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How did the New Testament writers and the earliest Christians come to adopt the Jewish scriptures as their first Old Testament? And why are our modern Bibles related more to the Rabbinic Hebrew Bible than to the Greek Bible of the early Church? The Septuagint, the name given to the translation of...

Pietersen argues that for too long the Old Testament has been the primary source for Christian ethics and the letters of Paul for Christian discipleship. Without disparaging these sources the author suggests that the church in a postmodern, post-Christian society needs to look at Scripture with a...

The book of Acts recounts the birth of the church and the ministry of the earliest disciples. It occupies a place of critical importance in the New Testament, acting as a bridge between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. It is a record of the early church, a rich source of theological wisdom,...

You've wanted to read your Bible more often. You've wanted to get more out of it when you do. In his debut book, Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ, Pastor Darin Michael Shaw introduces a tremendous tool to that end--the little three-letter conjunction but. Discover...

This is part of a series of books in which particular verses are picked from books of the bible, and the issues of The Power of God are explored, in the light of the mind of God for us. In this book, we explore six topics, from different verses in the book of Acts of the Apostles. They are: Signs...

A brief introduction to major sections of the Bible, with a summary chapter explaining the larger story that ties it all together. Introductory chapters by the late John Halford; overview chapter by Michael D. Morrison, PhD, who also edited the book.

THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:* commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;* the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;* sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable...

An inspiring account of the Easter Story written by W. Cleon Skousen. It sets the stage historically and spiritually for the crucifixion and resurrection of the Savior. Using the descriptions in the New Testament, Cleon Skousen helps the reader re-live this monumental event with insightful detail and illuminating explanations.

Romans was written by Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. As an apostle Paul spent his life traveling the Mediterranean area preaching the gospel and establishing churches. In the course of his missionary career, Paul wrote numerous letters to the churches he had established as a way to...

This is a devotional commentary on the epistles of James and Peter. Its purpose is to lead readers step by step through the epistles in a way that will encourage them in their walk with the Lord. The writings of James and Peter are immensely practical. They remind us that suffering and pain...

This seventh volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a theological exegesis of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Jude. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate...

When we begin to study the life of our Lord Jesus, we are immediately struck by the challenge of dealing with four different but complimentary gospel accounts of Jesus' life and teaching. Each of these gospels was addressed to a different Christian community with special emphases that were especially...

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount ends with the parable of the builders on rock or sand. Doing what Jesus asks results in building a life that endures; not doing it results in disaster. The choice is ours, and it’s a scary one. How can we read these words so that we can know what Jesus meant and do it?In...

This is lesson 31 of the Journey Bible Study Program series. The objective of this lesson is to recall the main points of introductory information on the Gospel according to John and to describe the basic teaching found in its first four chapters. In the first chapter we find out why the fourth gospel...