunk
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020
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Excellent. Great condition. Wrapped perfectly. Thank you.
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Phil King
5.0 out of 5 stars Still valuable for interpreters of Colossians
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2018
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Although a little out of date with respect to modern scholarship, there are nevertheless interesting interpretations which have stood to test of time
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