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  • The Message of Genesis 1–11, By David J. Atkinson
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    The Message of Genesis 1–11

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by David J. Atkinson

    Where do we come from? What is our purpose? The key to how and why we are is found in the early chapters of Genesis.In The Message of Genesis 1–11, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. They evoke wonder as God is portrayed in his creative power and beauty. They reveal God's loving mercy and salvation, even ...

  • How to Read Daniel, By Tremper Longman III
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    How to Read Daniel

    How To Read Series

    by Tremper Longman III

    Beyond the familiar lions' den and fiery furnace, much of the book of Daniel seems baffling to modern readers. The first half recounts stories full of ancient Near Eastern protocol and imperial court drama; the second half features apocalyptic visions of monstrous beasts and cosmic conflict. Many Christians misunderstand or simply avoid the book. But failing to read Daniel well ...

  • Mark, Edited by Christopher A. Hall and Thomas C. Oden
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    Mark

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Christopher A. Hall
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Christianity Today Book Award Winner

    The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustainedcommentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial ...

  • The Gospel of St. John: A Newly Discovered Commentary, By J. B. Lightfoot
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    The Gospel of St. John

    A Newly Discovered Commentary

    The Lightfoot Legacy Set

    by J. B. Lightfoot
    Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still
    Assisted by Jeanette M. Pifer

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference award

    InterVarsity Press is proud to present The Lightfoot Legacy, a three-volume set of previously unpublished material from J. B. Lightfoot, one of the great biblical scholars of the modern era. In the spring of 2013, Ben Witherington III discovered hundreds of pages of biblical commentary by Lightfoot in the Durham ...

  • Romans, Edited by Gerald L. Bray
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    Romans

    Volume 6

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Gerald Bray
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Christianity Today Book of the Year

    St. Paul's Letter to the Romans has long been considered the theological high-water mark of the New Testament. It was no less regarded by the ancient church, and patristic interpreters have left us an abundance of valuable comment on Romans.

    This Ancient Christian Commentary on Romans collects the best and most representative ...

  • The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter: Newly Discovered Commentaries, By J. B. Lightfoot
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    The Epistles of 2 Corinthians and 1 Peter

    Newly Discovered Commentaries

    The Lightfoot Legacy Set

    by J. B. Lightfoot
    Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still
    Assisted by Jeanette M. Pifer

    InterVarsity Press is proud to present The Lightfoot Legacy, a three-volume set of previously unpublished material from J. B. Lightfoot, one of the great biblical scholars of the modern era. In the spring of 2013, Ben Witherington III discovered hundreds of pages of biblical commentary by Lightfoot in the Durham Cathedral Library. While incomplete, these commentaries represent a goldmine for historians ...

  • Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Edited by Mark J. Edwards
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    Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians

    Volume 8

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark J. Edwards
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. The doctrines of Christ, of salvation, and of the church all owe their profiles to these letters. And for patristic interpreters, who read Scripture as a single book and were charged with an insatiable curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Godhead, ...

  • Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Edited by Mark J. Edwards
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    Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians

    Volume 8

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark J. Edwards
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. The doctrines of Christ, of salvation, and of the church all owe their profiles to these letters. And for patristic interpreters, who read Scripture as a single book and were charged with an insatiable curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Godhead, ...

  • The Pastoral Epistles: An Introduction and Commentary, By Osvaldo Padilla
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    The Pastoral Epistles

    An Introduction and Commentary

    Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

    by Osvaldo Padilla
    Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
    Consulting Editor Nicholas Perrin

    In his New Testament letters to Timothy and Titus, the apostle Paul is concerned with church order, defending correct doctrine, and passing on the faith.

    In this introduction and commentary to both letters, Osvaldo Padilla sets them in their distinct context of Paul's later ministry and draws out their pastoral wisdom. With thoughtful exposition he shows how the lessons Paul ...

  • The Act of Bible Reading: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Biblical Interpretation, Edited by Elmer Dyck
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    The Act of Bible Reading

    A Multidisciplinary Approach to Biblical Interpretation

    Edited by Elmer Dyck Estate

    Many approaches for interpreting the Bible have been put forth in recent years. All have their strengths--and their weaknesses. The Act of Bible Reading combines the strengths of several of these approaches into one volume which will enrich our reading of the Bible.

    Gordon Fee and Elmer Dyck discuss history and canon, respectively, as contexts for interpretation, highlighting the ...