Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1434951 in Books
• Published on: 1990-07-01
• Released on: 1990-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From Library Journal
Pannenberg offers a powerful argument that "a theological doctrine of God that lacks metaphysics as its discussion partner falls into either a kerygmatic subjectivisim e.g., focusing on proclamation of the gospels or a thoroughgoing demythologization," or both simultaneously. Equally, metaphysics depends upon theology: "philosophical reflection has been related from the outset to a religious awareness of the divine which preceded it historically." Pannenberg, a leading contemporary theologian, refers to a wide spectrum of historical and modern opinion from both disciplines, while addressing issues of subjectivity and action, anticipation and finitude, part and whole.
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Guthrie's work on the Pastoral Epistles is part of the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, a popular series designed to help the general Bible reader understand clearly what the text actually says and what it means without depending unduly on scholarly technicalities.

Customer Reviews

Excellent commentary by an excellent scholar
Like many in the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, The Pastoral Epistles is fantastic.
As a lay person attempting to understand The Pastoral Letters so as to lead a Bible Study group in them, I found Guthrie's exegesis of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus excellent and well pitched for my level. I tend to find the Tyndale NT Commentaries more 'meaty' than Bible Speaks Today (BST), and yet more approachable than Word Biblical Commentaries (WBC) or the New International Commentaries on the New Testament (NICNT) and this volume in the series is no exception.
Guthrie's coverage of issues such as dating and authorship are very interesting, yet thankfully separated from the main commentary so those whom are not interested in the issues need not be bothered by them.
All in all, an excellent tool for those seeking to increase their understanding of God's Word, especially in a lay leadership capacity.

Excellent
This commentary shows Guthrie as a superb scholar. It is well written, insightful and never boring. His work on the authorship of the pastorals (it was Paul contra liberals)shows his deep commitment to conservative scholarship. I recommend it highly.