Outline: Multiplied millions of women all over the world are looking over the church's shoulder, longing to see the freedom Jesus purchased for them at Calvary. Millions more have found freedom in Jesus but are still bound by human ideas - ideas that pressure a woman to let culture, not God, determine her place in the Kingdom. While hurting men and women outside the church cry out, "Is there an…
Outline: Hermeneutika Pneumatologis adalah pendekatan penafsiran pada Alkitab dengan melihat teks-teks biblis sebagai Roh Allah yang dahulu telah dan sekarang masih berbicara dan berkarya bagi para pembacanya. Model hermeneutika pneumatologis dapat menjadi sebuah model bagi gereja manapun dalam memahami secara biblis forman dan karya Roh Allah dalam rangka menjawab pergumulan-pergumulan maupun …
Outline: During the past millennia, the Christian church has repeatedly faced challenges to its acknowledgment of both Old and New Testaments as Scripture. None of these challenges has been successful: at the dawn of the third Christian millennium, the Bible contains the same books as it did in the early church, with only silight variation between different traditions. And yet, doubts remain an…
Outline: This book fills a real need for pastors and students. Though there is currently a large body of material on the theological interpretation of Scripture, most of it is highly specific and extremely technical. J. Todd Billings here provides a straightforward entryway for students and pastors to understand why theological interpretation matters and how it can be done. A solid, constructiv…
Outline: The debate over the role of women in the church is not diminishing, Complementarian argue that men and women are equal but have distinctive roles, while egalitarians argue against role distinctions. The egalitarians' redemptive-movement hermeneutic has gained support. Advocates concede many of the exegetical conclusions made by complementarians about relevant Bible passages, but then a…
Outline: This is a thorough, full-scale English commentary on the Greek text of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. While author George W. Knight gives careful attention to the comments of previous interpreters of the text, both ancient and modern, his emphasis is on exegesis of the Greek text itself and on the flow of the argument in each of these three epistles. Besides providing a detailed look at th…
Outline: The Pillar New Testament Commentary, designed for serious readers of the Bible, seeks above all to make clear the meaning of the text of Scripture as we have it. Writers of the PNTC volumes interact with the most important, informed contemporary debate yet avoid undue technical detail. Their ideal is a blend of rigorous exegesis and exposition, scholarship and pastoral sensitivity, wit…
Outline: Seeking to bridge the existing gap between biblical studies and systematic theology, this distinctive series offers section-by-section exegesis of the Old Testament texts in close conversation with theological concerns. Written by respected scholars, the THOTC volumes aim to help pastors, teachers, and students engage in deliberately theological interpretation of Scripture. In this com…
Outline: As a response to the unique challenges facing the tweinty-first-century American church, church planting has become a popular topic. But at a time when churches that spread the seed of the Word through preaching, the sacraments, when churches that spread the seed of the Word through preaching, the sacraments, and prayer are greatly needed, much of the focus has been on planting churche…
Outline: A first-hand account of the struggle for power in today's middle east. God Has Ninety-nine Names is a gripping, authoritative account of the epic battle between modernity and militant Islam that is reshaping the Middle East. Judith Miller, a reporter who has covered the Middle East for twenty years, takes us inside the militant Islamic movements in ten countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, S…
Outline: In this addition to the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series, Tremper Longman combines a careful exegetical reading of the book of Job with keen theological insights. The series is tailored to the distinctives of poetry and Wisdom literature, featuring emphasis on the message of the biblical book; special attention to poetic structure and literary devices; inc…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: Despite its relative brevity, Paul's letter to the Galatians raises a number of foundational theological issues, and it has played a vital role in shaping Christian brought and practice over the centuries. In this placement NICNT volume on Galatians, David deSilva provides a coherent account of the letter as a piece of strategically crafted communication that addresses both the immedia…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries series collects the best and most trusted Eerdmans commentaries from years gone by in a format that will make them available to readers for years to come. Some of the ECBC volumes were originally published in major commentary series, others as freestanding books. Some were first published decades ago, others more recently. Though written over …
Outline: For a generation, Barbara MacHaffie's fascinating Her Story : Women in Christian Tradition has enabled readers to enter into and recover the oft-ignored or submerged stories of women in the Christian tradition, from biblical times to now. MacHaffie's brief history is now fully updated and revised here and combined with her lively anthology of primary readings to offer unparalled access…
Outline: In the midst of a troubled world, Christians believe in a good God who, as the Creator, has never lost interest in his broken creation. The key evidence for, and the chief symbol of, this divine commitment is the cross of Christ. This God, revealed in Scripture, has a project : and central to the divine strategy is Christ, his coming and his cross. The troubles and calamities will end.…
Outline: A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. In story-centric approac…
Outline: Seperti apakah Gereja yang Hidup itu? John Stott menjelaskan, "Kita memerlukan gereja yang lebih konservatif radikal-'konservatif' dalam arti memelihara (conserve) apa yang dengan terang-terangan dituntut oleh Alkitab, tetapi 'radikal' dalam kaitan dengan kombinasi antara tradisi dan kesepakatan yang kita sebut 'budaya'. Alkitab bersifat tetap; budaya berubah." Buku ini merangkum sejum…
Outline: Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament brings together commentary features gathered together in one volume. Written by notable evangelical scholars, such volume treats the literary context and structure of the passage in the original Greek, and each author provides an original translation based on the literary structure. The …
Outline: Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament brings together commentary features rarely gathered together in one volume. Written by notable evangelical scholars, each volume treats the literary context and structure of the passage in the original Greek, and each author provides an original translation based on the literary structur…
Outline: Cerita dongeng tetaplah menarik bagi siapa saja; tidak hanya anak-anak! Dongeng dan cerita-cerita rakyat mempesonakan tetapi juga membuka pikiran serta menyadarkan diri betapa cerita-cerita memiliki kekuatan untuk membentuk diri seseorang, bahkan masyarakat yang mendengarnya. Dalam dongeng dan cerita-cerita rakyat terkandung nilai budaya dan spiritual yang mendalam. Di dalamnya tergamb…
Outline: The Question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth - Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you? (2 Cor 13: 5) - remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid offers a unified reading of 2 Corinthians, which has often been regarded as a composite of excerpts and fragments, as Seifrid seeks to hear Paul's message afreash a…
Outline: In keeping with the Pillar New Testament Commentary's distinctive character, this volume by James R. Edwards on Luke gives special attention to the Third Gospel's vocabulary and historical setting, its narrative purpose and unique themes, and its theological significance for the church and believers today. Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily Gentile focus, Edwards counterb…
Outline: Filling a notable fap in scholarship on 2 Peter and Jude, Peter Davids artfully unpacks these two neglected but fascinating epistles that deal with the confrontation between the Greco-Roman world and the burgeoning first-century Jesus communities. Davids firmly grasps the overall structure of these oft-maligned epistles and presents a strong case for 2 Peter and Jude as coherent, consi…
Outline: We have long been aware of the challenge of reaching the unreached peoples of the world. For many this seemed a daunting and almost impossible task.
Outline: Scripture testifies that in the work of Jesus Christ the power of Satan, sin, and death has been broken. Yet on and on the ages roll, and wars rage, humans destroy one another and themselves, and natural evils such as earthquakes and tsunamis occur. We seem to suffer what J. H. Bavinck calls "the great delay", still awaiting Christ's final victory. In this illuminating survey of the bo…
Outline: The book of Daniel is both familiar and unfamiliar to many Christians. The stories of the fiery furnace and Daniel in the lion's den are the staples of children's Bible story books and Sunday scholl classes. Yet the latter chapters of Daniel's vision are more unfamilir and daunting to most believers, who may have been exposed to a variety of end-times speculations constructed from an a…
Outline: Blessed through God's anointing, King David binds together a broken nation and gives his people victory - until, distracted, he is overcome by sin. The sword of God's judgment then falls on David and his house, but even as David is humbled, he returns penitently to the Lord. Richard Phillip's expository commentary carries us with David up to the heights and down to the depths, noting t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: This book is the first to describe not only what competent mentors do but the skills they need to be effective. It is a step-by-step guide to being a good mentor and will be invaluable to anyone who wants to help another to learn more from their work or other experience. It is also essential reading for anyone contemplating introducting mentoring into their organisation.
Outline: Many Christians around the world today face severe persecution, while others daily feel the weight of coultural pressure against them. The apostle Peter speaks to this as he reminds us that Christians are aliens and exiles in an often-hostile empire. Yet we are simultaneously the chosen of God, equipped by Jesus's work for us and in us to live faithfully in our dual identity. In this e…
Outline: Paul urges Philemon to challenge social barriers and establish new realities of conduct and fellowship. His letter is nevertheless a disturbing text that has been used to justify slavery. Though brief, the letter to Philemon requires and rewards close scrutiny. In this commentary Scot McKnight carefully analyzes the text of Philemon and brings its entanglement with ancient Roman slaver…
Outline: The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a vital story of a community revived and restored by God's grace through gifted individuals, preparing the way for the Messiah to come. Ezra, a priest, and Nehemiah, a governor, both prioritized the Word of God and the practice of prayer - commitments that are just as vital for the renewal of the church today. In his practical and devotional exposito…
Outline: Moving quickly from principle to practice, Vern Poythress helps us rethink how we interpret the Bible by showing us the implications of entering into God's presence as we study. This handbook outlines distinct steps for practicing faithful biblical interpretation by focusing on our fellowship with the God who speaks to us through his Word.
Outline: Theodicy attempts to resolve how a good God and an evil world can coexist. The neo-atheist side of this debate has dominated twenty-first-century bestseller lists with books like The God Delusion, God Is Not Great, and The End of Faith. Their popularity illuminates a changing mental environment in which people are asking harder questions about divine goodness. Suprisingly, these books …
Outline: In recent decades, a "certainty trap" has sprung up within both Islam and Christianity, resulting in a world struggling with the fallout from extremist and violent interpretations of what "the word of God" might mean. The Certainty Trap asks whether Christians and Muslims - equally - can any longer afford the luxury of fundamentalism. Musk looks at the phenomenon of fundamentalism in C…