After 50 years of pastoral ministry, Tony Evans has released “The CSB Tony Evans Study Bible” and “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary” with LifeWay’s B&H Publishing. In doing so, he became the first African-American to publish a study Bible and one-volume Bible commentary.
“I’m humbled. I’m from urban Baltimore. I would never have thought I would be in this place,” said Evans. “I know God could have used someone else. The fact that He’s allowed me the opportunity to do this with my weaknesses and with my flaws, it shows me grace, it shows me mercy, it shows me gratitude.”
Due to the historic nature of the study Bible and commentary, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has informed Evans they will be placing the publications on display.
Evans said he wanted to create “The Tony Evans Study Bible” and “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary” to “show the kingdom thread throughout all the books of the Bible and to help readers see how eternity and history are connected by this unifying theme of the glory of God through the advancement of His kingdom.”
For Evans, “you should study the Bible to find out what the King is up to and how you fit into this kingdom program,” he said. “Now you’re not just studying the Bible, you’re finding out how you fit into the Bible.”
Evans is senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas and founder of The Urban Alternative, a media ministry whose radio broadcasts are heard on more than 1,400 radio outlets across 130 countries. He has served as the chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks for three decades, the longest-standing NBA chaplaincy. In addition to the study Bible and commentary, Evans has authored more than 100 books, Bible studies and devotionals.