This is a series of commentaries on the New English Bible designed for
use in schools and training colleges, and for the layman. It replaces
the old Cambridge Bible for Schools. Each volume will comment on one
book, or two or three short books, of the Bible, beginning with the New
Testament, already published. In each the text will be given in full.
Sections of text and commentary alternate, so that the reader does not
have to keep two books open, or turn from one part of the book to the
other, or refer to a commentary in small type at the foot of the page.
Great care has been taken to see that the commentary is suitable for the
student and the layman: there is no Greek or Hebrew, and no strings of
biblical references, but the commentary does convey the latest and best
scholarship. The general editors all have experience of teaching or
examining in schools and working with adults. It is hoped to have the
series complete in a few years. There will also be a general
introductory volume, Understanding the New Testament, and a volume of
maps and plates, The New Testament Illustrated.