George L. Parsenios

Feasts for the Kingdom

Preaching & Worship

“This volume of sermons on the major feasts of the Byzantine liturgical tradition is itself a feast of words that will nourish and sustain any readers fortunate enough to enjoy its bounties, whether they are pastors looking to serve a richer banquet to their hungry congregations or lay people eager for greater sustenance in an increasingly undernourished world. Each homily reflects a rare ability to tie the scriptural message not only to the liturgical moment but also to patristic theology and to the larger life of Christian discipleship. The sermons represent the triumph of showing how the patristic model of preaching offers a valuable mode of speaking to modern believers.”

Intermediate Greek Grammar

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“When intermediate grammars present a more advanced view of Greek, they often compile ever more elaborate categories to classify the grammatical phenomena of the New Testament, presenting the Greek language like a patient etherized upon a table. The current authors are different. They invite their readers to see language as a living thing and to read Greek with sensitivity to shifting realities based on context and nuanced usages, and they show in each case how to do this. This book provides students with the solid food necessary to read Greek at a more mature level. I will use this book.”

Questions and Rhetoric in the Greek New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Douglas Estes has written a very useful book. Not only will readers now see old questions in a new light, but they will also be prompted to ask new questions for the first time. The technical language and theoretical categories that drive the book are shown to have clear payoff in understanding the text of the New Testament in a new light. Especially interesting here are the case studies that conclude each section, where Estes shows us with great care and precision just how much is being asked by the different types of questions in the New Testament.”

Scripture and Its Interpretation

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This interesting and helpful volume describes not only the contents of the Bible but also the many and various ways that people have interpreted the Bible from antiquity to the present in many different Christian communions. It would be a valuable companion to any introductory course and a helpful guide to any beginning reader.”