A good modern Commentary
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All the online free commentaries that I know of are older ones that are public domain. If you want a modern day commentary you will almost certainly have to buy it.
I recommend e-Sword, which is a free Bible software you can download and install on your computer. It includes the KJV and the KJV with Strongs numbers interspersed, and dozens of free commentaries and dictionaries are offered (all old ones). For a modest amount you can get individual newer Bible translations (like NIV, Message, NASB, NKJV, etc) and some very good newer commentaries (Believers Bible Commentary, Bible Knowledge Commentary, Wiersbe, MacArthur, Courson, etc).
Start here: e-Sword - the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge
I recommend e-Sword, which is a free Bible software you can download and install on your computer. It includes the KJV and the KJV with Strongs numbers interspersed, and dozens of free commentaries and dictionaries are offered (all old ones). For a modest amount you can get individual newer Bible translations (like NIV, Message, NASB, NKJV, etc) and some very good newer commentaries (Believers Bible Commentary, Bible Knowledge Commentary, Wiersbe, MacArthur, Courson, etc).
Start here: e-Sword - the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge
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One I have liked it Guzik. I found it initially at blueletterbible.com, but it's also a free module for the free theWord Bible program, which I use and recommend.
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Thank you all .. I'll follow all up. Take your point wayseer, but I wouldn't commit money until I knew what worked for me. A trip to my Bible store maybe.
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Bible commentaries are a world unto themselves - it very much depends on the particular interpretative position held by the author and how much you are prepared to pay. The effect is that you can end up buying anything that will support your own beliefs - which renders the whole exercise pointless.
For what it is worth I reference the New Interpreters Bible - a multi volume library which is pretty expensive to buy as a boxed set. However, you can but a volume at a time and progressively add to your selection as you interest expands. This set is a middle of the road series which means it is neither liberal nor fundamental in its outlook. There are any number of contributors who author those section in which they have expertise. The overall effect is that you get a pretty good bang for the buck.
But please do your research - and for that the web is a very good tool. See what others have to say about particular productions. And, remember, a good commentary will last you a lifetime so it is worth investing wisely.
For what it is worth I reference the New Interpreters Bible - a multi volume library which is pretty expensive to buy as a boxed set. However, you can but a volume at a time and progressively add to your selection as you interest expands. This set is a middle of the road series which means it is neither liberal nor fundamental in its outlook. There are any number of contributors who author those section in which they have expertise. The overall effect is that you get a pretty good bang for the buck.
But please do your research - and for that the web is a very good tool. See what others have to say about particular productions. And, remember, a good commentary will last you a lifetime so it is worth investing wisely.
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