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GtrsRGr8 · 07-17-2019, 05:08 PM

The books are all commentaries, with individual volumes coming from . . . .
- The Old Testament Library.
- Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching.
- Belief: A Theological Commentary Commentary on the Bible.

Sale prices are $4.99 for each of the Old Testament Library volumes and $3.99 for volumes in the other two series. Folks, the retail prices of these tomes are as high as $56.00 (yes, $56.00)!

That puts it short and sweet (I hope).

Again, the sale is short--it ends Friday. WJK Sale.

The following is optional reading material:

In addition to reviews at Amazon and GoodReads, I've found Best Commentaries to be helpful in assessing the quality of individual commentaries, as well as sets--the most helpful, in fact. Their reviews (made by individuals who use the site) are right-of-center there, at least for the most part, but they seem to be pretty objective in assessing the quality of the exegesis, etc. in the commentaries.

Be aware that WJK is a left-of-center publisher. However, like Eerdmans, and maybe others, it seems like WJK has taken a step or two back toward the middle, in the last couple of decades or so.

I'm curious about the reason for WJK putting the particular volumes, that they do, on sale. Are there revised commentaries on the books coming along? Is WJK planning to publish or release volumes by other authors to replace the current volumes? I wouldn't be very concerned, though, especially about the second possibility. Sometimes it seems that revised editions are not as good as the originals, and other authors used are not as good as the original ones.

07-17-2019, 05:08 PM	#920
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Rare Westminster John Knox (WJK) Sale, and It's a Good One! Ends Friday. The books are all commentaries, with individual volumes coming from . . . . - The Old Testament Library. - Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. - Belief: A Theological Commentary Commentary on the Bible. Sale prices are $4.99 for each of the Old Testament Library volumes and $3.99 for volumes in the other two series. Folks, the retail prices of these tomes are as high as $56.00 (yes, $56.00)! That puts it short and sweet (I hope). Again, the sale is short--it ends Friday. WJK Sale. *The following is optional* reading material*: In addition to reviews at Amazon and GoodReads, I've found Best Commentaries to be helpful in assessing the quality of individual commentaries, as well as sets--the most* helpful, in fact. Their reviews (made by individuals who use the site) are right-of-center there, at least for the most part, but they seem to be pretty objective in assessing the quality of the exegesis, etc. in the commentaries. Be aware that WJK is a left-of-center publisher. However, like Eerdmans, and maybe others, it seems like WJK has taken a step or two back toward the middle, in the last couple of decades or so. I'm curious about the reason for WJK putting the particular volumes, that they do, on sale. Are there revised commentaries on the books coming along? Is WJK planning to publish or release volumes by other authors to replace the current volumes? I wouldn't be very concerned, though, especially about the second possibility. Sometimes it seems that revised editions are not as good as the originals, and other authors used are not as good as the original ones. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 07-17-2019 at 07:16 PM.