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  • Psalms 1-50, Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
    Paperback

    Psalms 1-50

    Volume 7

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Psalms have long served a vital role in the individual and corporate lives of Christians, expressing the full range of human emotions, including some that we are ashamed to admit. The Psalms reverberate with joy, groan in pain, whimper with sadness, grumble in disappointment, and rage with anger. The church fathers employed the Psalms widely. In liturgy they used them both ...

  • Psalms 51-150, Edited by Quentin F. Wesselschmidt
    Paperback

    Psalms 51-150

    Volume 8

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Quentin F. Wesselschmidt
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Psalms have long served a vital role in the individual and corporate lives of Christians, expressing the full range of human emotions, including some that we are ashamed to admit. The Psalms reverberate with joy, groan in pain, whimper with sadness, grumble in disappointment, and rage with anger.

    The church fathers employed the Psalms widely. In liturgy they used them ...

  • The Message of Revelation, By Michael Wilcock
    Paperback

    The Message of Revelation

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Michael Wilcock

    What is the book of Revelation? Does it describe in veiled language events of its writer's own day, or is it largely a prophecy of events still to come? What should readers today do with strange scenes such as creatures covered with eyes, seven bowls of wrath, and a seven-headed dragon?

    Michael Wilcock lifts the curtain on Revelation as a drama in eight scenes, highlighting ...

  • Genesis 1-11, Edited by Andrew Louth
    Paperback

    Genesis 1-11

    Volume 1

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Andrew Louth
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The rich tapestry of the creation narrative in the early chapters of Genesis proved irresistible to the thoughtful, reflective minds of the church fathers. Within them they found the beginning threads from which to weave a theology of creation, Fall, and redemption. Following their mentor the apostle Paul, they explored the profound significance of Adam as a type of Christ, the ...

  • Unceasing Kindness: A Biblical Theology of Ruth, By Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell
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    Unceasing Kindness

    A Biblical Theology of Ruth

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    The Old Testament book of Ruth is understandably a firm favorite in the church for small-group study and preaching: a heart-warming story of loyalty and love, a satisfying tale of a journey from famine to fullness. In the academy, the book has been a testing ground for a variety of hermeneutical approaches, and many different ways of interpreting it have been put forward. However, the single interpretative ...

  • John 11-21: Volume 4B, Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
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    John 11-21

    Volume 4B

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Gospel of John was beloved by the early church, much as it is today, for its spiritual insight and clear declaration of Jesus' divinity. Clement of Alexandria indeed declared it the "spiritual Gospel." Early disputers with heretics such as Cerinthus and the Ebionites drew upon the Gospel of John to refute their heretical notions and uphold the full deity of Christ. This Gospel more than any ...