Through the ages, the church year has been ordered according to God's story found in the Bible. With every new season, believers have immersed themselves in the Scriptures, growing closer to God through his Word. In "Through the Bible, Through the Year," beloved pastor John Stott takes readers throu[...]
Grasp the Majesty, Beauty, and Significance of God's Dwelling Places
At various points in Israel's history, God dwelt in specific, significant places, most notably in the tabernacle and the temple. These structures, meticulously planned, extravagantly furnished, and regularly frequented by th[...]
Massive and scholarly, but written for scientific and theological lay persons, this book combines the findings of many disciplines.[...]
Most of us are vitally interested in answers to the big questions of life. Where did we come from? Why are we here? What is the nature of man? How did we get here? What is our future? We consider any literature that deals with these questions relevant and timely.
Preeminent among literature abou[...]
The second of Victor P. Hamilton's two-volume study of Genesis for the NICOT series, this prodigious and scholarly work provides linguistic, literary, and theological commentary on Genesis 18-50. Beginning with Abraham's reception of the three visitors and his intercession before Yahweh on behalf of[...]
In the Old Testament we read God s word as it was spoken to his people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message for us. These twin convictions, shared by all of the contributors to "The New International Commentary on the Old [...]
Sidney Greidanus' previous two preaching books - "The Modern Preacher and the Ancient Text" and "Preaching Christ from the Old Testament" - have received wide acclaim and have sold phenomenally well. "Preaching Christ from Genesis" offers more of Greidanus' solid, practical homiletical fare. Greidan[...]
This book is part of an exciting new commentary series published by Eerdmans. In essence, Genesis is two books in one. The first part is an exegetical commentary based on the Hebrew text. The second section is a reflection on the theology of the book and an account of its contribution to theology to[...]
Explores the crucial issue of the authority of the past in Christian theology, focusing especially on how doctrine serves to maintain continuity within the Christian tradition.[...]
The creation story stands as one of the most famous and familiar in Scripture. But, says best-selling author Robert Farrar Capon, most of us misconstrue it. The reason? We have fallen into the habit of reading Genesis the way we read all of Scripture - as a manual of religious instructions. To break[...]
Genesis and Christian Theology contributes significantly to the renewed convergence of biblical studies and systematic theology -- two disciplines whose relational disconnect has adversely affected not only the academy but also the church as a whole. In this book twenty-one noted scholars consider t[...]
"Concise, student-friendly introduction to Genesis"
Iain Provan here offers readers a compact, up-to-date, and student-friendly introduction to the book of Genesis, focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception.
Drawing on a ra[...]
In his clear and readable style Walter Brueggemann presents Genesis as a single book set within the context of the whole of biblical revelation. He sees his task as bringing the text close to the faith and ministry of the church. He interprets Genesis as a proclamation of God's decisive dealing with[...]
- Includes full text of the New International Version- Written from an evangelical perspective with allegiance to the complete authority and inerrancy of the Bible- In-depth verse by verse commentary- Concise background material enabling the reader to understand the historical, social, and cultural [...]
This translation makes available for the first time in English one of the most significant Old Testament commentaries of the patristic period. St. John Chrysostom's extant works outnumber those of any other Father of the East; in the West, only Augustine produced a larger corpus. Of Chrysostom's mor[...]
Origen, son of the martyr Leonides, oldest in a family of seven children was born probably at Alexandria 184/85 and died probably in Tyre 253/54 after imprisonment and torture during the Decian persecution. Surnamed ""man of steel"" Origen was an outstanding theologian of the early Greek-speaking Ch[...]
* Builds on the success of the previous editions to present an unparalleled resource on soil formation and classification. *12 page color plate section featuring soil profiles. * Inclusion of new classification systems in China and Brazil.[...]