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PaperbackThe Message of Ruth
The Wings of Refuge
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by David J. Atkinson
The book of Ruth tells the story of ordinary people facing ordinary events. We meet Naomi, who went through famine and bereavement but eventually won peace and security. We meet Ruth, a foreign woman from Moab who chose faithfulness to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and to Naomi's God. And we meet Boaz, who by marrying Ruth fitted into God's purposes for history. Both King David and ...
PaperbackGenesis 12-50
Volume 2
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Mark Sheridan
General Editor Thomas C. OdenGenesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...
PaperbackEchoes of Exodus
Tracing a Biblical Motif
by Bryan D. Estelle
Israel’s exodus from Egypt is the Bible’s enduring emblem of deliverance. It is the archetypal anvil on which the scriptural language of deliverance is shaped. More than just an epic moment, the exodus shapes the telling of Israel’s and the church’s gospel. From the blasting furnace of Egypt, imagery pours forth. In the Song of Moses Yahweh overcomes the Egyptian army, sending them plummeting to ...
HardbackProverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by J. Robert Wright
General Editor Thomas C. OdenAmong the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament, they were ...
PaperbackProverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by J. Robert Wright
General Editor Thomas C. OdenAmong the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament, they were ...
HardbackEzekiel, Daniel
Volume 13
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Kenneth Stevenson and Michael Glerup
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe books of Ezekiel and Daniel are rich in imagery that is taken up afresh in the New Testament. Echoes of Ezekiel—with its words of doom and hope, vision of a new temple, and scroll-eating prophet—are especially apparent in thebook of Revelation. Daniel is most notable in supplying terminology and imagery for Jesus of Nazareth's favored self-description as "Son of man," a phrase ...
PaperbackEzekiel, Daniel
Volume 13
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Kenneth Stevenson and Michael Glerup
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe books of Ezekiel and Daniel are rich in imagery that is taken up afresh in the New Testament. Echoes of Ezekiel—with its words of doom and hope, vision of a new temple, and scroll-eating prophet—are especially apparent in thebook of Revelation. Daniel is most notable in supplying terminology and imagery for Jesus of Nazareth's favored self-description as "Son of man," a phrase ...
PaperbackGalatians
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by R. Alan Cole
Paul's Epistle to the Galatians is "spiritual dynamite, and it is therefore almost impossible to handle it without explosions," says R. Alan Cole. "This letter is not one with a message simply for those of centuries earlier than ours, nor is it anEpistle that can be read in comfortable detachment without personal involvement. At every point it challenges our present-day shallow, easy acceptances ...
PaperbackReframing Paul
Conversations in Grace Community
by Mark Strom
The Greco-Roman world was shaped by ideals and abstract ideas. The Apostle Paul left them behind. But they continue to shape evangelical teaching and practice.This picture contradicts the common impression of Paul as an abstract theologian, someone who wrestled with deep theological doctrine while hovering six feet above everyday reality. But in fact, it was the philosopher's of Paul's day--and ...
PaperbackEphesians
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Lin JohnsonHave you noticed how sometimes you have a story in the back of your mind that keeps coming up, even when you're talking about something else? In Ephesians, throughout its worship, prayers and instructions for living, Paul can't contain his joy andamazement at the larger story of God's plan to save us in Jesus the Messiah. These eleven studies from Tom Wright will help us see the significance of ...
Number of Studies: 11
