Galatians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture

New American Bible Commentary, New Testament Set #30

by Timothy George

The New American commentary is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:
* based on the new international version;
* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;
* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;
* interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;
* readable and applicable exposition.

Genres: Reference, New Testament, Theology

464 pages, Hardcover

First published August 3, 1994

About the author

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Timothy George is Dean at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also editor, together with his wife Denise, of the Library of Baptist Classics series. He previously was an associate professor of church history and historical theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book of Galatians is one of the most fascinating yet frustrating books of the Bible. I say that it is frustrating on due to most preachers fear of preaching a long-drawn-out exegetical series on the entire book rather than just preaching on the most well-known parts as well as misunderstanding the Old Testament references. Due to this need to preach on the book of Galatians exegetically and correctly, a exegetical commentary is needed. One of the best exegetical commentaries is that of the New American Commentary (NAC) produced by B&H publishing.
 
This Commentary series is respected in both hire scholarship as well as in popular understanding. For this series combines the best of scholarship with practical applications. It is therefore easy to understand why B & H selected Timothy George to be the author of such an important volume.
 
This volume begins with a 70 page introductory section which is the envy of most commentaries. Furthermore in this introductory section George gives a great detailed outline of the book of Galatians, which an exegetical preacher can use as a outline to preach from as well as a great excursus on the themes shown in the book of Galatians.  With regard to the commentary proper, George deals with each verse in turn. He make sure that the student of scripture will be able to understand the book of Galatians and its original context as well as it’s interconnections to the rest of scripture as a whole. Furthermore there are invaluable application insights scattered throughout this work.  I therefore recommend this commentary highly amongst  a packed field of worthy exegetical commentaries.
 
These books was provided to me free of charge from B&H Academic Press in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though I didn’t read near all of it, I found this excellent commentary to be thorough and deep. George writes with historical perspective, theological depth, and evangelical warmth and zeal. His outline of the book is homiletically rich, making this the perfect compliment to a more technical, exegetical commentary. Highly recommend.

[Jon Pentecost · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly one of the more unique commentaries I’ve ever read. Hard to express why, exactly. Partially because of his work in representing historic interpretations of Galatians, partly because of his more explicitly theological reflections on the text. Provides a unique voice on Galatians. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

If you’re preaching Galatians, this shouldn’t be the only commentary you reference (it’s eccentricity keeps it from being a good one stop shop), but it should be one of the ones you use.

Used in preparation for preaching Galatians in 2020.

[John Brackbill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Consistently helpful with reconstructing the historical situation or at least sketching out various possibilities. This is a really good "off-beat" commentary to some of the more exegetically detailed focused commentaries (think Moo and Schreiner). I would describe George's style as detailed, but "narritaival." One of my friends while preaching through Galatians.

[Daniel Nelms · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good mid-road academic and homiletical mix

[Jason Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives a thorough overview of historical interpretations, and pays for it with length. Not overly deep or exegetical, but very helpful for the above mentioned reason.

[Sean McGowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very fine commentary. I did not agree with all of the exegetical conclusions in it, but it was excellent nonetheless. Recommended.

[Donald Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Initial review: So far, I'm highly impressed with George's work in this commentary. Very thorough, answers all the questions and takes reasonable positions on the issues commentators debate. I've disagreed with George at points in the past and I suppose I will come across something in this book I disagree with. However, I have to say that this is one of the best commentaries I've read in a good long time. Extremely well done.

After finishing: As noted above, very thorough. George gives thorough coverage to the issues in the book. He provides excellent illustration material throughout, often very apt and matters you just won't find anywhere else. I did find a few points of disagreement, but as I've worked so slowly through the book, I don't recall offhand exactly what they were! Of my commentaries on Galatians, I would have to rate it at the top. You have to engage with it in any thorough exposition of the book. You don't have to agree. But you have to think through the arguments and compare them with the Scriptures. I really liked this book.

[Kenneth Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was not a boring read but a rather devotional commentary. I learned a lot and enjoyed reading this book.

[Robert Iannuccilli · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Devotional Commentary that also delves deep into the meaning of the text. A help in my preaching series on Galatians.

RECOMMEND!