Are commentaries Biblical?

Bible commentaries are typically organized passage by passage (book, chapter, and verse) through the Bible. This system of analysis is called “versification” of the biblical text. Commentaries are meant to be used alongside the Bible text to offer deeper insight, explanation, illustration, and historical background.

Is NIV public domain?

The more recent translations, like New International, New King James, Today’s English Version, Amplified, Contemporary English Version, Holman, etc, are still protected by copyright.

What are the two main categories of commentaries?

Types of Commentaries

• Technical or Critical or Exegetical: Includes very detailed, technical discussion of text. Requires some understanding of the original languages.
• Expositional or Essential or Semi-Technical: Includes less technical, but still extensive discussion.
• Homiletical: Intended to aid in sermon preparation.

What is the difference between expository and commentary?

is that exposition is the action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight or exposition can be the action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show while commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the …

Is the King James Bible copyrighted?

The crown has a perpetual copyright on the King James Bible, through “letters patent” originally issued to stop unofficial editions and then to protect the country from ranters, shakers, Quakers, nonconformity and popery.

Is the King James Bible public domain?

Finally, this Note concludes that the printed KJV Bible is not sufficiently original from the public domain version, but that the NKJV Bible is sufficiently original. The NKJV Bible likely has a “thin” copyright ascribed to it, however, and will only be protected against verbatim copying.

Are there any free Bible commentaries?

Free commentary downloads are available below. This is a fast and easy way to personally own some of the greatest Bible study material ever written. These free commentaries can be used for personal self-study and devotional reading, for Bible studies and small groups, for classroom teaching at any level, or for preaching.

Should God’s word be copyrighted?

God would not restrict the distribution of His Word. While it could be that Bible publishers should be more lenient when enforcing their copyrights, having a Bible translation copyrighted is not wrong in and of itself. It is expensive to develop a new translation of the Bible.

Are modern translations of the Bible copyrighted?

Generally people are unaware that most modern translations of the scriptures are under copyright and that there are restrictions as to how much material can be copied and then re-published (either for commercial or non-commercial reasons).

Where can I find commentaries in Bible Hub?

Welcome to Bible Hub’s library of commentaries. We have just added many new sources, including The Expositor’s Bible Commentary, Bengel’s Gnomon, Lange’s Commentary, Hastings Great Texts and many more. Click the Commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any Bible passage you are researching.