Robert W. Yarbrough
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“This volume is a treasure trove of biblical wisdom on matters pertaining to marriage, child-rearing, singleness, and sexuality. As Western society struggles to hold on to its social identity, this study reaffirms God’s will for self-understanding and family ties. Readers seeking the whole counsel of God on these matters will find enormous assistance here.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Some books provide less than their title promises. This one provides more. While it does serve as ‘an introduction,’ it is not an elementary survey. It rather deftly combines careful exegesis, interaction with scholarship, an integrated view of the whole of Scripture, and awareness of the church’s place and mission in the world today. The compelling result, often drawing on the underrated Geerhardus Vos and Herman Ridderbos, is a doctrinally rich exploration and synthesis of how Acts and Paul’s letters depict Christ’s saving work, in time and for all eternity.”
Interpreting the Gospel of John
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This manual exposes students to a breathtaking array of issues, studies, strategies, scholars, and tools. It draws on the author's insights from more than four decades of high-level involvement in Johannine scholarship and equips readers to grapple with the evidence and to make up their own minds about crucial questions.”
Interpreting the Pauline Epistles
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This is a wonderfully clear and thorough guide. Schreiner draws on his decades of scholarship to paint a ‘big picture’ of how to read Paul’s Letters. At the same time, he breaks the reading process down into smaller steps, and he illustrates those steps with numerous examples. For students who want to move from guesswork and random dabbling to informed, life-changing engagement with the divinely inspired writings of the apostle Paul, there is no better starting place.”
Theology
“Can any ‘good news’ offset the fact that we live in such a bad-news world? Decidedly ‘yes’ answer the scholars and ministry practitioners contributing to this volume. Advanced students, pastors, and scholars alike will glean fresh vantage points and truths from interaction with these wide-ranging but skillfully focused studies, all arguing for the continuing validity and viability of the central Christian message. Think ‘the gospel’ is a yesteryear slogan? Read this for a valuable refresher course.”
Christian Living
“Margaret Köstenberger succeeds at bringing historical perspective to bear on feminist understanding of Scripture and Christ. Her analyses of radical, reformist, and evangelical wings of this movement are methodical, clear, thorough, and mature. Her findings are highly significant. They force the question: Is Jesus Lord over Western culture's ideologies or their servant? Today a new generation stands poised to replace the aging leaders who ushered feminism into our churches. Köstenberger points the way to honor their concerns while avoiding their unjustified concessions.”
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With clear prose and careful scholarship, Hoskins significantly advances our grasp of the relationship between Old and New Testament as expressed in the ecclesiology and christology of the Fourth Gospel.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With ease, clarity, and care, the author lays out good news that no one should ignore. In this moment of world strife and uncertainty, a sure and better future lies within your grasp, starting right now. But how? Read this book to find out.”
Theology
“This wonderfully rich and concise study models how to grasp and explain a central Christian doctrine. Schreiner unfolds the Bible’s understanding of justification, the struggle for its preservation through the centuries, and its rediscovery at the Reformation. Rich in exegetical detail and interaction with alternate understandings, this study succeeds magnificently at presenting just what justification is and why it is central to Christian life and thought. In Schreiner’s words, ‘it gives us assurance, frees us from fear, and awakens praise in our hearts.’ A profound yet practical book to study and to treasure!”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“What do the epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude have in common? They are often either neglected or cherry-picked for a few key themes, like faith and works (James) or God is love (1 John). Darian Lockett, an accomplished researcher in this field of study, removes these letters from the shadows by combining patristic evidence, the best of contemporary scholarship, and his own keen reading. His concise, direct, and sometimes passionate style results in a remarkably full historical introduction and canonical exposition of all seven Catholic Letters in under three hundred pages. Pastors, students, and other serious Bible readers will find here fresh insight and understanding based on solid learning and due reverence for the treasures these letters contain.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Paul Barnett writes with the acumen of a scholar, the curiosity of a detective, and the creativity of a novelist. Add to this his internationally recognized expertise as a historian. The result is a thorough, searching, and convincing study.”
Marriage, Family & Relationships
“This book is a treasure trove of biblical wisdom on matters pertaining to marriage, child-rearing, singleness, and sexuality. As Western society struggles to preserve a social identity informed by Christian truths, this study reaffirms God’s will for self-understanding and family ties. Readers seeking the whole counsel of God on these matters will find enormous assistance here.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
““This commentary grows out of wide reading and solid learning—the footnotes alone are a gold mine. O’Donnell writes with a zest for real life, wit, and (controlled) whimsy. The outcome: sermons that both revel in Christ and reveal Christ in fresh and striking ways. The author proves to be a hard-working and natural expositor of Scripture. This book goes to the top of my list of sterling homiletical commentaries on the first Gospel."”
Navigating Tough Texts, Volume 2
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book not only furnishes helpful solutions to interpretive conundrums―it also models sound and creative strategies for dealing with any puzzling biblical text.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book recognizes that the most significant impact of the apostle Paul's life lies in the Scriptures he wrote. This is a valuable resource for all serious students of Scripture wishing to deepen Bible knowledge, progress in theological understanding, and benefit from the hermeneutical wisdom of a seasoned and celebrated pastoral thinker and leader.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“For too long there has been no fresh, book-length study of Papias in the English language. This work fills the gap admirably. Along with examining the full range of historical and literary questions the Papias' fragments raise, Shanks succeeds at showing how Eusebius deserves both credence (in most places) and suspicion (in others). This is a welcome addition to critical study of the late New Testament and early patristic periods.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This meticulous study judiciously integrates Paul’s canonical letters, Acts, Greco-Roman writings, ancient Jewish sources including the Old Testament, and a vast range of scholarship. Thielman is creative, impressively comprehensive, and deeply contemplative in his reconstructions of Paul’s convictions, travels, companions, and concerns. This book will stand for decades as the preferred starting point for orientation into what the historical sources reveal regarding the apostle Paul’s life and times and his testimony to the messianic Savior he called Lord.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“With careful reference to metaphor theory, ancient construction practices, and both Hellenistic and Jewish backgrounds more generally, this book challenges the consensus on what Paul meant by ‘gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw’ in 1 Corinthians. It is sure to provoke productive discussion. I highly recommend this methodical and nuanced effort to bring knowledge of real-world construction in antiquity to bear on a crucial but, as W. Tyler Sykora argues, misunderstood Pauline image.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“HaYoung Son's arduous research sheds fresh light on key connections between Revelation 15 and the Song of Moses (Exodus 15). The book is written clearly, organized meticulously, and argued convincingly. It breaks new ground in laying bare the connections between Scripture passages and documents how 'John encourages the readers to expect their ultimate victory even though they are suffering under the "beast."' Here is careful and skilled scholarship leading to enhanced theological understanding.”
Providence in the Story of Scripture
Theology
“Drawing on an admirably wide range of thinkers from ancient to current, from secularists to saints, Adamson Co seeks to ‘trailblaze a new path in the doctrine of providence that would render it more accessible and, most of all, existentially relevant to lay people.’ He reframes the doctrine with energy, focus, creativity, and biblical fidelity. All readers stand to learn much, with practical benefit to their lives, from this wise and winsome exposition.”
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