I. Howard Marshall

"But God Raised Him from the Dead"

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Anderson demonstrates the central significance of the resurrection of Jesus as the major saving event in Luke-Acts and constantly develops fresh insights into the text. This is a definitive treatment of the topic.”

1-3 John

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The latest addition to the BECNT series by Robert Yarbrough is not narrowly exegetical but is intended to help preachers and general readers apprehend the message of 1–3 John for today. It offers a meticulously detailed study of the Greek text (including special attention to textual variants) that will provide students with ample information on every aspect of the argument of the letters. This commentary well maintains the standards that we have come to expect from this series.”

A Commentary on 1 Peter

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The publication of Goppelt's commentary on I Peter in English translation is excellent news for all serious students of the letter. . . . John Alsup's labor of love in translating the work of his teacher will earn him the gratitude of English-speaking students everywhere as they are now able to profit from the feast of good things in this fine commentary — especially its careful delineation of I Peter's theological message.”

A Merciful and Faithful High Priest

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I loved to hear Lloyd-Jones for the sheer quality of his biblical exposition and his stance for evangelical Christianity.”

A Theology of Luke and Acts

Theology

“Darrell Bock has gathered together the fruits of his lifetime labors on Luke’s works in a comprehensive account of his theology that combines lucidity and simplicity with much scholarly detail on controversial issues. This is a remarkable achievement that should become the first port of call for students in this central area of New Testament theology.”

Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Contemporary scholarship increasingly recognizes the importance of the Old Testament in the New. Earlier scholars established the significance of Isaiah's theme of the new exodus for the early Christians; now David Pao argues for its central role in Acts and helps us to read Luke's work from a fresh angle.”

Congregational Evangelism in Philippians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a detailed case-study of Philippians that demonstrates carefully how the local congregation is involved in evangelism and thus provides important exegetical input to the continuing discussion concerning Paul's understanding of mission. The author's fresh examinations of some key texts deserve careful attention.”

Contextualization in the New Testament

Evangelism & Missions

“This is the mature work of a careful and caring teacher who has worked in the Philippines as well as in Europe and is well-qualified to handle the questions of how to set the Bible free to speak to different audiences and how we can follow the example of the first missionaries in the settings in which we find ourselves. This is a fine example of biblical scholarship serving the church in its task of holding fast to the apostolic gospel while presenting it in a sensitive, contextualized manner to our contemporaries.”

Engaging with God

Theology

Foreword

“The author cuts back through the undergrowth of our inherited traditions to the clarity and straightforwardness of the biblical teaching. . . . Despite the scholarship behind it, all this is done with a beautiful simplicity and clarity that makes the book readily available to a wide circle of readers.”

Ephesians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is probably the most detailed modern English commentary on the Greek text of Ephesians, combined with a thorough defense of its Pauline authorship and its Ephesian destination. Every facet of the text is examined with great care and exegetical skill, and the range of scholarly literature surveyed and assessed is encyclopedic. Despite the wealth of information and discussion, the material is presented with clarity and simplicity. The careful considerations of each exegetical possibility make this a work that will be indispensable for all serious students of Ephesians. It is fully worthy of a place alongside Best, Lincoln, and O’Brien.”

Experiencing the New Birth

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I loved to hear Lloyd-Jones for the sheer quality of his biblical expositions and his stance for evangelical Christianity.”

F. F. Bruce

History & Biography

“If evangelicalism in the United Kingdom has been preserved from the dangers of fundamentalism and bigotry over the past seventy years or so, the credit must go largely to the enormous influence of the outstanding, gracious, Christian teacher and writer whose career is the subject of this book. However, its appeal will be much wider than simply to those who wish to understand this significant period of contemporary history. Although he was an academic scholar, Fred Bruce had a remarkably interesting life that is related here in a fascinating manner and evaluated critically by a sympathetic observer who shares the same facility in attractive presentation as was shown by Bruce himself.”

From Messiah to Preexistent Son

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Dr Lee has made a significant contribution to research on one of the central topics of New Testament study, the origin of the early church's understanding of the divinity and pre-existence of Jesus Christ. Its great merit is to show how christology may have developed under the twofold influences of the self-consciousness of Jesus and the early church's understanding of its Scriptures, and it deserves to be placed alongside the works of R. Bauckham and L. Hurtado in helping to establish a case for the early development of a high christology. The publishers deserve our gratitude for making Dr. Lee's work more widely accessible to New Testament students.”

Healing, Weakness, and Power

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Audrey Dawson has followed a long career in a senior medical position with a switch to New Testament study and this monograph, based on her thesis, combines these aspects of her experience and knowledge to produce a comparative study of attitudes to healing in three of the main New Testament authors. Her exploration of the different nuances in these writers, especially the study of Paul with his personal experience of illness in a church where signs and wonders were accepted phenomena, is sane and insightful; it brings a fresh perspective to this important area of study and will be of great value to those concerned with the healing ministry of Christians today.”

In the Shadow of the Temple

History & Biography

“Although this book is written at a level that will be easily accessible to students, it is based on sound and fresh scholarship by a leading early church historian. [It] has the merit of surveying the history of the Christian movement from its beginnings with Jesus through the pre-Constantinian period from the specific perspective of demonstrating the close links between Christianity and its Jewish roots that persisted throughout this period. The author has not only harvested much specialized scholarship on this crucial question regarding Christian origins but also has his own personal contribution to make. This attractive presentation is a must for all students of the early church.”

Interpreting the Gospel of John

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This new edition of Gary Burge's introduction to the Gospel of John is no mere reprint but a detailed updating of a standard textbook for beginning students that will provide them with information and tools for their study, all placed in the context of preparation for a preaching ministry. It has the important merits of simplicity and conciseness and in its new form will continue to be a first resource for students. I cordially commend it.”

Is Jesus the Only Savior?

Apologetics

“An unusual book on the question of religious pluralism. . . This valuable contribution from the pen of a New Testament scholar will assist readers looking for a defense of the historical Christian understanding of the person and place of Jesus.”

Jacob & the Prodigal

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“'There cannot be anything new left to be said about the parable of the prodigal son.' Really? Not when Kenneth Bailey sets to work with his phenomenal knowledge of Scripture and Jewish writings, the Middle-Eastern scene and early Arabic commentators on the New Testament! The result is a highly readable, exciting and stimulating new reading of the stories in Luke 15 in tandem with the story of Jacob. Preachers on these stories will never be able to expound them again in the way that they used to do but will find treasures new in them thanks to this insightful treatment. The gospel stands out all the more clearly as a result of Bailey's interpretation.”

James Denney (1856–1917)

History & Biography

Foreword

“It is the merit of this new book that it give an honest evaluation of the man that recognizes his worth without turning a blind eye to his complexity. Here is a clear and compelling account of a remarkable theologian whose theology was utterly christocentric and for whom 'not Bethlehem by Calvary' was 'the focus of revelation'.”

Jesus as God

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“It is difficult to imagine a more careful, comprehensive, or detailed discussion of this controversial aspect of Christology than Dr. Harris has provided. The issues are largely syntactical, and this is a field in which he has already shown his mastery. With the publication of this book, a neglected topic has at last received the attention it deserves. This is a major work of scholarship from an outstanding able scholar.”