Reviews

Romans: Celebrating the Good News by Karen Lee-Thorp, Douglas J. Moo

shortthoughts's review against another edition

5.0

I thought going in this was just an abridged version of Moo's longer commentary, but was pleasantly surprised that was not the case. There are certainly times where the text commentary reads similarly, but it is usually in a shorter, summary form that can actually be helpful. The Bridging Contexts and Contemporary Significance sections add excellent practical applications that go beyond the longer commentary. If you were to only have one, I would suggest the longer commentary though it is more technical. However, it is worth having both as this volume is an excellent complement to the longer commentary.

ibeeeg's review against another edition

4.0

I studied the book of Romans during 2014. I gained greatly by taking a year to slowly study Romans, and this commentary was an extremely helpful tool. Romans - The NIV Application Commentary was in depth. I did not understand everything I read, and I certainly had to take my time, but every chapter was broken down into manageable sections. The Original Meaning section was by far the most difficult; I had to take my time. It was worth my efforts. Bridging Context and Contemporary Significance were very helpful sections that gave me further insights into the text for better understanding; the culture and times the text was written, and how it's still applicable today. I appreciated this author's writing style and instruction. This commentary was definitely a great tool to help me gain a better overall understanding of Romans.
My only drawback was for the Ebook format; lacks a table of contents to enable me to easily navigate to specific locations in the book. Instead, I had to swipe page after page or remember to bookmark locations I thought I may have to go back to. The format was a big navigation pain.