Frank E. Gaebelein (1899–1983)

If you are on a budget and need a good set of commentaries, you probably can't do better than this. Granted, some entries are too brief, but on the whole this is a great set.

The first commentary set in which a preacher should invest, the Expositor's Bible Commentary offers a good starting place for work on a passage. Also an excellent resource for lay leadership and those leading bible studies and small groups, passages are dealt with succinctly and with little overdeveloped comment. The trade off is that while major issues are noted and receive comment, the real depth of textual questions is often left somewhat unexplored. Occasionally the commentary can leave show more one wondering why more can't be said about a passage, but of course the limit of 12 volumes means that only introductory matters can be discussed. show less

If you are on a budget and need a good set of commentaries, you probably can't do better than this. Granted, some entries are too brief, but on the whole this is a great set.

Good scholarship, hard to build a message on. Takes time to learn how to use properly.