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Liturgical Works
$39.99Add to cartAmong the manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are numerousfragments of liturgical texts: daily and festival prayers, songs and praises, and other fascinating documents. This inaugural volume in the Eerdmans Commentaries on the Dead Sea Scrolls series explores these important ancient texts, throwing new light on the ritual life of Jews at the turn of the common era. Beginning with a general introduction to the Qumran library and Jewish liturgical traditions, James Davila situates the liturgical texts found at Qumran in their historical context in translation of these Hewbrew texts and provides detailed line-by-line explanations of each document. Throughout his book Davila shows how the Qumran liturgical texts draw on and develop traditions from the Hebrew Bible, and he explores their significance as background to Jewish liturgy, Jewish mysticism, and Christian origins. This volume and the complete commentary project will become the standard reference work on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Isaiah (Student/Study Guide)
$17.00Add to cartMany of the verses of Isaiah are familiar to us as beloved passages we read and sing each Christmas and Easter season. But Isaiah is more than just a holiday reading. Isaiah speaks of God’s relationship to the prophet, the people, the kings, and the servant. Isaiah’s message invites us to explore God’s personal character and develop a deeper understanding of the living God, the Holy One of Israel.
Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, IBS can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study.
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Gospel Of Mark
$47.99Add to cart472 Pages
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This superb commentary offers the first sustained attempt to read the Gospel of Mark both as an ancient biography and as a form of ancient rhetoric. Leading New Testament scholar Ben Witherington applies to Mark the socio-rhetorical approach for which he is well known, opening a fresh new perspective on the earliest Gospel. Witherington’s work provides us with a fascinating view of how the life and teachings of Jesus were presented to a largely non-Jewish auidence – and what this presentation of Jesus still holds for Christians today. -
Joel And Obadiah
$45.00Add to cartIn Joel and Obadiah, John Barton furnishes a fresh translation of the ancient manuscripts and discusses questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive and critically informed interpretation of the text.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Romans : From Biblical Text To Contemporary Life
$53.99Add to cartOur culture does not encourage thoughtful reflection on truth. Yet living the gospel in a postmodern culture demands that Christians understand and internalize the truth about God and his plan for the world. Paul’s letter to the Romans remains one of the most important expressions of Christian truth ever written. Its message forces us to evaluate who we are, who God is, and what our place in this world ought to be. Going beyond the usual commentary, this volume brings the meaning of Paul’s great letter into the twenty-first century. Douglas Moo comments on the text and then explores issues in Paul’s culture and in ours that help us understand the ultimate meaning of each paragraph. A final section suggests ways in which the eternal theology of Romans can be understood and lived out in our modern culture.
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Genesis 1-11 : Old Testament 1
$75.99Add to cartWhat did the early church fathers have to say about the beginning chapters of Genesis? Their pastoral and theological interpretations speak clearly to us in this commentary, offering spiritual and intellectual sustenance. Ancient Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Syriac writings are rendered in a lucid English translation. Includes the complete RSV text for Genesis 1–11.
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Isaiah
$80.00Add to cartInternationally renowned scholar Brevard Childs writes on what is arguably the Old Testament’s most important theological book-Isaiah. Childs provides a fresh translation from the original Hebrew and discusses questions of text, language, historical background, and literary architecture. His critically informed, theological interpretaion of the text provides a creative and reading of Isaiah.
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Old Testament : IVP Bible Background Commentary
$50.99Add to cartWhat was the significance of serpents in biblical times? Why was pork considered unclean? Drawing from various ancient texts and resources, this unique commentary clarifies historical references, social and cultural backgrounds, and archaeological discoveries in an accessible and lucid style that sparkles with interest and enlarges your understanding of Scripture.
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Exodus : Believers Church Bible Commentary
$34.99Add to cart1. The Salvation Of Moses
2. The Commissioning Of Moses
3. Realization Focus On Isreal
4. The Commissioning Of IsraelAdditional Info
To whom does primary allegiance belong? To great human empires, or to the God whose elusive presence we can never fully grasp?Waldemar Janzen offers a fresh approach to the book of Exodus. The liberation from Egypt is a prelude to Israel’s unique calling to model before the nations a new life of service under God.
Through the subtly prepared servant Moses, God wages a dramatic battle with Egypt’s ruler for the release of enslaved Israel. The watching Israel wavers: “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Even after Israel covenants to be God’s priestly kingdom and holy nation, Israel worships a golden calf. Once more God’s brace wrests Israel away, this time from slavery to doubts, fears, and self-centeredness. The people then focus faith on the imageless presence of God in their midst. God still wrestles for his people today.
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Psalms
$50.00Add to cartBooks in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.
The psalms have a way of appearing in unexpected places. Psalm 8, engraved on a silicon disk, was deposited by the Apollo 11 crew on the moon. Listen to Duke Ellington’s orchestra and hear a jazz setting of Psalm 150. Visit the memorial at Dachau and find Psalm 130 on its walls.
But one need not go to the moon to discover the impact the psalms can have in other unexpected ways. In this insightful, informative, and easy-to-read volume, James Limburg takes us into the world of the psalms and brings their world to us. Limburg studies each psalm and shows how the psalms confront the issues of our contemporary culture, transcend time, and transform our faith and experience.
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Proverbs : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$52.00Add to cartInterpretation: A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching is a set of full-length commentaries written specifically for those who interpret the Bible through teaching and preaching in the church.
The writers were chosen for their proven abilities as biblical scholars and their experience as teachers and/or preachers. Each has an outstanding record of publication demonstrating a keen sense for biblical interpretation and expository writing.
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Ezekiel : The Prophets
$12.99Add to cart48 Chapters
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The Scriptures come alive with America’s best-loved Bible teacher Dr. J. Vernon McGee. Whether you are a new believer or a longtime Bible student, Dr. McGee’s Thru the Bible Commentary Series offers sound biblical scholarship and practical, down-to-earth suggestions for applying the principles of Scripture to everyday life.The studies in the series have been taken from Dr. McGee’s “Thru the Bible” radio messages. With his familiar, anecdotal style and lively approach, Dr. McGee makes biblical truth understandable and Bible study more enjoyable.
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Reading Mark : A Literary And Theological Commentary On The 2nd Gospel
$33.25Add to cartDowd examines the Gospel of Mark from literary and theological perspectives, suggesting what the text may have meant to its first-century audience of Gentile and Jewish Christians. Mark is a Greco-Roman biography of Jesus written in an apocalyptic mode. Its theology is based on the message of the prophet Isaiah–the proclamation of release from bondage and a march toward freedom along the “way of the Lord
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Social Science Commentary On The Book Of Revelation
$32.00Add to cartThe author of Revelation presents himself as John, the astral seer, who professes faith in the Resurrected Jesus and who belonged to the house of Israel. John writes of traveling in to the sky; but this perspective of “sky-visions” is completely neglected in the traditional commentaries and studies on Revelation. Malina and Pilch demonstrate the necessity of taking ancient sky-interpretation seriously for reading the book of Revelation in its first-century context.
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Galatians-Colossians
$36.50Add to cart376 pages
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This is volume 11 – Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians.These classic commentaries by Calvin laid the basis for later scholarly exegesis of the Bible. The commentary is verse-by-verse, with anywhere from a paragraph to a whole page of commentary per verse. This is a completely new translation into modern English of Calvin’s Commentaries on the New Testament. Those familiar with previous translations have frequently discovered that these previous translations sometimes fail to reveal the close coherence of Calvin’s ideas, miss many of his characteristic images, and often translate whole passages poorly or omit them altogether. -
Parables Of Jesus
$50.99Add to cartThe primary meaning of the word “parable” is “comparison.” Hultgren’s comprehensive commentary, however, is incomparable, blending solid scholarship with accessible style. His fascinating study covers the Synoptic gospels and the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas, arranging 38 parables in seven categories: the revelation of God, exemplary behavior, wisdom, life before God, final judgment, the kingdom, and allegories. 522 pages, softcover from Eerdmans.
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Romans And Thessalonians
$39.50Add to cartThe power of John Calvin’s study of Romans and of 1 and 2 Thessalonians is captured in this superb translation by R. MacKenzie. Precise and authoratative, yet lucid and very readable, this volume will enrich all who are interested in understanding the full breadth and depth of these important sections of Scripture.
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Hebrews And 1-2 Peter
$37.50Add to cart396 pages
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William B. Johnston has masterfully translated Calvin’s commentaries on Hebrews and 1 and 2 Peter. Now, Calvin’s excellent study of these books is available to all readers. Students will find Calvin’s comments surprisingly modern, as his exegesis and method of study remain extremely valuable. This commentary is great for those who like John Calvin and anyone who wants to understand these books better. -
Exodus : Go Out And Meet God
$21.99Add to cartThe book of Exodus is often seen as ancient history, largely irrelevant to most of the modern Western world. This new commentary by Godfrey Ashby attempts specifically to show how this Old Testament book is of continuing significance to readers today. Ashby discusses the crucial importance of the events described in Exodus and their meaning for the Old Testament gospel, and explains why the Exodus event is central to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to the faith of believers in our own age. He also explores the relevance of Exodus for the liberation struggle now taking place throughout the third world.
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Isaiah 1-39 : With An Introduction To Prophetic Literature
$48.99Add to cartSweeney’s work on the first 39 chapters of the Book of Isaiah is part of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature series which aims to present, according to a standard outline and methodology, a form-critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Old Testament.
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Reading Revelation : A Literary And Theological Commentary
$33.25Add to cartEditor’s Foreword
Author’s Preface
IntroductionPrologue (1:1-8)
John’s First “In The Spirit” Experience (1:9-3:22)
John’s Commission (1:9-20)
The Letters To The Seven Churches: An Overview
The Letter To The Church At Ephesus (2:1-7)
The Letter To The Church At Smyrna (2:8-11)
The Letter To The Church At Pergamum (2:12-17)
The Letter To The Church At Thyatira (2:18-29)
The Letter To The Church At Sardis (3:1-6)
The Letter To The Church At Philadelphia (3:7-13)
The Letter To The Church At Laodicea (3:14-22)John’s Second “In The Spirit” Experience (4:1-11:19)
Introducing The Lamb And The Great Multitude (4:1-8:6)
Meet The Lamb (4:1-5:14)
Meet The Great Multitude (6:1-7:17)
The Judgment Draws Near (8:1-6)
God’s Judgments And Mankind’s Stubbornness (8:7-11:14)
The Plagues Begin (8:7-9:21)
The Message Of Judgment (10:1-11:14)
The Judgment Has Arrived (11:15-19)Three Signs In Heaven (12:1-16:21)
The First And Second Signs In Heaven (12:1-13:18)
The Woman Vs. The Dragon (12:1-17)
The Dragon’s Revenge (13:1-18)
Whom Will You Worship? (14:1-20)
The Third Sign In Heaven (15:1-16:21)John’s Third “In The Spirit” Experience (17:1-20:15)
The Judgment Of Babylon 1–The Great Harlot (17:1-18)
The Judgment Of Babylon 2–Lamentations On Earth
and Rejoicing In Heaven (18:1-19:4)
The Announcement Of The Wedding Of The Lamb (19:5-10)
The Judgment Of The Beast And The False Prophet (19:11-21)
The Judgment Of The Devil (20:1-10)
The Judgment Of The Dead And The Opening Of
the Lamb’s Book (20:11-15)John’s Fourth “In The Spirit” Experience (21:1-22:6a)
The Announcement Of The Dwelling Of God
with His People (21:1-8)
John’s Vision Of The New Jerusalem (21:9-22:6a)Epilogue (22:6b-21)
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“Trafton has produced a clear, understandable, insightful reading of the book of Revelation-not an easy task for a book that has left many readers puzzled and confused. One of the particular strengths of Trafton’s commentary is his close attention to the structure of John’s work and the internal connections between various passages of the book. Readers will also benefit from Trafton’s identification of John’s extensive indebtedness to the Hebrew Bible for much of his imagery and ideas.”-Mitchell G. Reddish
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Acts (Student/Study Guide)
$17.00Add to cartThe death and resurrection of Jesus are not the end of the good news, but only the beginning. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the workings of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the apostles and in the early church. Though titled “The Acts of the Apostles,” the book is just as much about the acts of the Holy Spirit. The resurrection and ascension of Jesus became the beginnings of the life of the believer, who is empowered by the Spirit to go to every extreme to make known the message of God’s saving acts in Christ.
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Proverbs Ecclesiastes And The Song Of Songs
$40.00Add to cartProverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs, though entirely different books, are similar in that they provide spiritual guidance about what it means to live wisely before God. In this thorough and readable commentary, Ellen Davis points out that the writers of these books considered wisdom and the fruits of wisdom – a well-ordered life and a peaceful mind – to be within the grasp of all those wholeheartedly desiring it.
From the confident “wise dealing” instructions in Proverbs, to the world-weariness of Ecclesiastes, to the exuberance of the Song of Songs, these books take the reader through the full range of human emotion. Their words cause one to reflect on both the ordinary and the extraordinary experiences of life: birth and death, poverty and wealth, education and work, grief and joy, human love and love of God. Though books of ancient wisdom, they continue to speak with particular power to the spiritual needs of our highly secularized age.
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Reading 1 Peter Jude And 2 Peter
$35.25Add to cartThis volume is dedicated to the study of three late, little-known biblical works that historically have been relegated to the lesser works of the New Testament. Reading 1 Peter, Jude, and 2 Peter underscores the light that these letters shed upon one another and focuses on the snapshots they provide of early Christian communities as they encountered the social and religious environment in which they were situated.
Careful reading of 1 Peter reveals the complex world of the post-apostolic period. Jude and 2 Peter provide a sober look at the early community’s evolution in doctrinal and moral terms
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1 Corinthians (Student/Study Guide)
$17.00Add to cartIn First Corinthians, Paul writes to a troubled church at Corinth, urging its members to live a life distinct from the ways of others, governed by the law of love, and affirming of the tenets of the faith. His direct responses to their shortcomings provide us a window into daily church life in the first century. But this letter also paints a vivid picture of what any church can become by the grace of God.
Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, Interpretation Bible Studies can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study.
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Perserverance In Gratitude
$53.99Add to cartHebrews is usually considered an early Christian homily alternating between scriptural interpretation and exhortation. It is saturated with references to the Old Testament, using rather “Platonic” arguments for the superiority of Christ. DeSilva’s multi-pronged methodology nicely unravels the dense text.
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Ecclesiastes : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$40.00Add to cartA Bible Commentary for teaching and preaching is a set of full-length commentaries written specifically for those who interpret the Bible through teaching and preaching in the church. The writers were chosen for their proven abilities as biblical scholars and their experience as teachers and or preachers. Each has an outstanding record of publication demonstrating a keen sense for biblical interpretation and expository writing.
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Micah
$38.99Add to cartIn this volume Ben Zvi explores the prophetic book of Micah as a written document that presents itself as YHWH’s word. The starting point of this study is that such a written document was meant to be read and reread by an ancient audience, so that commentary begins by addressing the questions of how the book was likely read by its intended or primary readers, why they read it, who read it, and to whom it was read and why.
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Letters Of John And Jude
$34.00Add to cart207 Pages/1, 2, And 3 John (7 Chapters) And Jude (1 Chapter)
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THE LETTERS OF JOHN AND JUDEThe four letters in this volume all deal with heretical teachings within the early church. Dr. Barclay describes the various forms in which Gnosticism appeared in I John, pointing out that the notions that the material world and the human body are evil still infect the thinking of some Christians. II and III John are warnings against wandering preachers who taught false doctrines, and against individuals within the church who repudiated the writer’s authority. Jude is a strong indictment of immoral persons (antinomians) who had insinuated themselves into the church.
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Acts Of The Apostles
$34.00Add to cart193 Pages/Acts (28 Chapters)
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THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES“What Acts aims to do,” says Dr. Barclay in this important volume, “is to give us a series of typical exploits and adventures of the great heroic figures of the early Church. Although the book never says so, from the earliest times Luke has been held to be its writer.” He wrote both his gospel and Acts for the principal purpose of showing how the new faith that began so humbly in Palestine had expanded. Dr. Barclay discusses the plan in Acts, Luke’s skill as a historian, the accuracy of his sources, and the honesty with which he used them.
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Revelation Of John 1
$33.00Add to cart183 Pages/The Revelation Of John, Chapters 1 To 5
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THE REVELATION OF JOHN, Volume 1 (Chapters 1 to 5)In this and its companion volume, Dr. Barclay makes the most difficult book in the Bible easier to understand. In his introduction he examines areas such as the characteristics of apocalyptic literature and the nature of Caesar worship. John was, as Dr. Barclay shows, “soaked and saturated” in the Old Testament, and most of the imagery he employs is drawn from that source. Dr. Barclay does more than clarify the meaning of the imagery. His commentary covers the central issues of the book, such as the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the probable facts about John’s exile on the island, and the meaning of Christ’s knocking at the door.
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Letter To The Romans
$34.00Add to cart222 Pages/Romans (16 Chapters)
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THE LETTER TO THE ROMANSDr. Barclay’s fresh translation and clear exposition make Paul’s very complicated letter to the church in Rome easier than ever to understand. Both in mood and in method Romans is entirely different from Paul’s other writings. Here he is setting down in a systematic fashion the essence of his faith-bequeathing in a “theological last will and testament” the ideas which have most shaped Christian belief: the questions of righteousness, of the Jews as the Chosen People, and of how people of faith are to live their daily lives. Paul’s deep meanings shine brilliantly here, thanks to Dr. Barclay’s ability to explain the letter to the Romans to every reader.
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Letters To The Corinthians
$34.00Add to cart268 Pages/1 And 2 Corinthians (29 Chapters)
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THE LETTERS TO THE CORINTHIANSCorinth was not only one of the most flourishing commercial centers of the ancient world, but also a symbol of the vilest debauchery. “In this hotbed of vice,” Dr. Barclay narrates, “some of the greatest work of Paul was done.” The apostle wrote to the church there, partly to bolster its resistance to the sin and corruption, and equally to chide and counsel on the contentions that were tearing it apart. In the simple, illustrative manner that has endeared him to thousands of students, Dr. Barclay clarifies every passage in Corinthians, showing us how Paul’s advice to the Corinthians can help us live today in the midst of modern temptations.
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Romans : Spirit Filled Life
$24.99Add to cartA new commentary series for the Charismatic and Pentecostal faiths. Each of these authors has been hand picked by Dr. Jack Hayford. These men and women represent the finest in conservative evangelical spirit-filled scholarship in North America. But all have the commitment in putting their work into a way that the average reader can understand.
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Revelation Of John 2
$34.00Add to cart232 Pages/The Revelation Of John, Chapters 6 To 22
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THE REVELATION OF JOHN, Volume 2 (Chapters 6 to 22)Here the reader meets many picturesque images that have become part of the very fabric of thinking-the four horses and their riders, the Antichrist, the woman clothed with the sun, the beast with his number, Armageddon, the great harlot, the Millennium, the new Jerusalem. These and many other images drawn from the Revelation have so seized hold of the world’s imagination that without them a good share of our best art would never have been created. Because so many of John’s prophetic utterances relate to Rome, Dr. Barclay devotes many pages to describing the great city as it was under the early Caesars.
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Philippians And Philemon
$27.99Add to cartNew in the Abingdon New Testament Commentary series, Carolyn Osiek’s concise look at Philippians & Philemon is a combination of up-to-date scholarship and clear exposition of Paul’s thought. While traditional exegetical questions and contemporary theological concerns are dealt with, special effort is given to probing the social controversies of the Pauline churches. Issues of gender roles and slavery are given particular attention as they arise in the text.
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Letters To The Galatians And Ephesians
$34.00Add to cart185 Pages/Galatians (6 Chapters), Ephesians (6 Chapters)
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THE LETTERS TO THE GALATIANS AND EPHESIANSThe Letter to the Galatians proclaims that Christianity was dependent upon nothing but God’s free gift of grace, bestowed on all who would accept that gift by faith, Gentile and Jew alike. Because it declares this universality and confutes the Judaizing Christians, the letter is one of the great theological cornerstones of Christianity, according to Dr. Barclay. The Letter to the Ephesians, “The Queen of the Epistles,” was a circular letter to the Christian churches generally. The main theme is the universal battle between good and evil, and the ultimate unity to be achieved only when all things are gathered together in Christ.
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1-2 Peter Jude
$34.99Add to cart8 Chapters
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“Combines scholarly approaches to these neglected books with clear exposition and timely application. Use of Anabaptist sources will appeal to a wide audience: preachers, students, and church folk. We applaud the volume heartily.” – Ralph P. Martin, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Fuller Theological Seminary..Erland Waltner, Elkhart, Indiana, a seminary professor and church leader, explains how 1 Peter applies Jesus’ teaching on loving the enemy to believers in Asia Minor. Peter empowers them to be communities of hope, not retaliating for abuse they suffer, but bearing witness to their Lord by word, lifestyle, and doing good.
J. Daryl Charles, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, shows how 2 Peter and Jude are relevant since the church still faces ethical compromises and pastoral dilemmas. The apocalyptic imagery stresses that the concerns of Christian faithfulness and faith are crucial. The church needs such moral exhortation.
“Solid biblical exposition in a reader-friendly format. Offers careful and detailed analysis of these books in clear, accessible language. Quotes Anabaptists working out understandings of faith under intense suffering. Valuable for pastors, Sunday school teachers, and serious students.” – Dorothy Jean Weaver, Professor Of New Testament, Eastern Mennonite Seminary
“This volume redeems 1-2 Peter and Jude for the church today. Waltner shows that 1 Peter is a letter of encouragement to those being persecuted for their faith because they are living by a Christian ethic in their stations in life. Charles sees 2 Peter and Jude as emphasizing right living, orthopraxis.” – David Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, Canadian Mennonite Bible College
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Prophecy Of Isaiah
$50.00Add to cartAfter over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah, Alec Motyer presents a wealth of comment and perspective on this book. Although his emphasis is on the grammatical, historical, structural, literary and theological dimensions of the text, Motyer writes with an eye on its meaning for Christians today. Based on the author’s knowledge of the Hebrew text, but utilizing the New International Version, the commentary easily accommodates readers without knowledge of Biblical Hebrew.
