Taking a pioneering approach to commentary writing, Brevard Childs gives an entirely original treatment to the book of Exodus. Apart from the philological notes and translation, this commentary includes a form-critical section, looking at the growth of the tradition in its previous stages; a consideration of the meaning of the text in its present form; and a… Read more…
The last work undertaken by Professor von Rad before his death in the autumn of 1971 was this revision of his commentary on Genesis, parts of which originally appeared in German as long go as 1949. The introduction was extensively rewritten, and the early chapters of the commentary were reworked equally thoroughly. From Genesis 12 onward the text was only mi… Read more…
The Bible has a lot to say about our jobs and careers, but it can be difficult to draw the parallels. This unique commentary, focused on the theology that surrounds your day-to-day work life, can give you the tools to understand and face the moral and ethical demands that you encounter there. This commentary will not provide a set of rules to answer the stic… Read more…
The Bible has a lot to say about our jobs and careers, but it can be difficult to draw the parallels. This unique commentary, focused on the theology that surrounds your day-to-day work life, can give you the tools to understand and face the moral and ethical demands that you encounter there. This commentary will not provide a set of rules to answer the stic… Read more…
The Bible has a lot to say about our jobs and careers, but it can be difficult to draw the parallels. This unique commentary, focused on the theology that surrounds your day-to-day work life, can give you the tools to understand and face the moral and ethical demands that you encounter there. This commentary will not provide a set of rules to answer the stic… Read more…
The Bible has a lot to say about our jobs and careers, but it can be difficult to draw the parallels. This unique commentary, focused on the theology that surrounds your day-to-day work life, can give you the tools to understand and face the moral and ethical demands that you encounter there. This commentary will not provide a set of rules to answer the stic… Read more…
The Bible has a lot to say about our jobs and careers, but it can be difficult to draw the parallels. This unique commentary, focused on the theology that surrounds your day-to-day work life, can give you the tools to understand and face the moral and ethical demands that you encounter there. This commentary will not provide a set of rules to answer the stic… Read more…
Blessed through God’s anointing, King David binds together a broken nation and gives his people victory—until, distracted, he is overcome by sin. The sword of God’s judgment then falls on David and his house, but even as David is humbled, he returns penitently to the Lord.
Richard Phillips’s expository commentary carries us with Da… Read more…
To the people of Judah, distressed by changing political realities, it seemed that God had lost control of the situation.
Zephaniah warned of imminent judgment and pointed to hope close at hand: God is both Judge and a Refuge from judgment.
Haggai declared that God’s struggling people needed to reorder their priorities… Read more…
To many of us, Song of Songs is a puzzling book. Often we’re not sure whether we should read it as romantic poetry or as allegory, and an answer either way raises new questions. Why is a love poem a whole book of the Bible? If it’s allegorical, what are we to make of the imagery used? And if we’re not married or dating, should we be reading this book a… Read more…
The book of Revelation is a riveting read—but a persistent question Christians have is, “What does it mean?”
Pastor-theologian Richard Phillips provides a thorough and penetrating study of each chapter while highlighting the theme of the sovereign rule of Christ over history for the salvation of his church.
The apo… Read more…
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell a vital story of a community revived and restored by God’s grace through gifted individuals, preparing the way for the Messiah to come. Ezra, a priest, and Nehemiah, a governor, both prioritized the Word of God and the practice of prayer—commitments that are just as vital for the renewal of the church today.
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