Luke, Volume 1: Chapters 1-12

Reformed Expository Commentary

by Philip Graham Ryken

Genres: Biblical Studies

704 pages, Unknown Binding

Published April 1, 2009

About the author

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He is Bible Teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. He lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, Kathryn, and Karoline) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or spending time with his family, he likes to read books, play sports, and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including Bible commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Galatians.

Reviews

[Kevin Thumpston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent explanation of the text from a pastor's perspective. Filled with great illustration and application. A go to exposition commentary.

[James Horgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful devotional reading from Phil Ryken. Phil and I overlapped in Oxford during the short lifetime of a previous presbyterian plant here and we are still in touch.

These sermons are straightforward to read, full of Christ, thoughtful and faithful to the text. 55 sermons take you up to the end of chapter 12 and a vehement call from Christ to settle your accounts with him. He comes to divide and will you be found on his side of the division at the last day?

Strongly recommended for devotional reading. They would also be helpful for sermon preparation.

[Nick Roark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite Good

[Jon Anderson]

One of the best expository commentaries on the Gospel of Luke. Read Winter/Spring/Summer of 2018 for Sunday School preparation; read pp. 1-113 for a sermon series on Luke 1-2 (Fall 2022) - still one of the best