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HardbackIsaiah 1–39
Old Testament Volume 10A
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Jeffrey Fisher
"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?'
Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'"
In his interpretation of Isaiah's vision of God and subsequent sending, the Anabaptist reformer Menno Simons perceived a pattern for all prophets, apostles, ministers, and preachers who are called and then sent out to spread the ...
HardbackThe First Testament
A New Translation
by John Goldingay
Awash in a sea of Bible translations, do we need yet another?
Most translations bend the text toward us. They make the rough places smooth, the odd bits more palatable to our modern sensibilities. In every translation something is gained and something lost.
In The First Testament: A New Translation, John Goldingay interrupts our sleepy familiarity with the Old ...
HardbackRomans 9-16
New Testament Volume 8
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Philip D. W. Krey and Peter D. S. Krey
Writing to the early Christians in Rome, the apostle Paul said, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Rom 12:2 ESV). Perhaps more than any other New Testament epistle, Paul's letter to the Romans has been the focus of Christian reflection throughout the ...
PaperbackRomans
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by F. F. Bruce
F. F. Bruce offers commentary on the book of Romans, including information on church history, Paul's involvement with and journey to Rome, Paul's Gospel as elucidated in the epistle, copies of the letter, and the overarching theme of flesh versusspirit.The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical ...
PaperbackJames
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Douglas J. Moo
Preaching's 2017 Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference
The genius of the letter of James lies in its powerfully simple call for repentance, for action, for a consistent Christian lifestyle. In this revised commentaryDouglas Moo allows James's words to cut through our theological debates, our personal preconceptions, our spiritual malaise and return us to an invigorating, ...
Paperback2 Peter and Jude
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by E. Michael Green
The epistle of 2 Peter has had a very rough passage down the centuries," says Michael Green in this commentary. "Its entry into the Canon was precarious in the extreme . . . It was deemed second-class Scripture by Luther, rejected by Erasmus, and regarded with hesitancy by Calvin." And about Jude he says, "We can learn a great deal about a man by listening to what he has to say about himself. Jude ...
PaperbackThe Letters of John
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by John Stott
"John evidently loves the people committed to his care. They are his 'dear children,' his 'dear friends.' He longs to protect them from both error and evil, and to see them firmly established in faith, love and holiness. He has no new doctrine forthem. On the contrary, he appeals to them to remember what they already know, have and are. He warns them against deviating from this and urges them to ...
PaperbackShaping the Spiritual Life of Students
A Guide for Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers Campus Ministers
by Richard R. Dunn
Alberto is an energetic, people-pleasing eighth grader. He seems to have it all--from the junior high varsity team to his family's beautiful new home to leadership in his youth group. But he feels pressured by team members who mock his Christianity and rejected by his dad whose work requires more and more travel. His young spiritual life is in a precarious place.Last year, as a high ...
PaperbackThe Care of Creation
Focusing Concern and Action
Edited by R. J. Berry
- A 2003 Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction
"God intends . . . our care of the creation to reflect our love for the Creator," writes John Stott in the foreword to this book.
For the theologians and scientists who have contributed to this book, the care of creation is both crucial to human survival and a supreme test of the reality of Christian faith. Their concern reflects ...
PaperbackPhilosophers Who Believe
The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers
Edited by Kelly James Clark
- Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year
Time magazine reports on a remarkable renaissance of religious belief among philosophers: "In a quiet revolution in thought and arguments that hardly anyone could have foreseen only two decades ago, God is making a comeback. Most intriguingly, this is happening . . . in the crisp, intellectual circles of ...
