Robert W. Yarbrough
Quest for the Historical Apostles
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Shelton combines a historian's knowledge of the sources, a scholar's respect for learning, a journalist's eye for detail, and a believer's awe before the transcendent. Here is a full accounting of the few brave men Jesus of Nazareth used to rock the world in ways still unfolding. It will inform and inspire all who seek to understand and connect with the early Christian legacy as preserved in historical sources, ancient literature and legends, art and artifacts, and critical reconstruction. This recovery of the apostles' full humanity in history enhances their testimony to the Savior who sent them forth.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Few academic enterprises of recent generations have been as chaotic and contradictory as the study of Jesus and the Gospels. Bultmann, Bornkamm, Borg, Burridge, Blomberg, Bauckham--and those are just some Bs--whom to believe? This learned yet lively volume attempts to transcend past miscues and cash in on lasting insights going back to patristic times. Pennington shows how the fourfold canonical Gospel ought to be read: as the proper entrée to becoming Jesus's disciple for the sake of loving God by the work of the Spirit. Few works explain more.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“While distancing himself from N. T. Wright's view that 'exile' is the center of biblical theology, Matthew Harmon argues that sin-exile-restoration 'is a prominent motif in the biblical story line that plays an important role in structuring that story.' I wish this book had existed when I began serious Bible reading as a young adult! It skillfully, faithfully, and readably ties Scripture together from Genesis to Revelation and explains the heart of its message. It is exegetical, theological, and doxological in an effective balance. It dramatically depicts God's broad historic purposes since Eden and Abraham without 'obscuring the forgiveness of sins that the individual experiences through the work of Jesus,' an emphasis lacking in Wright, Harmon suggests. This is not the only book summarizing the New Testament's overarching message in concise terms, but it among the best. An added bonus is comments on application after every chapter and a masterful 'Recommendations for Further Reading' that will benefit those eager for more.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This economical treatise reaps the harvest of a lifetime of scholarly study on three continents. Harris compiles a concise summation of Paul’s Corinthian letters (AD 50s) and shows how Clement of Rome addresses the same church in the AD 90s. The happy result is a crisp exposition of both Pauline letters, a glimpse into the history of the post-apostolic era, and a valuable list of application points for today. An outstanding handbook from a premier exegete and wise spiritual guide.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This ‘shorter’ commentary (at over 500 pages) dwarfs most others -- not so much in size as in substance. Beale’s ‘eclectic redemptive-historical idealist view’ opens up Revelation’s literary flow, spiritual logic, and eschatological message. At last a commentary that actually explains Revelation rather than compounding its complexity.”
Sanctification as Set Apart and Growing in Christ
Christian Living
“This book skillfully summarizes the whole Bible’s witness to a highly important doctrine and practical life reality. While readers may differ on particulars, the author builds on the compelling thesis: ‘Anyone desiring to grasp God’s work in, and call to, sanctification . . . must first come to terms with the glorious, matchless, and undefiled holiness of God.’ Study this book for help in understanding how God’s holiness pours into and out from the lives of his people through faith in Christ and the Spirit’s work.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This volume offers numerous fresh insights into John's Gospel. It defends Johannine authorship, draws skillfully on scholarship and the author's own original observations, and demonstrates how the layout of the Fourth Gospel contributes to its claims and message. It highlights traditional themes like believing, mission, and the supremacy of Christ .... Pastors, teachers, students, and all others who want to understand this Gospel and pass along its good news to others will find this book to be an outstanding resource.”
The Appearing of God Our Savior
Theology
“Studies of Paul’s three Pastoral Letters often focus on the problems they address. Claire Smith rightly centers on the God who acts and speaks to save a people for himself. This places the emphasis where the text does and advances the teachings and admonitions that surely renewed faith, direction, and hope in Timothy, in Titus, and in their congregations. Smith’s exceptionally clear and flowing exposition of the letters to Timothy and Titus offers the same refreshing benefit to readers, the church, and the world today.”
Theology
“This useful and enlightening study combines personal testimonies, biblical exposition, and pastoral counsel. The result is a highly readable survey of the all-important theme of Christian assurance. Writing with admirable brevity and clarity, the author covers dozens of the most important biblical passages in an organized and creative fashion. Most Christians struggle with assurance at some point, sometimes at multiple points. This book connects readers with resources to diagnose their spiritual insecurity and restore their confidence in Christ. It is well suited for both personal and small group use.”
The Beginning and End of All Things
Theology
“This profound and wide-ranging book is a joy to digest and a privilege to commend. It combines a scholar's deep reading with a pastor's heart and vision. It bridges high-level academic thought and real-life existence. It brings eschatology to bear on creation, diagnosing and correcting misconceptions regarding our created selves, the earth we stand on, and God's eternal goals for all that he has made and will most surely perfect. Learn from this book and rejoice in Christ's reclamation of the cosmos underway—and our tangible place in it.”
The Child-Parent Relationship in the New Testament and Its Environment
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“This book solidifies Peter Balla's reputation as an emerging leader among a new generation of Eastern European biblical scholars. Adding to previous works on New Testament theology and canon, Professor Balla clarifies the New Testament understanding of family, its social setting, and its hermeneutical implications. He also contributes to our understanding of the tensions that pulse through the New Testament. At the same time he points to profound unity. Balla's diligent research and clear reasoning result in wise insights that no one pondering this topic will wish to miss.”
The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls
Theology
“With a distinguished cast of scholars representing a wide range of competencies and traditions, this book ices the cake of the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Not only are the biblical data (Old and New Testaments) and Second Temple writings thoroughly covered, topics like the New Perspective, justification in Patristic writings, the Reformation, Roman Catholic teaching on justification, and justification since the rise of the Enlightenment all come under careful scrutiny. No new book can be declared a classic. Yet in an era when post-Christian Westerners—even in the church—have tended to devalue doctrine in exchange for the worship of experience, this book’s timely and skilled affirmations of doctrine generally and justification in particular make it a contender for classic status in coming years. It will not only inform but reinvigorate all careful readers desiring to plumb the depths of justification’s priceless truth.”
Theology
“This insightful study shows the centrality—and beauty—of God's glory across the whole of Scripture. It also invites readers to discern that glory in their lives and across the entire span of human history and enterprise. Talk of God's glory is common; deep analysis of its substance, contours, and effects is harder to come by. This book fills an acute need with admirable succinctness and real-life applications.”
The Existence and Attributes of God
Theology
“God and his infinite excellencies are endlessly engrossing. What wisdom, insight, comfort, and challenge are found in Charnock’s voluminous ruminations! Unpublished in his lifetime, they are amassed here and augmented by Mark Jones’s expert notations. Charnock provides food for the soul, tonic for the intellect, impetus for worship, and biblical conviction for everyday life.”
Theology
“Jesus’s last week shook but also saved the world. From Palm Sunday to Easter morning, each day and encounter were critical. This book leads the reader step by step along Jesus’s route from triumphal entry to the cross and finally to glory. Numerous maps and diagrams shed fresh light on each Gospel’s claims. We are reminded not only of what Christ did but also where his way points us now. An excellent beginning-to-intermediate guide!”
Theology
“The First Days of Jesus combines Scripture passages, historical background, scholarly insight, and practical application to cast Christ’s incarnation in fresh light. Few tasks are more urgent than for today’s Christians worldwide to rediscover and deepen their connections with their origins. This book is a valuable resource for achieving that aim. Like the star of Bethlehem itself, this volume leads those who seek God to find him afresh in the events of Jesus’s historical appearance, the prophecies that preceded, the apostolic testimony that accompanied, and the social world that God split wide open when he sent his Son.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“I have never read such an in-depth, multifaceted, and engaging study of the Gospels and their message. The author reports he worked on this steadily for twelve years. I can believe it: the book draws on or provides resources from at least twelve domains: translation, exposition, Hellenistic and Jewish backgrounds, patristic sources and discussion, hermeneutics and theology, Greek lexical and grammatical insights, personal testimony and pastoral counsel, scholarly exegetical discussion, text-critical observations, life of Jesus and Synoptic Problem debates, thematic analysis, and missiological and global church insights. . . . Do you wish to approach Gospel truths and mysteries with equipping appropriate to their gritty yet godly substance? Enlist in the training regimen afforded by this unusual, nimble, and engrossing resource guide.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“I have never read such an in-depth, multifaceted, and engaging study of the Gospels and their message. DelHousaye worked on this steadily for twelve years. I can believe it. The book draws on or provides resources from at least twelve domains: translation, exposition, Hellenistic and Jewish backgrounds, patristic sources and discussion, hermeneutics and theology, Greek lexical and grammatical insights, personal testimony and pastoral counsel, scholarly exegetical discussion, text-critical observations, life of Jesus and Synoptic Problem debates, thematic analysis, and missiological and global church insights. DelHousaye promises that by reading this book, ‘you will have read (and hopefully pondered) every jot and tittle of the Gospels.’ . . . Looking for a thin, predictable rehearsal of Gospel scholarship and lore? Look elsewhere. Do you wish to approach Gospel truths and mysteries with equipping appropriate to their gritty yet godly substance? Enlist in the training regimen afforded by this unusual, nimble, and engrossing resource guide.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“The epistles of 2 Peter and Jude are unjustly and unwisely neglected. This book shines a floodlight on their richness and importance. It features clear organization, careful exegesis, interaction with scholarship, and theological focus. Harmon offers explanations that are often profound but not complicated or obscure. Whether in church or classroom, this book is an excellent summary of the harrowing yet hope-filled message of these short epistles written by firsthand observers of their main subject: Jesus.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“questions and issues regarding Jesus’s central message . . . and continuing mission, through the church and beyond. “The work of understanding the kingdom of God is a holy obligation,” the author writes, and this volume furnishes essential resources. Informed by discussion across the sweep of Christian tradition (and sometimes secular punditry), Perrin effectively marshals his Gospels expertise to produce an incisive study of a controversial topic. I believe the ways he maps challenges and arrives at proposals will not only enhance understanding but also deepen Christians’ daily petition to the Father: “Your kingdom come.”
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