Pastoral Epistles by William D. Mounce

Pastoral Epistles Reviews

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  Joe Koehler

  I only read the 95p introduction strait through, in order to get a good idea of themes, structure and
  historical context behind the pastoral epistles (PE). Mounce is a refreshingly rational and biblically
  conservative scholar of the PE. Critiquing the trend in modern scholarship with zest, Mounce affirms
  the Pauline authorship of the PE in a convincing argument. It is evident that he has a good grasp on the text as well as other Pauline texts. This is an enjoyable commentary (which may sound like an oxymoron), and I'm confident that the remaining 650 pages will prove to be an invaluable resource for future study.
  
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  W. Joe

  A first-rate commentary by a first-rate scholar. This is perhaps the best commentary on the pastoral epistles from a conservative and a complementarian position. I first read it to prepare for a paper that I had to write on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Some parts are quite technical but even without a working knowledge of Greek you can still benefit quite substantially from this commentary. Mounce lays out the various interpretations and critiques them fairly before presenting a case for what he thinks is the best interpretation. As many can attest, the main downside of this commentary series is in its awkward formatting which makes reading it a little frustrating.
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  Matthew Henry

  Not every WBC is worth owning. This one is. Excellent work that covers all necessary exegetical issues without getting bogged down in silly minutiae that is always tempting commentators. Buy it and use it.
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  Robert Murphy

  Really fantastic. Mounce does a great having a well-formed opinion, but treating his opponents fairly, over and over again. He is amazingly well-read and his treatment is as exhaustive as it can be in 700 pages. I would highly recommend this for any exegetes shelf, wherever they fall.
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  David

  
  
  Really a good commentary on the Pastorals