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paperbackObadiah, Jonah and Micah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Daniel Timmer
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIObadiah's oracle against Edom. Jonah's mission to the city of Nineveh. Micah's message to Samaria and Jerusalem. These books are short yet surprisingly rich in theological and practical terms. In this Tyndale commentary on these minor but important prophets, Daniel Timmer considers each book's historical setting, genre, structure, and unity. He explores their key themes with an ...
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paperbackNahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by S D Snyman
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIINahum's prophecy of Nineveh's coming destruction. Habakkuk's probing dialogue with the Lord of Israel. Zephaniah's warning to Jerusalem's last great king. In this Tyndale Old Testament commentary, the texts of these minor but important prophets receive a fresh analysis as S. D. Snyman considers each book's historical setting, structure, and literary features as well as important ...
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hardcoverMatthew
New Testament Volume 1
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh
"As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'"
How should one interpret these words of Jesus?
The sixteenth-century Reformers turned to Scripture to find the truth of God's Word, but that doesn't mean they always agreed on how to interpret it. For example, when approaching ...
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paperbackMatthew
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by R. T. France
Why did early Christians place Matthew first in the New Testament?"The early Christians were conscious, in a way few Christians are today, that their faith had its roots in Judaism. The issue of the relation between the Christian Church and the Jews remained a vital one both for the Christian's self-understanding and for their presentation of Christ to the non-Christian world. And it is Matthew's ...
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paperbackMatthew: The Gospel of Identity
The Biblical Imagination Series
by Michael Card
In this new collection of songs inspired by the Gospel of Matthew, Michael Card provides an extended musical meditation on the identity of Jesus. Revolving around Jesus' momentous question to his disciples "Who do you say that I am?", the songs reflect on the person of Jesus as God's ultimate response to the "penultimate" question that has plagued humanity for ages—Who am I?
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paperbackThe Cross from a Distance
Atonement in Mark's Gospel
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Peter G. Bolt
Series edited by D. A. Carson"They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha. . . . And they crucified him. . . . Some women were watching from a distance." (Mark 15:22, 24, 40).At the climax of Mark's Gospel, Jesus of Nazareth is put to death on a Roman cross. The text tells us that, in that lonely hour, a group of women were watching the crucifixion "from a distance." In a sense, they are given a stance toward the cross ...
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paperbackLuke
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Nicholas Perrin
Series edited by Eckhard J. SchnabelIn this insightful and accessible commentary, Nicholas Perrin explores the many unique pictures of Jesus found in the Gospel of Luke—from being a child in his Father's house to associating with the poor and disreputable, in communion with the Holy Spirit, and, above all, setting out resolutely for Jerusalem to fulfill God's plan for the world.
With particular attention to ...
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paperbackThe Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus
Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Alan J. Thompson
Series edited by D. A. CarsonWhen the book of Acts is mentioned, a cluster of issues spring to mind, including speaking in tongues and baptism with the Holy Spirit, church government and practice, and missionary methods and strategies. At the popular level, Acts is more oftenmined for answers to contemporary debates than heard for its natural inflections.Instead of using Acts as a prooftext, this New Studies in Biblical Theology ...
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paperbackActs
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by William J. Larkin
If ever there was a hostile environment for the gospel, it was the strife-torn, ethnically diverse backwater of the Roman Empire known as Palestine following the ascension of Jesus. But the gospel thrived--beginning from Jerusalem and spreading throughout Judea, Samaria and the rest of the known world.In Acts, the sequel to his Gospel, Luke tells how the Holy Spirit transformed a ragtag band of ...
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paperbackActs
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by I. Howard Marshall
I. Howard Marshall offers commentary on the book of Acts, showing how it is a history book of the early church, a literary work, the sequel of a work beginning with the Gospel of Luke, and a work of theology.Luke's purposes are varied. He writes with a pastoral concern. He shows how the essential task of the church is mission. He describes how God does not accept racial discrimination. Luke stresses ...
