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  • Biblical Theology: The God of the Christian Scriptures, By John Goldingay
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    Biblical Theology

    The God of the Christian Scriptures

    by John Goldingay

    Imagine someone who has spent a lifetime listening deeply and attentively to the full range of Scripture's testimony. Stepping back, they now describe what they have seen and heard. What emerges is a theological cathedral, laid out on the great vectors of Scripture and fitted with biblically sourced materials.This is what John Goldingay has done. Well known for his three-volume Old Testament ...

  • The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God, By G. K. Beale
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    The Temple and the Church's Mission

    A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by G. K. Beale
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . . And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem. . . . And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man." (Revelation 21:1-3, ESV).In this comprehensive study, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, G. K. Beale argues that the Old Testament tabernacle and temples were symbolically designed to point to the end-time ...

  • Ezra and Nehemiah: An Introduction and Commentary, By Geert Lorein
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    Ezra and Nehemiah

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

    by Geert Lorein
    Series edited by David G. Firth
    Consulting Editor Tremper Longman III

    The checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...

  • The Message of Samuel: Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power, By Mary J. Evans
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    The Message of Samuel

    Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Mary J. Evans

    In the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the transition of Israel from tribal confederacy to established monarchy. And, as Mary Evans shows in this passage-by-passage commentary, during such a transition questions of identity and power are unavoidable.

    In the aftermath of the decline of the judges, priests abuse their priestly privileges; Israelites covet the centralized ...

  • The Message of Ruth: The Wings of Refuge, By David J. Atkinson
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    The 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 ...

  • The Message of Ezra & Haggai, By Robert Fyall
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    The Message of Ezra & Haggai

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Robert Fyall

    Few sermons or Bible studies focus on Ezra or Haggai, two brief Old Testament books named for relatively unknown figures. But the message of both of these books—their emphasis on building for God, obedience to his Word, and openness to his Spirit—is one that needs to be heard clearly today.

    In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Robert Fyall's pairing of Ezra with Haggai enhances ...

  • Genesis: The Story We Haven't Heard, By Paul Borgman
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    Genesis: The Story We Haven't Heard

    by Paul Borgman

    Time after time choosing selfishness over selflessness, human beings invariably destroy themselves and wreck their societies. Only God can help, says Genesis. Yet God refuses to coerce. Instead he works with individual men and women who turn around--who stop trying to make a name for themselves and start trying to be a blessing to others. The transformation is slow and arduous. God waits. Captured ...

  • The Message of Exodus: The Days of Our Pilgrimage, By J. Alec Motyer
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    The Message of Exodus

    The Days of Our Pilgrimage

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by J. A. Motyer

    The whole story of the book of Exodus is a covenant narrative. In Moses' story, the pledges that God made to Abraham are honored and fulfilled as the Israelites are saved from Egypt and guided to the promised land.In this Bible Speaks Today volume, J. Alec Motyer explores what this key part of Scripture testifies about the God of the Bible. Considering the meaning that Exodus still ...

  • Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption, By L. Michael Morales
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    Exodus Old and New

    A Biblical Theology of Redemption

    Essential Studies in Biblical Theology

    by L. Michael Morales
    Series edited by Benjamin L. Gladd

    The Gospel Coalition Book Award
    Center for Biblical Studies Book of the Year Award
    Biblical Foundations Book Award Winner

    With Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern to help us understand the salvation of all his people—Israel and the nations—through Jesus Christ.

    In Exodus Old and New, L. Michael Morales examines ...

  • How to Read Job, By John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III
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    How to Read Job

    How to Read Series

    by John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference

    We often turn to the book of Job when we encounter suffering. We look for an explanation for the questions "Why me?" or "Why her?" But what if it turns out that although Job does suffer, the book is not really about his suffering?

    If ever a book needed a "How to Read" instruction manual, it is the book of Job. ...