Outline: In this volume in a widely used series, a respected Biblical scholar has gathered excerpts of the best that has been written about the literary dimension of the New Testament. From Origen and Augustine to such writers and critics as Gerard Manley Hopkins, Northrop Frye, and Eric Auerbach, among others of our own period, there is a fine array of excerpts reflecting many perspectives. T…
Outline: What is necessary for the church's life and growth? Perhaps it's more dynamic fellowship. Or holistic small groups. Or adequate parking. Or adequate parking. Or attractive programs. Or passionate spiritually. Or gift-oriented ministry. Or visionary leadership. Or high-impact worship. Or missional living. Or ... the list is endless. But the author has noticed that Jesus said only one th…
Outline: This book is a comprehensive resource for understanding modern political issues in light of Scripture. A virtual source - book for anyone who takes the Bible seriously, it provides a thoughtful, carefully reasoned analysis of over fity specific topics, including the following: - Protection of life - Marriage - Family and children - Economic issues & taxation - The Environment - …
Overview: This comprehensive, controversial book is for everyone who wants to understand and apply the Bible -- and the New Testament in particular -- in a responsible, well-informed, and God-glorifying way. The author is an able guide, walking readers through a carefully field-tested twelve-stage interpretive process that pastors, scholars, teachers, and laypeople can use with benefit. - Move…
Outline: This book is for everyone who wants to learn how to observe carefully, understand accurately, evaluate fairly, feel appropriately, act rightly, and express faithfully God's revealed Word, especially as embodied in the Old Testament. - Follow an extensively field-tested twelve-step process to deepen understanding and shape theology (biblical, systematic, and practical). - Engage with…
Outline: This updated edition of the author's highly successful book includes a new chapter on exegesis of the original biblical texts. Illustrated with numerous examples, this chapter makes the book even more valuable as a guide to exegesis and an aid to sermon preparation. This revised edition also includes an up-to-date bibliography, an analytical table of contents, and indexes of scriptual …
Outline: The author provides a Christian understanding of the science of biblical hermeneutics; the inspiration and authority of Scripture, the role of the canon, the historical nature of Scripture, current discussion of revelation and criticism, etc. Citing the importance of the subject the author says, "Against longstanding and still virulent tendencies of modernity we must speak confidently …
Outline: In this unique work the author uses the ancient story of Philemon and Onesimus as a compelling entry into modern theological reflection on the unbelivable reach of the grace and forgiveness of the Father whose Son died without disciples, rose to reconcile and transform them, and then scattered them around the world as men and women who were now also able to love those who loved them no…
Outline: The Bible - "lost word" or "last word"? Although noting that both Bible study and biblical knowledge have increased tremendously, the author still declares, "Our churches suffer from a widespread 'famine of hearing the words of the Lord.'" He blames this, in part, on our so-called "scientific" and "rasionalistic" approach to biblical criticism. He points out that holding "critical" …
Outline: Penulis memperlihatkan suatu hal yang hampir tidak pernah diungkapkan para penafsir Alkitab tentang penyebab kemalangan Ayub. Ia mengangkat suatu unsur baru yang mesti dikembangkan dalam kitab Ayub yakni objek keluhan Ayub. Di dalam kitab itu Ayub sebenarnya sudah dengan amat jelas mengungkapkan penyebab penderitaanya yakni bahwa ia disingkirkan dan dianiaya oleh komunitas masyarakat d…
Outline: In two volumes the author provides a masterful interpretation of and lucid commentary on these sorely neglected yet profound books of the Old Testament. This volume of 2 Chronicles continues to build on the groundwork laid by its companion on 1 Chronicles.
Outline: This commentary by the author provides an excellent exposition of John's letters for teachers and pastors working at all levels of Christian ministry, at the same time it offers students and general readers clear insight into the meaning of these Scriptures for the contemporary Christian life. In the author treatment of introductory matters related to 1, 2, and 3 John, the author discu…
Overview: This book is the first in a series of integrated Hebrew language resources (see below) produced by Zondervan in collaboration with the authors. These products have been designed specificaly for use by the beginning student. There is no other collection of resources like it. Feature of this book text: - Combines both inductive and deductive approaches - Uses actual examples from th…
Outline: In this stimulating study, the author examines Jeremiah's use of word language; the prophet's formation as an embodiment of the Word of God; his covenant preaching ad the crisis it precipitates concerning the recognition of true prophecy; and, in the 'oracles of hope', how the power of the Word of God is finally made manifest. The author, then brings this reading of Jeremiah to bear on…
Outline: As are all the books in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, this exposition of 1 Samuel is accessible to both pastors and lay readers. Each volume in the series provides exposition that gives careful attention to the biblican text, is doctrinally Reformed, focuses on Christ through the lens of redemptive history, and applies the Bible to our contemporary setting.
Outline: From worship and prayer to family and the use of money, the book of 1 Timothy is full of implications for life in the local church. But beyond these practical truths for all believers, the author writes, "Paul's purpose in 1 Timothy is to help his spiritual son remain true." Thus the book has special application to those in gospel ministry. These truths that helped Timothy in his day a…
Outline: This momentous book argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar the author challenges the prevailing assumption that the accounts of Jesus circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead that they were transmitted in the names of the original eyewitnesses. To drive home this…
Outline: This book is a collection of essays by members of the Society for Old Testament and Modern Study (ed. H. H. Rowley). The volume is not only a record of the progress of research in these areas but also a reflection of changing perspectives in Old Testament Study and an appraisal of important changes in method and approach. All the essays are well documented and provided with short bibl…
Outline: Throughout Church history, the book of Psalms has enjoyed wider use and acclaim than almost any other book of the Bible. Early Christians extolled it for its fullness of Christia doctrine, monks memorized and recited it daily, lay people have prayed its workds as their own, and churches have sung from it as their premier hymn book. While the past half century has seen as extraordinary…
Outline: This book makes a plea for us to recover the original gospel as "good news", which is still news and still fresh. This book succinctly an without pretense demonstrates that the gospel is defined by the apostles in 1 Corinthians 15 as the completion of the story of Israel in the saving story of Jesus. The author shows us that the gospel was preached by Jesus, and that the sermons in the…
Overview: Calvin's Ephesian Sermons, preached on Sundays at Geneva in 1558 - 59, when he was 49 years of age, were first printed in French in 1562, then in English in 1577. They have long been one of the rarest of all the Reformer's works and merited the comment of C. H. Spurgeon, a century ago, 'Not the same as the exposition. The sermons are priceless.' The fact that this is the first publica…
Outline: This superb commentary in the Pillar series explores the meaning and relevance of Matthew in an eminently straightforward fashion. The author writers for readers who use commentaries to discover further what the Bible means. Throughout, the author makes clear what he considers to be the meaning of the Greek text that Matthew has bequeathed to the church. A perceptive introduction pr…
Overview: The New Testament books of James through Jude - the General or Catholic Epistles - can be overlooked due to their brevity and location at the end of the canon. They contribute much, however, to our understanding of salvation and Christian living. In this accessible introduction to laypeople, pastors, and study group leaders, the author explains the content of these letters and thei…
Outline: How does the rest of the Bible relate to Genesis 1 and 2? Do the various biblical authors portray creation theologies that align or diverge? In this volume, the first of two, ten scholars - each addressing a different section, genre, or topic from the Old Testament - grapple seriously with this question. Collectively, they find that the weight of the textual data of the Old Testame…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Overview: The Expositor's Bible Commentary is a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Its seventy-eight contributor's come from the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and New Zealand, and from many denominations, including Anglican, Baptist, Brethren, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Reformed. They represent the best in evangelical schola…
Outlined: Stressing the historical and theological significance of pivotal figures and movements, the author guides the reader through intriguing developments and critical interpretation of the New Testament from its beginnings in Deism through the watershed of the Tubingen school. Familiar figures appear in a new light, and important, previously forgotten stages of the journey emerge. The a…
Overview: Religious communities that possess sacred documents define themselves, at least in part, by how they understand and interpret their sacred texts and how those sacred texs inform the community. The author has brought together thirteen outstanding contributors to this book in order to explore recent understanding of the ways in which the early Jewish and Christian communities of faith…
Overview: "The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes the author. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives." Viewed from different angles salvation may look like living under God's reign, freedom from internal and external forces, or the restoration of broken relationships with God, others, creation and even one's…
Overview: In this comprehensive and systematic volume, renowned literary expert the author introduces readers to the specific themes, patterns, and techniques used by the biblical authors. A companion to the author's book, this practical guidebook will equip you to interpret each book of the Bible through the lens of its literary forms and features - helping you faithfully read, understand, an…
Overview: The Apollos Old Testament Commnetary aims to take with equal seriousness the divine and human aspects of Scripture. It expounds the books of the Old Testament in a scholarly manner accessible to non-experts, and shows the relevance of the Old Testament to modern readers. Written by an international team of scholars, the commentaries are intended primarily to serve the needs of thos…