Jeremiah: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary
Praise for Jeremiah:
“…this is the commentary to purchase, cherish and meditate upon day and night… I feel that McKane is due a standing ovation from all the other players currently operating in Jeremiah Studies for his most accomplished achivement… This is the Jeremiah commentary for ages to come.”
–Journal of Theological Studies
Jeremiah: An Introduction and Study Guide – Prophecy in a Time of Crisis
This guide provides a concise introduction to the ways the book of Jeremiah has been interpreted by scholars, and to new possibilities of interpretation still open to readers. Outlining approaches the reader encountering the book may best adopt, Mary E. Mills moves into the reception of the prophetic book in the modern period. The role of historical criticism has been fundamental but she shows how it should be supplemented by recent explorations into the rhetorical structures and devices by which the book communicates its messages.
Historically oriented scholars drew upon the book as a record of the words and career of a prophet in monarchical Judah. Literary investigation, on the other hand, focuses on the mood and tone of the literary work. Both interpretative strands acknowledge the persistence of a mood of terror and fragmentation within Jeremiah, the result of its origins in a period of great political upheaval. Examination of the poetic devices a society uses to process its social and cultural trauma leads the reader to a deeper appreciation of the variety of sources and genres found in Jeremiah. This study guide provides reading tools which readers can then develop at their own pace.
Jesus and the Early Church – Kingdom Dynamics and Paradigms in Mission Perspectives
Editor: Vinod S Sailus
Jesus is the Centre of the Bible : A Thematic Study on Christ in OT and NT
However, God honoring, Christ-exalting scope, and practical spirit of Dr. Sukanta’s Book Jesus in the Centre of the Bible :
Jesus’ Model of Evangelism for India Today: A Relevancy of Evangelistic Encounter of Jesus with Nicodemus and the Samaritan Women
It’s a most interesting study. In his inimically logical yet inspiring manner, Dr. Hruda Ranjan Lohora unpacks the social context
Job: An Introduction and Study Guide – Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
In the light of dramatic new interpretative approaches to the Bible this guide to Job follows not only a range of new approaches to the text but also addresses the traditional historical questions and other topical issues.
Dell particularly highlights the problem of genre in understanding Job. She shows how problematic the term ‘wisdom’ is for this unique book, and argues that its radical sentiments earn it, rather, the title of ‘parody’. Of all the biblical books it comes closest to tragedy, raising profound questions about its nature and place in the biblical canon.
Job’s relationship to its ancient Near Eastern counterparts, notably in ancient Mesopotamia, are also closely examined and key theological themes that characterize the book are explored. Finally different approaches – feminist, liberationist, ecological and psychological – are outlined so as to illuminate and inform our own personal readings and generate ever fresh understandings of this enigmatic text.
Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: An Introduction and Study Guide
Tchavdar S. Hadjiev introduces students to the books of Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (the Minor Prophets) in their original historical contexts and to the issues surrounding their composition and interpretation.
Hadjiev pays particular attention to important topics such as eschatology, prophecy and cult, intertextuality, theodicy and the genre of the prophetic book. Readers will come to grips with the key themes of judgment, repentance, and salvation in relation to their historical and canonical contexts. Finally, Hadjiev provides a theological evaluation of the prophetic attitude to foreigners and the vision of their final destruction, which is pervasive in Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk and Zephaniah, and helps readers to grapple with this theme in a modern context.
John 1-4 – A Critical and Exegetical Commentary
His discussion of text-critical matters is also impressive. In terms of the history of interpretation, he surveys broadly on any interpretive crux, and includes pre-critical perspectives. Perhaps most impressive is his theological engagement with the text, no doubt influenced by the ministerial work he undertook in his retirement. [it] will serve a handy resource for research on John’s Gospel’.
John Wesley
The inspiring story of a frail little man who was a giant in faith and commitment to Jesus Christ!
John: An Earth Bible Commentary – Supposing Him to Be the Gardener
‘The prose is rich and sensitive to the many instances in the Gospel referring to the natural world … a very good addition to a Johannine library, offering insights and references not usually considered.’
Australian Biblical Review
John: An Introduction and Study Guide – History, Community, and Ideology
This study guide introduces gospel of John, also known as the Fourth Gospel, from an ideological perspective. First, Lozada deals with the key historical questions about how we come to understand John’s historical identity. Lozada explores debates around how scholars construct a picture of who, where, when, and why John was written helping readers to recognize how scholars construct an historical identity for John.
Second, Lozada introduces literary questions related to John such as its structure, plot, and narrative development, showing readers on how an ideological reading is constructed. Finally Lozada devotes three chapters to key ideological themes in the gospel related to otherness, such as the portrayal of women, the Samaritan woman, and “the Jews.”
Jonah: An Earth Bible Commentary
Jione Havea analyses the Book of Jonah through the lens of climate change, using this present situation to reconsider the significance of Jonah for contemporary struggles and contexts, and tapping into traditional practices of commentary to draw out the meaning of the biblical text. Havea takes Jonah 3:10 as a starting point, in which God repents and rethinks (decides not to destroy), taking this as a challenge and an opportunity for biblical scholars to reflect on the realities of climate change.
Joshua: An Introduction and Study Guide – Crossing Divides
The book of Joshua, with its memorable images of the crossing of the River Jordan and the miraculous conquest of the city of Jericho, plays an important part in the Old Testament’s narrative and theology of God’s promise and gift of the land of Canaan to Israel. In this guide, Gordon McConville considers the various aspects of interpreting Joshua, including questions of its origins and occasion, its literary formation and its theology. He also looks squarely at the difficulties it poses to the modern reader, and the dangers of simplistic interpretations, especially when allied with power systems. Yet, among the possible approaches to Joshua, certain readings suggest unexpected messages, and with the book’s memorable central image of crossing a river in an escape from tyranny into new life, it can prompt fruitful reflection on other ‘crossings’, perhaps helping us to overcome the deepest human hostilities.
Knowing Our Triune God: A Historical and Global Survey of Development in Trinitarian Theology
Knowing our Triune God sketches the historical development of Trinitarian theology from the New Testament to contemporary global Christianity. Designed
Lamentations (ICC) A Critical and Exegetical Commentary
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis – linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological – to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments. R.B. Salters’ volume on Lamentations, a text not covered by the original volumes in the series, is now made available in paperback for the first time.
Lamentations: An Introduction and Study Guide
In this guide, Jill Middlemas introduces students to the Book of Lamentations by examining the book’s structure and characteristics, covering the latest in biblical scholarship on Lamentations, including historical and interpretive issues, and considering a range of scholarly approaches. In particular, the guide provides students with an introduction to Hebrew poetry as it relates to Lamentations and includes insights from the field of trauma and postcolonial studies.
With suggestions of further reading at the end of each chapter, this guide will be an useful accompaniment to study of Lamentations.
Let’s Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner!
Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He—and all the other passenger heroes—lost their lives in a Pennsylvania field. But that plane was the only one of the four hijacked planes on 9-11 that didn’t hit its target—most likely the White House or the Capitol. Todd’s last known words, “Let’s roll!” have become a rallying cry for the entire American nation to move ahead in hope, courage, and faith, despite today’s troubled times, and to live real life…right now.
Leviticus: An Introduction and Study Guide – The Priestly Vision of Holiness
In this guide, Philip Peter Jenson provides an introduction to Leviticus, examining its structure, character, and content. In particular, he focuses on explaining the basic concepts that inform the rituals and ethics of Leviticus. This is especially the case for the pervasive and complex category of holiness, along with its antithesis, impurity. Overall, Jenson’s emphasis is on the overarching coherence of the book and how it reached its present canonical form.
Leviticus is a difficult book for most readers, describing rituals that are no longer practiced and reflecting a culture that is vastly different from that of the modern West. Yet it is the central book of the first section of the Bible of both Jews and Christians, and it is at the heart of the law revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai. It includes the foundational texts on matters such as sacrifice or love for one’s neighbour. In this comprehensive introduction, Jenson offers extensive analysis, and concludes each chapter with reflections on the contemporary significance of the texts being discussed.
Life on the Edge – A Graduate’s Guide to a Meaningful Future
America’s most respected family authority candidly addresses the defining issues that young adults face and the choices-education, marriage, career, vocation-that will impact the rest of their lives. Life on the Edge helps young adults make the right choices, get control of their lives, and look forward to a meaningful future.
Love Is a Verb: Stories of What Happens When Love Comes Alive
Dr. Gary Chapman has spent his life helping people communicate love more effectively and in turn build more satisfying and lasting relationships. His book The Five Love Languages is a regular on the New York Times bestsellers list–even after being in print for fifteen years–and has made the term “love language” a part of everyday speech. Love Is a Verb takes his teaching to the next level. Rather than a typical relationship self-help book filled with lengthy explanations of principles and techniques, it is a compilation of true stories displaying love in action. These stories–written by everyday people–go straight to the hearts of readers, who often say that illustrations are the most effective parts of a book. Gary Chapman adds a “Love Lesson” to each story, showing readers how they can apply the same principles to their own relationships.
Luke: An Introduction and Study Guide – All Flesh Shall See God’s Salvation
Greg Carey’s guide equips readers to develop their own informed assessments of Luke’s Gospel. The book begins with an inductive exposition of Luke’s singular approach to composing a story about Jesus, examining its use of Mark, clues to its social setting, and its distinctive literary strategies.
Recognizing that many readers approach Luke for theological and religious reasons, while many others do not, a chapter on ‘Spirit’ addresses Luke’s presentation of the God of Israel, how the Gospel ties salvation to the person of Jesus, and how the problems of sin and evil find their resolution in the kingdom of God and in community of those who follow Jesus. A chapter on ‘Practice’ examines the Gospel’s vision for human community. While many readers find a revolutionary message in which women, the poor, Gentiles and sinners find themselves included and blessed in Luke’s Gospel, this volume calls attention to inconsistencies and tensions within the narrative. Luke does speak toward inclusion, Carey argues, but not in a revolutionary way. Could it be that the Gospel promises more than it delivers? Carey suggests that Luke speaks to people of relative privilege, challenging them toward mercy and inclusion rather than toward fundamental social change. An Epilogue reflects upon contemporary readers of Luke, most of whom enjoy privilege in their own right, and how they may respond to Luke’s story.
Mark: An Introduction and Study Guide – Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus
This Guide reads the Gospel of Mark as a 1st-century CE story about Jesus, for his followers, and against tyranny or the abusive use of power.
First, the book shows students how the Gospel uses the form of a traditional laudatory biography (a ‘Life’) to reshape the memory of the shame-ridden trials and suffering of Jesus. Such a biography portrayed Jesus’ descent (as a son of God), his deeds, and his heroic death, dispelling any notion that the teacher Jesus was a charlatan or huckster.
Second, Smith demonstrates how the Gospel devotes a great deal of space to Jesus’ training of his disciples – as he calls, commissions, and corrects them in preparation for the difficult moments of their journey.
Third, Smith highlights the Gospel’s special characterizations of Jesus – as a prophetic envoy, a man of authority, and a philosophical hero – contrasting Jesus’ use of power with the abusive use of power by Rome’s representatives (Herod Antipas and Pilate).
Matthew 1-7 Volume 1 International Critical Commentary
For over one hundred years, the International Critical Commentary series has held a special place among works on the Bible. It has sought to bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis – linguistic and textual no less than archaeological, historical, literary and theological-with a level of comprehension and quality of scholarship unmatched by any other series.
No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought. The first paperback editions to be published cover the heart of the New Testament, providing a wealth of information and research in accessible and attractive format.
Jeremiah 1-25 ( A Critical and Exegetical Commentary) Vol .1
… This is the commentary to purchase, Cherish and Meditate upon day and night . . . I feel that McKane is due a standing ovation from all the other players currently operating in Jeremiah Studies for his most accomplished achievement…
This is the Jeremiah commentary for ages to come.’
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