David Fergusson, University of Edinburgh.
Explores the meaning of childlessness in the Bible through the examination of various early biblical and rabinnical texts
Outline: Does God help those who help themselves? That may seem to be the message of the Books of Esther and Ruth. Some think that Ruth's attractiveness won over Naomi and Boaz, or that Esther's bold faithfulness saved her people. But a closer reading shows an embittered Naomi to have abondened the Promised Land and God's people, and Esther to have become thoroughly assimilated to the culture …
Outline: Counseling Men Effectively from God's All-Sufficient Word. Men Counseling Men is a strongly practical resource filled with the help and hope found in Scripture alone. The Bible's counsel is superior to that given by the world, addressing not just external symptoms but also the heart issues only God, our Creator, can remedy. The trusted contributors to this volume provide tested guidanc…
Outline : All the verse-by-verse insights of the 5-volume Expositor's Bible Commentary New Testament set--in one convenient volume. When you want to dig more deeply into the meaning of God's Word, a good expository Bible commentary is ideal. You want more than simple commentary that just scratches the surface. But you don't want a time-consuming multi-volume set laden with fine points you can'…
Outline : All the verse-by-verse insights of the 6-volume Expositor's Bible Commentary Old Testament set--in one convenient volume. When you want to dig more deeply into the meaning of God's Word, a good expository Bible commentary is ideal. You want more than simple commentary that just scratches the surface. But you don’t want a time-consuming multi-volume set laden with fine points you ca…
Outline : This book is a stand-alone paperback edition of Leon Morris's long-standing hardcover Romans volume in the Pillar New Testament Commentary series. Originally published in 1988, it received the 1989 Gold Medallion for Commentaries from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and has endured as an outstanding work of evangelical biblical scholarship. This paperback reissue will…
Outline : In Reading Backwards Richard B. Hays maps the shocking ways the four Gospel writers interpreted Israel's Scripture to craft their literary witnesses to the Church's one Christ. Hays demonstrates that it was Israel's Scripture itself that taught the Gospel writers how to understand Jesus as the embodied presence of God, that this conversion of imagination occurred early in the developm…
Paulo Freire and Donaldo Macedo invite us to re-examine the literacy crisis. They see literacy not merely as a technical skill to be acquired but as a form of cultural politics. Literacy is viewed as a set of practices that either empowers or disempowers people, and is analysed according to whether it serves to reproduce existing social formations or serves as a set of cultural practices promot…
Outline : A scary invitation turns out to be very good news in this playfully illustrated, deeply biblical book for kids ages 5-9. Discover how David's grace to Mephibosheth is far surprassed by King Jesus's gracious invitation for us to feast with him in heaven.
Outline : The global mental health crisis is growing faster than our existing mental health care system can address. To meet the scope of human need, we need new models of care. The good news is that there is an institution uniquely positioned with the resources and the heart to help: the church. Psychologists James Sells and Amy Trout and journalist Heather Sells know firsthand the urgency of …
Outline : As evangelicals, we desire to be biblical―we want our doctrine to be rooted in the Bible, our lives to be guided by the Bible, and our disagreements to be resolved by the Bible. And yet, conflicts within our church communities continue to appear and seemingly multiply with time. Interpretations of the Bible and deeply held convictions often put Christians at odds. Encouraging us tow…
Outline : Sometimes, hard things happen. Sometimes, they happen to children. This simple picture book imagines that the hard thing in a child's life is a scribble following him everywhere. The child can't get rid of the scribble, no matter how hard he tries. His story offers reassurance to all readers, young and old, that God will take their own hard things and turn them into something beauti…
Outline : The reality of God’s ultimate punishment is central to the gospel. Only by facing sin’s devastation can believers grasp the beauty of their salvation and help unbelievers confront their need for forgiveness. Offering a comprehensive analysis of final judgment, biblical scholar Thomas Schreiner examines themes of sin, death, and redemption in the New Testament and other passages of…
Outline : Reason is subordinate to Scripture but never at odds with it. Natural Law is everywhere. It impacts every aspect of daily life, from moral choices, such as obeying road signs, to maintaining fidelity to one's spouse. In Faithful Reason, Andrew T. Walker argues that developing a Christian ethic is not only a matter of appealing to biblical authority but also of understanding how God h…
Outline : Mark Awabdy offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Numbers that is both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. This volume is the second in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament (BCOT) : Pentateuch series, which complements the popular BCOT : Wisdom and Psalms series. Each series volume covers one book of the Pentateuch, a…
Outline : "Every interpreter of the Bible, whether a professional or a serious student, will benefit from Brown's work." Jeannine Brown introduces embedded genres in the New Testament and explores how these genres within genres contribute to the messages of the New Testament authors.
Outline : Leading scholar Tremper Longman III explores the language and literature of the Old Testament as keys to understanding the biblical texts. Tremper Longman has studied and taught the Old Testament and its interpretation for more than four decades. In this book, he presents his mature thoughts on the importance of reading the Old Testament as literature. According to Longman, each cultu…
The Book of Revelation contains some of the most difficult passages in Scripture. Grant Osborne's commentary on Revelation aims to interpret the text while also introducing readers to the perspectives of contemporary scholarship in a clear and accessible manner. Osborne begins with a thorough introduction to Revelation and the many difficulties involved in its interpretation. He discusses autho…
A leading biblical scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on Revelation in the award-winning BECNT series"-- Provided by publisher
Outline: Political and cultural wars are tearing communities apart. Issues such as immigration, racism, and guns are driving wedges between people and hampering Christians' impact in the world. In Empowered to Repair, acclaimed author, speaker, and reconciliation scholar Brenda Salter McNeil looks to the biblical story of Nehemiah for answers. There, she finds an action-based model for repairin…
Outline : Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary o…
Outline : Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary o…
Outline: Here, from a great scholar and gifted translator, is a landmark publication: the first single-author literary translation of the complete Hebrew Bible. Robert Alter's award-winning translation delivers the Hebrew Bible as powerful, finely wrought literature, registering the distinctive meanings and rhythms of the ancient Hebrew in a lucid, supple English. The accompanying commentary of…
Outline: This thorough Commentary presents a coherent reading of 1 Corinthians, taking full account of its Old Testament and Jewish roots and demonstrating Paul's primary concern for the unity and purity of the church and the glory of God. Roy Ciampa and Brian Rosner's well-informed, careful exegesis touches on an astonishingly wide swath of important, sensitive issues and reinforces the letter…
Outline: This commentary by Scot McKnight expounds the often-vexing letter of James both in its own context and in the context of ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, and the emerging Christian faith. Though interacting with the best available scholarly work on James, McKnight first connects deeply with the text of the letter itself, striving to interpret James's teaching rigorously in light…
Outline : The book of Numbers tells a story that has two main characters -- God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. The main point of the book is nevertheless of immense importance for God's people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text…
Outline : The Apostle Paul's Pastoral Letters ― 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus ― have made an enduring contribution to understanding the role of leadership in the church. With a spirited devotion to the text, Robert Yarbrough helps unlock the meaning of these short but rich letters in this commentary. In keeping with the character of Pillar New Testament Commentary volumes, The Letters to …
Outline : Over the centuries, the prophetic book of Zechariah has suffered from accusations of obscurity and has frustrated readers seeking to unlock its treasures. This work by Mark Boda provides insightful commentary on Zechariah, with great sensitivity to its historical, literary, and theological dimensions. Including a fresh translation of Zechariah from the original Hebrew, Boda delivers d…
Outline : This commentary from widely respected biblical scholar John Goldingay navigates the complexities of Jeremiah in the same spirit as other volumes of the New International Commentary on the Old Testament - rooted in the book's historical context but with an eye always trained on its meaning and use as Christian Scripture. After a thorough introduction that explores matters of background…
Outline : The letter to the Ephesians provokes an array of interpretive questions regarding authorship, audience, date, occasion, purpose of writing, and the nature of its moral instruction—including its words addressed to slaves and masters. Interacting critically in an arena of intense debate, Lynn Cohick provides an exegetically astute analysis of the six chapters of Ephesians, offering an…
Outline : In this detailed, elegantly written commentary J. Ramsey Michaels gives primary attention to the Gospel of John in its present form rather than the sources or traditions behind it. Michaels examines both the Gospel's literary character and its theological significance for the Christian community in its own time and through the ages. This landmark commentary - seventeen years in the ma…
Outline : This landmark commentary, originally published in 1987, has been lauded as the best study available of Paul's theologically rich first letter to the Corinthians. Writing primarily for pastors, teachers, and students, Gordon Fee offers a readable exposition of 1 Corinthians that clearly describes the meaning of Paul's ideas and their larger theological relevance. Fee's revised edition …
Allen, an experienced scholar and hospital chaplain, is the first to use the Old Testament book of Lamentations to throw light on grief, and to use contemporary examples and discussions of grief to throw light on Lamentations.
Outline : Studying the New Testament can be an exciting--and intimidating--experience. This readable survey is designed to make the adventure less daunting and more rewarding. Now in its fourth edition, this award-winning textbook takes into account the dramatic shift in the global Christian population. An accompanying website offers resources for students and professors. This fourth edition…
Outline: Many women struggle daily with habits, emotions, and difficulties that they long to overcome. This book interweaves the perfect wisdom of God's Word with heartfelt compassion and concern as it addresses... - fear, worry, and depression - single parenting, wayward teenagers, the "perfect mom" syndrome - eating disorders, same-sex attraction, and other habitual struggles - verbal a…
Outline : G. K. Beale’s monumental New International Greek Testament Commentary volume on Revelation has been highly praised since its publication in 1999. This shorter commentary distills the superb grammatical analysis and exegesis from that tome (over 1,300 pages) into a book more accessible and pertinent to preachers, students, and general Christian readers. As in the original commentary,…
Outline: This new edition of Karen Jobes's acclaimed commentary on 1 Peter takes recent scholarship into account and has been updated and revised throughout.
Outline : Too often scholars impose on the past modern terms and theories. This is particularly evident concerning discussions of divine sovereignty and human responsibility, where libertarian and compatibilist notions of freedom obscure older understandings of concurrence. Providence, Freedom, and the Will is one historian’s attempt to help us interpret early modern documents in context with…
Outline : Drawing on the best of biblical scholarship as well as the Christian tradition, J. Gordon McConville offers a substantive and useful commentary on Isaiah and explores the contemporary significance of this prophetic book.