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CALVIN'S COMMENTARIES: The 22 Volume Set from Baker (2005 Reprint)
John Calvin (1509-1564)
REDUCED PRICE AGAIN ON MARCH 18. JUST ONE SET AVAILABLE!
Series: Translated from the Original Latin, and Compared with the French Edition
From the Publisher
A classic commentary on the Old and New Testaments, complete and unabridged. Written in a clear, lucid style, it combines a profound reverence for the Bible with a rare objectivity in its exegesis.
Hardcover: Over 22,000+ pages
Publisher: Baker Books (Reprinted in 2005)
Volume 1- Genesis, (1108 pages)
Volume 2- Harmony of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, (975 pages)
Volume 3- Harmony of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, (910 pages)
Volume 4- Joshua, Psalms 1-35, (986 pages)
Volume 5- Psalms 36-92, (984 pages)
Volume 6- Psalms 93-150, (1018 pages)
Volume 7- Isaiah 1-32, (980 pages)
Volume 8- Isaiah 35-60, (1032 pages)
Volume 9- Jeremiah 1-19, (1004 pages)
Volume 10- Jeremiah 20-47, (1127 pages)
Volume 11- Jeremiah 48-52, Lamentations, Ezekiel 1-12, (992 pages)
Volume 12- Ezekiel 15-20, Daniel 1-6, (971 pages)
Volume 13- Daniel 7-12, Hosea, (1050 pages)
Volume 14- Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, (1048 pages)
Volume 15- Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, (1124 pages)
Volume 16- Harmony of Matthew, Mark, Luke, (976 pages)
Volume 17- Harmony of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 1-11, (912 pages)
Volume 18- John 12-21, Acts 1-15, (908 pages)
Volume 19- Acts 14-28, Romans 1-16, (1024 pages)
Volume 20- 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, (912 pages)
Volume 21- Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, (1,166 pages)
Volume 22- Hebrews, 1 Peter, 1 John, James, 2 Peter, Jude, (936 pages)
ENDORSEMENTS
Joseph Haroutonian, recent translator of Calvin's Commentaries, said the following: "We concur in the judgment of many before us that Calvin was, for various reasons, a unique and extremely illuminating commentator. His education as a humanist, his extensive knowledge of the work of other interpreters of the Bible, his classical and patristic erudition, his insights as a Reformer and churchman, and his exegetical competence and grasp of the Biblical mind — all these make him an endlessly fresh and eye-opening interpreter."
Sinclair Ferguson views John Calvin’s commentaries as profoundly pastoral, devotional, and practical rather than merely academic, highlighting their focus on edifying the church through exposition. Ferguson emphasizes that Calvin, as a preaching pastor in Geneva, designed them to make the gospel of pure grace accessible, aiding believers in navigating suffering and fostering assurance through Christ. He highlights that Calvin, particularly in his commentary on Psalms, provides practical comfort, showing how the doctrine of Providence allows believers to trust in God’s fatherly hand during trials. Calvin is seen as "the theologian of the Holy Spirit," and his commentaries demonstrate how the Spirit applies the work of Christ to the believer and illuminates Scripture.
Richard Baxter said, "'I know no man since the apostle's days, whom I value and honor more than Calvin, and whose judgment in all things, one with another, I more esteem and come nearer to."
William Cunningham, said of Calvin's Commentaries, ‘they are not only superior to any that preceded it, but it has continued ever since, and continues to this day, to be regarded by all competent judges, as a work of highest value.’
Charles H. Spurgeon said, "Among all those who have been born of women, there has not risen a greater than John Calvin; no age before him ever produced his equal, and no age afterwards has seen his rival. He propounded truth more clearly than any other man who ever breathed, knew more of Scripture, and explained it more clearly."
Benjamin B. Warfield said, "Here we have the secret of Calvin's greatness and the source of his strength unveiled to us. No man ever had a profounder sense of God than he; no man ever more unreservedly surrendered himself to the Divine direction."
John Murray wrote, "Calvin was the exegete of the Reformation and in the first rank of biblical exegetes of all time."
James Montgomery Boice said, "Calvin had no weapon but the Bible. He preached from the Bible every day, and under the power of that preaching the city began to be transformed. As the people of Geneva acquired knowledge of God's Word and were changed by it, the city became, as John Knox called it later, a New Jerusalem from which the gospel spread to the rest of Europe, England, and the New World."
R. Scott Clark spoke glowingly of Calvin the Exegete: "We ought to consider Calvin as an interpreter because, remarkably, we are still reading his commentaries. There are not very many sixteenth-century biblical commentaries that have been as widely read as Calvin’s. One reason for this is his commitment to being lucid and brief in his comments... To this day, Calvin’s commentaries remain useful to biblical interpreters precisely because he paid attention to the original context and grammar, and to the broader context of the book and the canon of Scripture, while never losing focus on the particular passage before him."
Dr. Wilbur Smith wrote the following about Calvin's Commentary on Daniel: "I suppose nothing on the prayer of Daniel, occupying most of the ninth chapter of his prophecy, has ever been written so rich and deep and comprehensive as the 17,000 words which Calvin devotes to the sixteen verses of this marvelous outpouring of the heart of the ancient prophet."
Derek Rishmawy, in an article on Calvin's Commentaries recently wrote: "Calvin’s commentary on the biblical text, however, is usually broken up into helpful, two-to-four-page chunks that can be studied bit by bit, morning by morning. I can testify that watching Calvin closely examine the texts and wring every bit of doxological value out of them has been helpful—not just for my preaching and teaching, but for my own soul."
Dr. Robert Godfrey recently wrote an excellent article titled, 'Calvin, Why He Still Matters.' He concluded this article with these words: "Calvin was a great teacher, because he really knew the Bible, and because he found ways to communicate effectively what he learned. As a teacher he was eager to lead others to a sense of certainty about the truth. He believed that the Bible was not only true and reliable and helpful, but he believed it was understandable so that people could come to a knowledge of the truth, a certain knowledge of the truth, an undoubted knowledge of the truth, so that they would not be tossed about by every wind of doctrine, but that they would know the truth and the truth would set them free. Free from what? Free from sin, free from the devil, free from ignorance, free from the lies of false religion. And it was with that confidence in that truth that those graduates from Geneva went forth to preach in France and often to die. It was with that confidence that the Reformed church was able to spread throughout Europe and later the world.
Calvin still matters because the church still needs truth communicated effectively so that we might be sure that we know the truth, that we have been set free by the truth, and that we will live forever in Jesus who is the truth. John Calvin still matters because while he has many spiritual children, he remains in my judgment one of the greatest teachers the church has ever known in his balance, as well as in his insight and his passion. Time spent with John Calvin is time still well spent, and still a blessing for the church today."
3/14/26
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