Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. In this careful study of 1-2 Thessalonians, G. K. Beale offers an introduction and passage-by-passage exposition that highlights the "already-and-not-yet" character of Paul's views of the end times--instruction and counsel that can serve us well today.

Philip H. Towner highlights the timeliness of the pastoral epistles of 1-2 Timothy and Titus for Christians today--sorting through questions about leadership and authority, wealth and materialism, the lure of the cults, the role of women in the church, and even the validity of the institution of marriage.

Written in a fresh, succinct style, this commentary on the book of Hebrews from influential evangelical pastor Ray C. Stedman supplies helpful background information that paves the way for our seeing what the text means for us today as well as what it meant for its original hearers.

What is the proper relationship between faith and deeds? How do Christians mature in the faith? How do we learn to control our tongues? The apostle James faced these questions and offered sound pastoral advice. In this keen, pastorally oriented commentary, readers will discover what James had to say to his original readers and the church today.

Mark 13, the so-called Little Apocalypse, has puzzled readers for generations. Was Jesus speaking of the end-time return of the Son of Man or the coming destruction of Jerusalem or both? How can we know? Robert Stein, a seasoned Gospels scholar, offers an in-depth and insightful commentary on Mark chapter 13, an important and puzzling discourse of Jesus.

I. Howard Marshall examines Paul's counsel to Christians living in hostile times. Marshall's passage-by-passage exposition of 1 Peter (with verse-keyed notes on relevant exegetical issues at the bottom of the page) highlights the relevance of Peter's teaching for all Christians who want to act responsibly in the modern world.

In this passage-by-passage commentary, Robert Harvey and Philip H. Towner read 2 Peter and Jude keeping in mind the profound experience of forgiveness in Simon Peter's past. Now in paper.

Marianne Meye Thompson provides an introductory discussion and passage-by-passage commentary of 1-3 John. With the help of the scholarly background material, Thompson allows the text to speak to a contemporary church still caught in controversy. Now in paper.