Chronicles tells the story of kingship and life in the kingdom, with joyful worship of God at its center. While the lives and exploits of Davidic kings will be rehearsed and principles for kingdom-living will be expounded, Chronicles is ultimately God’s story. The Lord God is gloriously enthroned in the heavens, and he rules as king over all the nations. He is the creator and only God to whom all praise is due. Splendor and majesty belong to him alone, and this is surely his story of his mighty acts done in and through his people Israel.
Chronicles is saturated with theological commentary, sermonettes, prophetic speeches, and prayers. This means the author is not simply writing a history book (even though he is a historian), but he is also interpreting Israel’s sacred history, carefully and meticulously explaining its significance for his own context. The spiritual tone of the writing reverberates through his work, with calls to prayer, worship, trust in God, and even joy! The stories invite the reader into the habitable world of the kingdom, not as dispassionate or aloof bystanders, but as active participants who join Israel in celebratory worship of the Lord God.
A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.
The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.
Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:
- LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.
- EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.
- LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students.
Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.
Carol M. Kaminski has taught Old Testament and Hebrew language courses at the Boston and South Hamilton campuses of Gordon-Conwell since joining the seminary faculty in 2002. She is a member of the Institute for Biblical Research and the Society of Biblical Literature. Dr. Kaminski’s research has focused on Genesis with two books published by T&T Clark, From Noah to Israel: Realization of the Primeaeval Blessing After the Flood (2004), and more recently, Was Noah Good? Finding Favour in the Flood Narrative (2014). Originally from Australia, Dr. Kaminski holds an MA in Old Testament and an MA in Religion from Gordon-Conwell, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include exegesis and theology of Genesis, Old Testament covenants and the meta-narrative of the Old Testament.
