J. Ramsey Michaels

The NICNT series prides itself on presenting very thorough and scholarly-informed commentaries on New Testament books, and the author was very eager to live up to that reputation in his contribution with the Gospel of John.

I appreciated the author’s overall approach to the Gospel of John, and he provided plenty of detail in terms of comparisons and contrasts with the Synoptics and reviews of various positions staked out by various commentators.

But I felt the author seemed to go overboard show more in the amount of exposition, often spending a lot of time going into great detail in very basic matters and words. He also seemed to revel in aligning himself with the alternative or more speculative interpretations at many points in the text, although, to his credit, he did well at explaining contrary views with integrity.

This commentary is almost excessively thorough. Take that for what you will. show less

Solid, but not outstanding. Helpful, but not revolutionary. A good, straightforward commentary with some nice insights.

Didn't use much

The New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT) is based on careful study of the Greek text and reflects serious work in technical areas -- such as linguistics, textual criticism and historical concerns. The NICNT series flourished under the editorship of several New Testament scholars -- first Ned Stonehouse (Westminster Theological Seminary), then F. F. Bruce (University of Manchester, England) and Gordon D. Fee (Regent College, Canada) and now Joel B. Green (Fuller show more Theological Seminary). Newer volumes in the NICNT account for emergent emphases in biblical studies and their theological significance for God's people. show less