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Views & Reviews: The MacArthur Bible Commentary

Those familiar with the individual books MacArthur has produced on various Bible books, or with the MacArthur Study Bible, will know what to expect. Dr. John MacArthur is both a pastor and a careful expositor of the Scriptures.

The MacArthur Bible Commentary (published in 2005 by Thomas Nelson Publishers) is a commentary over 2,000 pages in length. It covers every verse of Scripture, based on the text of the New King James Version. The subtitle, also described as MacArthur’s credo over more than 35 years of ministry is “unleashing God’s truth one verse at a time.” This is a good basic commentary. Recommended.

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