(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.)
OK, I don’t normally get so corny for the titles of posts, but “B3” is how I often refer in my notes to Ben Witherington. B3 writes commentaries 4U. Ben is a commentary machine and I want to bring to your attention three more … and I’m trying to figure out how close he is to having a commentary on every book of the NT.
His newest commentaries are lucid, pastorally-useful, safe, theological; we now have a three-volume set from IVP on the General Epistles. Ben Witherington III (hence, B3) has a history of focusing on the socio-rhetorical intent of books and these commentaries live up to this history and carry it forward.
I cannot think of a commentary writer today more suited to the pulpit than Witherington’s many commentaries.
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians 1: Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John
Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians 2: 1-2 Peter
Letters and Homilies for Jewish Christians: Hebrews, James and Jude