B & H Publishing has produced a series of commentaries called, Christ-Centered Exposition. These commentaries are edited by David Platt, Tony Merida, and Daniel Akin who are highly respectable pastors and theologians. The purpose of this series is to get the reader to see Christ in every point of the Bible where they might have seen them before.
I decided to review Exalting Christ in Galatians because this is one of the books that convince Martin Luther that the gospel is not about works and Galatians is one of my favorite books of the Bible. This commentary is written by David Platt and Tony Merida. You can find which one wrote the chapters in the table of contents which is a good thing because it can get confusing at times when multiple authors write a book and not knowing who wrote what.
Each chapter goes over the main idea regarding the passages they are written about that break down topics they are discussing as well. You may think with a commentary, these chapters will be pretty long, but with Galatians they were not. Normally pastors and teachers would deal with commentaries but I think the editors have in mind for all believers to pick up these commentaries as they study the word of God without feeling they have been through a seminary class.
As you read these chapters, you feel like you are listening to a sermon and not a lecture. Each chapter is meant to, as the title says, exalt Christ. All chapters end with some questions to reflect as well as discuss if you are doing a Bible study.
If you are a pastor looking for a good commentary, pick this one up. If you are wanting to study the Bible for yourself and need a good commentary, pick this one up. In case you are wondering about cost, each commentary that is only $12.99, which is good if you are on a tight budget.
Thanks B & H Publishing for letting me review this book.
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