Outline : Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament brings together commentary features rarely gathered together in one volume. With careful discourse analysis and interpretation of the Hebrew text, the authors trace the flow of argument in each Old Testament book, showing that how a biblical author says something is just as important as…
Outline : In his epistle to the Colossians, Paul responds to challenges posted by various religious currents in first-century Asia Minor by pointing the church to the sufficiency of Christ's work and his lordship over believers' lives. Through this christological lens, Paul critiques the religious practices that fail to conform to the true gospel, and he presents an alternative way of living th…
Outline: The Gospel of John has long been recognized and beloved for its theological depth as one of the most robustly doctrinal books in Scripture. Examining the narrative both exegetically and theologically, Edward W. Klink III helps readers of the Fourth Gospel to be attentive to the theological intentions and categories it applies to the person and work of Jesus Christ - the unique Son whom…
Outline: Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard stury of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume work is unquestionably the most comprehensive commentary on Proverbs available. Grounded in the new literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation of late, Wal…
Outline: Over twenty-five years in the making, this much-anticipated commentary promises to be the standard stury of Proverbs for years to come. Written by eminent Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, this two-volume work is unquestionably the most comprehensive commentary on Proverbs available. Grounded in the new literary criticism that has so strengthened biblical interpretation of late, Wal…
Outline: The second of John Oswalt's two-part study of Isaiah for the NICOT series, this commentary provides exegetical and theological exposition for scholars, pastors, and students who seek to know the perennial meaning of the text in contemporary terms. Though Oswalt's main introduction to Isaiah is found in his commentary on chapters 1-39, this second volume opens with an important discuss…
Outline: For hundreds of years Christendom has been blessed with Bible commentaries written by great men of God highly respected for their godly walk and their insight into spiritual truth. The Crossway Classic Commentary Series, carefully adapted for maximum understanding and usefulness, presents the very best work on individual Bible books for today's believers. While other parts of Script…
Overview: In this book, the author - master teacher, deft exegete, committed churchman, and fully attuned contemporary intellectual - takes up this challenge with extraordinary energy and intelligence. The result is a capstone volume that puts all the pieces together both for students who read it straight through it at their own pace. For all who read it, the book will become a standard refe…
Outline: Each volume in the Understanding the Bible Commentary Series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. They present a careful section-by-section exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Greek transliterated. Notes at the close of…
Outline: Contours of Christian Theology is a series of concise introductory textbooks focused on the main themes of Christian theology. The authors introduce the perennial questions and their time-tested solutions while moving forward to explore contemporary issues and rework evangelical formulations of the faith. The word providence seems to have dropped out of our everyday Christian vocabu…
Outline: In appreciation of Carson's lifework, editors Andreas J. Kostenberger and Robert W. Yarbrough have assembled a team of his former students and colleagues to produce this volume of essays on contemporary New Testament studies. This book explores New Testament studies as they relate to special topics and ancillary disciplines, and it surveys the state of New Testament scholarship aroun…
Outline: The word providence seems to have dropped our of our everyday Christian vocabulary. But questions about God's activity in our world - his provide-ence for us and his creation - are as alive as ever before. Providence is the point at which theologians and the broader Christian community find their intense conversations. Questions about God's activity in the world today, his guidance…
Overview: This book offers a rich, unprecedented photographic depiction of the life of Dutch stateman and theologian Abraham Kuyper (1837 - 1920). Substantive, detailed captions accompany all of the more than four hundred illustrations - family photos, political cartoons, posters, pictures of important places in Kuyper's life - many of them never published before. Though there is little disagr…
Outline : Time and time again, God uses insignificant and desperately sinful people to fulfill his marvelous plans. In short, he uses people lis us! We find vivid examples of this truth in Isaac and Jacob, two men who couldn't live up to Abraham's example, let alone God's standards - yet God never abondoned them. The author's study of their stories in Genesis shows us how the gospel triumphs…
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 cultu…
Outline: This accessible overview walks readers through centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions - not with a dry focus on dates and places but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our lives today. As a part of the KNOW series, this book is designed not only for personal study or classroom use but also for small groups and Sunda…
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, the volumes allow pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each u…
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By providing focused commentary on each psalm, this volume allows pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key theme…
Outline : Penulis menunjukkan pendekatan kepada pelayanan yang menumbuhkan para remaja dan membuat mereka tetap setia bergereja - pendekatan yang berpijak dengan teguh kepada Alkitab dan dipolakan menurut sarana-sarana anugerah : Firman, sakramen, doa, pelayanan, dan komunitas. Pelajarilah bagaimana para remaja bukan hanya membutuhkan pelayanan yang lebih mendalam, tetapi mereka pun mengingin…
Outline: In this book we want to get to know Abraham Kuyper in the context of his own time. What was the special character of his time? What was the spirit of the age? There is a definite starting point to be found: Kuyper, like his predecessor, Groen van Prinsterer, always referred to a certain point of departure in characterizing his own time - the formidable events of the French Revoluti…
Outline: The Hebrew Book of Job is universally acknowledged as an exquisite piece of literary art that ranks among the most outstanding compositions in world literature. Yet it is also widely recognized as an immensely difficult text to understand. In elucidating that ancient text, this inaugural Illuminations commentary by C. L. Seow pays close attention to the reception history of Job, inc…
Outline: This masterful commentary on Matthew by the author focuses on exegesis of Matthew's text as it stands rather than on the prehistory of the material or details by Synoptic comparison. The exegesis of each section is part of a planned literary whole supplemented, rather than controlled, by verse-by-verse commentary, allowing the text as a complete story to come into brillian focus. The…
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: Many introductions zero in on the historical contexts in which the New Testament literature was written. This introduction goes further - giving attention to the social, cultural, and rhetorical contexts of the New Testament authors and their writings. Few introductions integrate instructions in evegetical and interpretive strategies with the customary considerations of authorship, d…
Outline: Charles Spurgeon once said that just as every road in England leads to London, so every text in Scripture contains a path to Christ. But there's still a chance of going the wrong way, blazing misleading trails where none previously existed. How can we be sure tha we're leading our road map correctly? The author shows us that there are established routes we can trust. Guiding us alo…
Outline: Since its original publication in German, the author's two-volume book has influenced an entire generation of biblical scholars and theologians. Daniel Bailey's expoert translation makes this important work available in English for the first time. A concluding essay by Bailey applies the author's approach to specific texts in Romans and 4 Maccabees.
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, the volumes allow pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each un…
Outline: Against the prevailing models for understanding the Apostle Paul's interpretation and use of Scripture, the author proposes a fresh approach toward developing a Pauline hermeneutic. He combines historical criticism with an intertextual strategy that takes seriously the work of the early church Fathers, and in so doing fills a void in current scholarship. The author applies his method…
Outline: Though bringing people to new birth in Christ through evangelism is essential, says the author, isn't growth in Christ equally essential? Yet the American church by and large does not treat Christian maturity ad character formation with much urgency. In this book the author brings the voice of Scripture - especially Paul's letter to the Ephesians - and the voice of the contemporary C…
Outline: Distinguished Old Testament theologian John Goldingay is often asked about the interpretation of the Bible, the way we are to understand the stories in the Bible, the relationship between the Old Testament and the New, and so on. In this volume he explores twenty-three questions related to biblical interpretation, articulating creative, provocative explanations for today's church. Th…