TGC free commentary?

[Henoch]

Joshua | Commentary | Richard Pratt | TGCBC

Discover how the book of Joshua taught later generations of Israel how they were to further God's kingdom on earth in this commentary by Richard Pratt.

www.thegospelcoalition.org

Whoa I never knew this existed guys
What do you guys think about this? The gospel coalition apparently has made commentaries written by multiple authors freely accessible online

I remember hearing that the leadership of the gospel coalition is corrupt but the commentaries seem to have been written by sound expositors like Dr Richard Pratt and Dr Ray Ortlund?

Thoughts guys?

 

[py3ak]

No doubt a number of these resources will have some value: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/commentary/

Of course, 48 pages on Jeremiah, for instance, means that there will be a great deal left untouched. There will be a need for discernment in reading, but that is always the case. Commentaries are dialogue partners in the process of interpretation, not authoritative deliverances.

 

[Henoch]

No doubt a number of these resources will have some value: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/commentary/

Of course, 48 pages on Jeremiah, for instance, means that there will be a great deal left untouched. There will be a need for discernment in reading, but that is always the case. Commentaries are dialogue partners in the process of interpretation, not authoritative deliverances.

Yeah seems to be of much value especially for those like me who want to at least get a bird's eye view of Old Testament teaching (within the gospel framework of redemptive history) before I go into it's depths

 

[retroGRAD3]

in my opinion, I wouldn't trust anything from TGC at this point. There are so many good commentaries from our reformed and puritan forefathers, why waste time with a compromised organization?

 

[RamistThomist]

TGC is corrupt but their older material and Themelios is often quite good

 

[Jake]

in my opinion, I wouldn't trust anything from TGC at this point. There are so many good commentaries from our reformed and puritan forefathers, why waste time with a compromised organization?

They're providing free commentaries from many well-regarded commentators. Not all of them are strict confessionalists, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find issues with Michael Barrett from Puritan Seminary for example.

 

[retroGRAD3]

They're providing free commentaries from many well-regarded commentators. Not all of them are strict confessionalists, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find issues with Michael Barrett from Puritan Seminary for example.

I grant there are always exceptions to the rule. My comment was more about the organization itself and not individuals. There are certainly bad apples, many, that are connected to the organization. Not all though.

 

[Henoch]

in my opinion, I wouldn't trust anything from TGC at this point. There are so many good commentaries from our reformed and puritan forefathers, why waste time with a compromised organization?

Fair point
I was searching for commentaries on Isaiah
The best reformed commentary is 1200 pages long (J Alexander)

Not that it's impossible to read
But I think a 50 page brief commentary is good for an intro don't you think?
And to get an overview of the whole book before I delve into a verse by verse study

 

[retroGRAD3]

Fair point
I was searching for commentaries on Isaiah
The best reformed commentary is 1200 pages long (J Alexander)

Not that it's impossible to read
But I think a 50 page brief commentary is good for an intro don't you think?
And to get an overview of the whole book before I delve into a verse by verse study

I have always thought the Reformation Study Bible is a good brief commentary.

Also, I can see how a 50 page brief commentary would be a good way to start a study. Just be cautious with TGC.

 

[Polanus1561]

These are the same authors who author commentaries that reformed people pay for today.

Jay Sklar on Leviticus

Pratt on Joshua

Barrett on Nahum

Kostenberger on John

John Currid who authors the conservative EP commentary series.
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It’s like disavowing Zondervan and Baker books on a whole

 

[iainduguid]

Andreas Kostenberger and I are involved in a project for Crossway to edit down this commentary series into a single volume Bible Commentary for print. The authors are generally conservative and Reformed, the same kind of authors you would find in the ESV Study Bible. The contributions do vary enormously in level of detail; though most are on the more concise end, some are very substantial (Bruce Waltke's Psalms springs to mind).

Given that this resource is free online, it would be a pity if people avoided it simply because it was hosted by the Gospel Coalition website.

 

[StevieG]

TGC is corrupt but their older material and Themelios is often quite good

I haven't followed them for a long time. What exactly are the issues there now?

 

[Polanus1561]

At the end of the day, TGC is the only website able to host and I guess to pay for conservative scholarly commentaries for free.

 

[RamistThomist]

I haven't followed them for a long time. What exactly are the issues there now?

Critical Race Theory, largely.