Charles H. Talbert (1934–2021)
Author of Reading Luke: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Third Gospel
About the Author
Charles H. Talbert is Distinguished Professor of Religion at Baylor University.
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Works by Charles H. Talbert
Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Decision Making in Matthew 5-7 (2004) 143 copies
Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles (Reading the New Testament Series) (1992) 121 copies
Reading Corinthians: A Literary and Theological Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians (Reading the New Testament) (1987) 110 copies
Reading Acts: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Reading the New Testament) (Volume 5) (1997) 71 copies
Learning Through Suffering: The Educational Value of Suffering in the New Testament and in Its Milieu (Zacchaeus Studies Theology) (1991) 32 copies
Perspectives on Luke-Acts (Perspectives in Religious Studies : Special Studies Series, No. 5) (1978) 29 copies
The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years (Novum Testamentum, Supplements) (2011) 11 copies
Reimarus: Fragments 2 copies
Romans 2nd ed 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Talbert, Charles Harold
- Birthdate
- 1934-03-19
- Date of death
- 2021-11-21
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Howard College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Vanderbilt University - Occupations
- pastor
professor - Short biography
- Talbert was a graduate of Howard College, now Samford University, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he earned a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He taught New Testament at Wake Forest University and at Baylor University, where he was named distinguished professor of religion in 1996. Talbert published extensively on the New Testament and edited a series of commentaries called Reading the New Testament. He studied and taught in Germany, Italy and England, and he traveled to biblical sites in Israel, Greece and Turkey.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Mississippi, USA
- Place of death
- Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
- Burial location
- Forsyth Memorial Park Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
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Wow! This is an excellent commentary. Talbert draws *heavily* on intertestamental and extra-canonical materials, including relatively recent discoveries such as the Qumran documents, and presents ample historical and cultural material, to give the reader a feel for the kind of context that Paul's audience would have had. The word studies are also excellent and accessible to those with no background in Greek. The approach to the text is contextual, structural, and topical: rather than show more proceeding strictly verse by verse, questions and issues are dealt with as they arise. The result is remarkably readable and accessible, considering how comprehensive it also is.
When there are differences of opinion among scholars, the various positions are presented and discussed before concluding that one of them is correct. Modern and contemporary as well as ancient sources are consulted, including respected writers from Christian traditions other than his own. Supplementary material is presented in sidebars, and includes art, illustrations, and poetry as well as historical background and quotations from patristic and Reformation writers. (This arrangement of the material is characteristic of the series of which this commentary is a part.)
Doctrinal and catechetical discussions, when they arise from the text, are generally collected in the sections marked "Connections", which is helpful both to the baptist reader who is looking for guidance and the non-baptist reader who wishes to read such material with a certain care.
I'm working with a dozen commentaries on Romans this summer, and this one is hands-down the best in terms of both in-depth background material and accessibility. (And I didn't even look at the CD it comes with!) If you're looking to understand Paul's letter to the Romans in the world of the text, get this commentary. show less
When there are differences of opinion among scholars, the various positions are presented and discussed before concluding that one of them is correct. Modern and contemporary as well as ancient sources are consulted, including respected writers from Christian traditions other than his own. Supplementary material is presented in sidebars, and includes art, illustrations, and poetry as well as historical background and quotations from patristic and Reformation writers. (This arrangement of the material is characteristic of the series of which this commentary is a part.)
Doctrinal and catechetical discussions, when they arise from the text, are generally collected in the sections marked "Connections", which is helpful both to the baptist reader who is looking for guidance and the non-baptist reader who wishes to read such material with a certain care.
I'm working with a dozen commentaries on Romans this summer, and this one is hands-down the best in terms of both in-depth background material and accessibility. (And I didn't even look at the CD it comes with!) If you're looking to understand Paul's letter to the Romans in the world of the text, get this commentary. show less
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