International Critical Commentaries: New Testament

Volumes Included in This Collection

St. Matthew (3rd Edition) - W.C. Allen
Matthew 1-7 (Volume 1) - Dale C. Allison and W.D. Davies
Matthew 8-18 (Volume 2) - Dale C. Allison and W.D. Davies
Matthew 19-28 (Volume 3) - Dalce C. Allison and W.D. Davies
St. Mark - E.P. Gould
St. Luke (5th Edition) - A.A. Plummer
St. John 1-7 (Volume 1) - J.H. Bernard
St. John 8-21 (Volume 2) - J.H. Bernard
Acts (Volume 1) - C.K. Barrett
Acts (Volume 2) - C.K. Barrett
Romans (5th Edition) - A.C. Headlam and W.W. Sanday
Romans (Volume 1) - C.E.B. Cranfield
Romans (Volume 2) - C.E.B. Cranfield
I Corinthians (2nd Edition) - A.A. Plummer and A.T. Robertson
II Corinthians - A.A. Plummer
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians 1-7 (Volume 1) - Margaret E. Thrall
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians 8-13 (Volume 2) - Margaret E. Thrall
Galatians - E. de Witt Burton
Ephesians - Ernest Best
Ephesians and Colossians - T.K. Abbott
Philippians and Philemon - M.R. Vincent
Thessalonians - J.E. Frame
Pastoral Epistles - I. Howard Marshall
Pastoral Epistles - Walter Lock
Hebrews - J.J. Moffatt
Epistle of St. James - J.H. Ropes
St. Peter and St. Jude (2nd Edition) - C.C. Bigg
The Johannine Epistles - A.E. Brooke
Revelation (Volume 1) - R.H. Charles
Revelation (Volume 2) - R.H. Charles

Praise for the Print Editions

Reviews for Matthew

How should this massive work of scholarship be assessed? The three volumes stand as one of the major commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew in which all future interpreters of the Gospel will find a source of fruitful dialogue and helpful ideas. It is a "must have", both in libraries and in footnotes. Davies and Allison are to be thoroughly commended on the fruits of their considerable toil.
—Robert K. McIver, Seminary Studies

The authors' meticulous and accurate scholarship, the breadth of their reading, their careful and essentially sensible opinions and judgements are the constant reactions readers should have when consulting this commentary. For any serious scholar of the Gospel of Matthew, this new ICC must be the first port of call, not only for its own exegetical treatment of Matthew, but for alerting us to a vast range of previous comment, patristic, medieval, and modern, and also to an impressively full bibliography of recent articles, monographs and studies on all aspects of this Gospel. This is no realistic substitute in English for this commentary if one is at work on the Greek text of Matthew. That the authors (and their publisher) accomplished their task of producing the three volumes in ten years is itself a prodigious feat.
—Novum Testamentum

[The authors] have set a very high standard indeed, and it is doubtful whether their commentary will be seriously challenged in the very near future. The third and final volume of this magnificent commentary, like the first two volumes, will become an indispensable text for all scholars and students who work on the Gospel of Matthew.
—David C. Sim, Australian Biblical Review

Reviews for Acts

The second volume of this magisterial commentary on Acts covers chapters 15-28. Professor Barrett provides fresh translations, verse-by-verse commentary, and addresses all linguistic, historical and theological issues. This volume also contains the general introduction to the entire commentary - here Barrett considers, for example, the contribution of Acts to the whole history and theology of early Christianity—together with the general index to both volumes.

A number of commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles have recently been published, especially in the U.S.; this one ranks among the best given the wealth of information it provides.
—Nouvelle Revue Theologique, July/September 2001

With this second volume, eminent British biblical scholar C. K. Barrett completes his contribution to the prestigious ICC series. As with the first volume published in 1994, Barrett's commentary on the Greek texts of Acts is thorough and lucid, addressing the literary, historical and theological dimensions of the text. This two-volume work will remain a classic source on Acts for serious students of the New Testament.
—Donald Senior C.P., The Bible Today

The commentary proper, which is on the Greek text, engages with a wide range of scholarship; readers will find much to argue with and—hesitantly—dissent from, but they will certainly find themselves indebted to its richness and clarity. This is essentially a work for the scholar's library, and institutions serious about New Testament study will ensure that they have it on their shelves.
—Peter Doble, University of Leeds, Theological Book Review

The discussion of textual variants is careful and detailed. Again and again, Barrett provides valuable insights on the grammar and syntax of Luke's Greek, and students who read Acts in intermediate or advanced Greek classes will have frequent occasion to bless the author for his help.
—Anvil

Reviews for Romans

…for thoughtful exegesis of the Greek text, with a careful weighing of alternative positions, there is nothing quite like it.
—D.A. Carson, New Testament Commentary Survey

Reviews for Second Epistle to the Corinthians

The keenly awaited second volume completing this major commentary on 2 Corinthians. Volume II covers chapters 8-13. Dr. Thrall provides an exegetical verse-by-verse exposition and addresses all historical, linguistic and theological issues. This volume also contains two concluding essays, on the nature of the opposition Paul faced in the Corinthian church, and on Paul's understanding of apostleship, as well as excursuses on particular topics such as the question of Paul's Roman citizenship. The two volumes of this commentary now form the most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on 2 Corinthians.

It is difficult to praise Margaret E. Thrall's commentary on 2 Corinthians too highly. In my notice of the first volume I called attention to Dr Thrall's immense scholarship, clarity of mind, and lucid writing. These qualities continue through Volume II…Here is everything that could be wished for in a commentary… Throughout, the text is carefully analysed, the views of a wide range of scholars are set out and judicious decisions between them made—all with a beautiful clarity. Even when the reader disagrees with Dr Thrall's conclusions, he or she will have had their understanding enlarged and be given a deeper insight into the epistle. Reading this commentary one wonders why anyone should be satisfied with anything less elegant.
—The Bulletin for the Institute for Reformed Theology (Spring/Summer 2001)

The high standard of meticulously detailed exegesis displayed in the first volume of Dr Thrall's magisterial commentary is continued in its sequel … In all respects, this volume and its predecessor surely deserve to be regarded as one of the most impressive contributions to this fine series — Historians and theologians alike will find this commentary an indispensable resource for the interpretation both of key passages and of others that might at first sight look innocent of historical or doctrinal significance.
—Journal of Theological Studies, 53.1 (April 2002)

Students and scholars with good Greek skills who are working on 2 Corinthians must engage with this commentary.
—Foundations (May 2002)

Margaret Thrall … is the perfect guide to assist the reader through this difficult text.… After a lifetime of work on Pal, she commands an awesome familiarity with every aspect of II Corinthians and the forest of literature upon it. The ICC commentaries are renowned for their thoroughness in exegetical detail, and Thrall provides translation, textual notes, linguistic analysis and historical discussion in full … Thus this is an ideal commentary for those engaged in serious, detailed engagement with the (Greek) text.
—Anvil, 18:4, 2001

She has completed the first of two volumes of what will become a standard work of detailed exegesis on the Greek text of 2 Corinthians and a model of thorough interaction with current scholarship.
—Philip H. Towner, Scottish Journal of Theology

Few of the canonical books makes such exacting demands on the commentator as 2 Corinthians. Anyone attempting to reconstruct from oblique and allusive references what had actually happened in Corinth faces unusually baffling problems, for the most part excluding all solutions save those with their degree of probability carefully quantified (as is conscientiously done by Thrall). The same is true of the cruces which stud almost every chapter. No wonder that the vast literature on this epistle is particularly taxing to interact with. All the more credit, then, to Thrall for her achievement in giving us so much, in the space available, about a document which has recently been attracting even more attention that before. Dr Thrall manages to combine remarkable conciseness with almost unfailing clarity.
—C. J. A. Hickling, Journal of Theological Studies

This is a magnificently substantial volume, the rich fruit of a super-abounding labour. This large and generous and patient work does not belong on a large shelf, but on the large desk of any who is willing to engage, no holds barred, with the mind and/or imagination of the apostle. Everyone awaits with eager expectation the next enthralling installment.
—Douglas A. Templeton, Epworth Review

A fine accomplishment and an important addition to the commentaries on 2 Corinthians.
—E. Earle Ellis, Southwestern Journal of Theology

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