Alas, that adds up to several bookcases over the eight years of Lifeway’s tour of the Bible.

That Keener NIVAC Revelation sells a lot of NIVAC sister volumes, I think. Great book.

I used Witherington, Bruce’s Greek, and Fitzmeyer when Lifeway went through Acts.

“This commentary is one of the best commentaries available on the book of Acts. There are not many questions that Darrell Bock overlooks. He interacts with the secondary literature, informing his readers of the various positions, then carefully explains the rationale for his own conclusions.

Knowledge of Greek is not required for this commentary, but helpful. Greek words and phrases are rendered in Greek, but are also transliterated with the meaning close at hand in the immediate context. On occasion, however, a previous understanding of Greek grammar is sometimes assumed. For example, he may incidentally mention such things as “epexegetical infinitives,” “datives of purpose,” and “ingressive aorists” without explanation. When a grammatical observation is particularly significant, however, he does give a thorough explanation.

If you could only have one evangelical commentary on the book of Acts, it should either be this one by Darrell Bock or the one by Ben Witherington. Together, they form a dynamic duo. If you are looking for a brief commentary, check out Richard Longnecker or I H Marshall.”

And yes, Esteban is spot about Bruce.

I currently teach an Acts class and use Bruce’s commentary.

“In fact, Bock refers so often to Fitzmyer and Witherington that I seriously wonder what I’m doing reading Bock, when I can be getting the goods from the horse’s mouth. Surveys of the best (and worst) of scholarly opinions are great, but such books become books about the research rather than books about the scripture. As I read Bock, I often find myself vainly seeking to find what Bock himself thinks about a passage. And, there are times when I find Bock expressing an original opinion, only to find other experts disagreeing with him, and I agree with the other writers.”

The commentary being that long, Idon’t want to be reading constant comparisons. If you think that’s unfounded I’ll trust you’re judgment.
Jeff