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10 Single-Volume Commentaries

Kirk E. Miller

While more detailed, lengthy commentaries are often helpful, sometimes you may just need a quick, reliable guide to shed light on a difficult passage, sketch its interpretive options, or provide its basic historical and literary context. This is precisely what a single-volume commentary does well. Whether you are preparing to lead a small group, wanting to supplement your personal Bible reading, or simply need a quick reference on a difficult text, a single-volume commentary offers a concise yet informed survey of every book of Scripture, all within one manageable resource.

We asked the Logos community what their favorite single-volume commentaries are. I compiled a list of the top ten.

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How I Use Logos Bible Software (with Jason Stone)

Kirk E. Miller

Jason Stone recently invited me on to talk about how I use Logos Bible Software. (We barely scratched the surface!)

    Some follow up clarifications and answers to questions that were raised:

    1. The reason I couldn’t find any good examples of notes in the NET is that I had closed the NET and was accidentally looking at notes in the ESV notes—whoops!
    2. I’ve made my Custom Guide public, which can now be accessed here.
    3. Regarding the Information Tool, this page states, “You can change the settings so that the Information tool updates when you click a word instead of hover over it by clicking the panel menu icon  and selecting Click instead of Hover in the Update on: section. To freeze the Information tool: highlight a word or phrase and hold down the Cmd key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Windows) when moving the mouse.” In other words, use Cmd, not Shift, to lock a selection when set to hover.
    4. I confirmed, I have HALOT prioritized over NIDOTTE. However, it seems that the Information Tool provides a prioritized dictionary resource before one’s prioritized lexical resource. So that’s why NIDOTTE appeared on top in that instance.
    5. For those looking to subscribe to the Notes on ESV translation updates, you can find out how to do that here. I learned this from Mark Ward.