Introducing the one-volume edition of the NIV Application Commentary!

The NIV Application Commentary on the Bible is a masterful blend of content written by today's top academics in a way that is compelling and easy to understand for anyone--no formal training or seminary degree required. The new one-volume commentary is intended both for personal study and for teaching preparation.

Concise commentary and background help the reader understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Clear explanations make it easy to understand matters related to grammar and the meaning of biblical words.

While most commentaries stop there, the unique format of The NIV Application Commentary on the Bible provides a bridge from the world of the Bible to our lives today, guiding the reader to powerfully apply the biblical message to contemporary situations, problems, and questions.

Decades of Scholarship

This one-volume abridgment has been years in the making and is built on decades of scholarship. It represents hundreds of thousands of hours of research, writing, and editing, from the first volumes published in 1995 (1 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians) to the final volume released in 2021 (Ezra/Nehemiah). The labor of love can be seen in the list below, where each author is attributed to their work. The names represent some of the best scholarship over the past three decades. Review the list and be amazed! Some scholars wrote their volumes early in their career, and we now reap the benefit of a plethora of their works in the field. Others wrote near the end of their career, their contribution in the NIV Application Commentary series representing a lifetime of study.

The initial vision for the NIVAC series was aimed at the church. The volumes were to demonstrate excellent scholarship and at the same time provide tools and resourcing for pastors and interested laity. For this reason, the NIVAC volumes are touted as the best go-to complete commentary series for the church, and herein lies the heartbeat behind the one-volume here.

The Abridgement

By our estimate, the complete NIVAC series boasted over ninety million words and forty-four volumes. The abridgment here, into a single volume, now includes just over one million words. The goal was to retain the most useful and relevant content for each volume in proportion to the biblical canon, including the introduction, outline, original meaning, and application of each biblical book. NIV quotations and references have been updated and content in the “Contemporary Application” sections has been brought up to date where necessary.

Contributors

Old Testament Volumes

Genesis, John H. Walton

Exodus, Peter Enns

Leviticus, Numbers, Roy Gane

Deuteronomy, Daniel I. Block

Joshua, Robert L. Hubbard Jr.

Judges, Ruth, K. Lawson Younger Jr.

1 and 2 Samuel, Bill T. Arnold

1 and 2 Kings, August H. Konkel

1 and 2 Chronicles, Andrew E. Hill

Ezra-Nehemiah,

Donna and Thomas Petter

Esther, Karen H. Jobes

Job, John H. Walton

Psalms Volume 1, Gerald H. Wilson

Psalms Volume 2, W. Dennis Tucker Jr. and Jamie A. Grant

Proverbs, Paul E. Koptak

Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Iain Provan

Isaiah, John N. Oswalt

Jeremiah, Lamentations, J. Andrew Dearman

Ezekiel, Iain M. Duguid

Daniel, Tremper Longman III

Hosea, Amos, Micah, Gary V. Smith

Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, James Bruckner

Joel, Obadiah, Malachi, David W. Baker

Haggai, Zechariah, Mark J. Boda

New Testament Volumes

Matthew, Michael J. Wilkins

Mark, David E. Garland

Luke, Darrell L. Bock

John, Gary M. Burge

Acts, Ajith Fernando

Romans, Douglas J. Moo

1 Corinthians, Craig L. Blomberg

2 Corinthians, Scott J. Hafemann

Galatians, Scot McKnight

Ephesians, Klyne Snodgrass

Philippians, Frank Thielman

Colossians, Philemon, David E. Garland

1 and 2 Thessalonians, Michael W. Holmes

1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Walter L. Liefeld

Hebrews, George H. Guthrie

James, David P. Nystrom

1 Peter, Scot McKnight

2 Peter, Jude, Douglas J. Moo

Letters of John, Gary M. Burge

Revelation, Craig S. Keener

Content adapted from the introduction of The NIV Application Commentary on the Bible. General editors: Nancy L. Erickson and Christopher A. Beetham.