Todd D. Still

Suffering in Romans

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Affections of Christ Jesus

Theology

“In this valuable volume, Nijay K. Gupta centers that which was central to Paul’s life and features in his letters—the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus. This love, to be embraced by believers and extended to one another and outsiders through the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, far from being a fleeting feeling or a second-hand emotion, is, this book contends, part and parcel to the Apostle’s gospel and experience. Indeed, Gupta’s timely work helps scholars and students of Paul alike to consider with care how the Apostle thought and taught that ‘the greatest of these is love.’”

The Art of Asking Better Questions

Christian Living

“If a word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver, then asking quality questions may be compared to a pearl of great prize. If you would like to learn how to ask better questions and thereby cultivate a richer relationship with God and others, then why not give yourself the gift of this intriguing, insightful book by J.R. Briggs and make your world--and the world--a better place?”

The Gospel Arc

Preaching & Worship

“Hatton's work offers ministers a way to offer winsome witness to the Living Word through the Written Word. This book will help 'those who have a fire caught up in their bones' to declare more faithfully and fruitfully the crucified, risen, reigning, and returning Lord, who calls all people in all places to follow the arc of his life and love.”

The Letter to the Ephesians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Lynn Cohick’s commentary on Ephesians, which clearly and compellingly explicates that which comprises and animates the letter, may be aptly described as a gift to both the church and the academy. Like the vast majority of her interpretive predecessors, Cohick envisions Ephesians as an authentic Pauline letter written by the apostle Paul from Roman captivity in the early 60s CE to gentile Christ followers in the city of Ephesus. Following an expansive, substantive introduction, Cohick patiently and skillfully attends to the literary beauty, theological profundity, and pastoral concerns that pervade Paul’s dearly beloved letter to the Ephesians.”

The Urban World and the First Christians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“What do you get when you bring together human geographers, classicists, and Neutestamentlers to consider how ancient cities impacted the growth and thought of early Christian communities? Taken together, and along with the work of skilled editors and a strong press, you get The Urban World and the First Christians—a fascinating collection of learned, transdisciplinary essays by leading scholars in their respective fields. These substantive studies will shape your thinking about the urban landscape of the earliest Christ-followers and will lead you to think afresh about Christianity, whether ancient or modern, as an urban phenomenon.”

The Vision of Ephesians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“the Bach of the Bible” and as “the Switzerland of the New Testament.” In The Vision of Ephesians, renowned New Testament scholar and biblical theologian N. T. “Tom” Wright offers an insightful, accessible treatment of this highly lauded, deeply beloved Pauline letter. In his exposition of Ephesians, Wright devotes particular attention to the recurring themes of worship, mission, unity, and holiness, which he rightly regards to be constitutive of the vocation of the church—a small working model of the new creation. Here the literary beauty and theological profundity of Ephesians are on full display.”

The Writer

“Few biblical interpreters have been more prolific authors over the course of the past decade or so than Nijay K. Gupta. In The Writer, Gupta explores how he goes about the art and craft of research, writing, and publishing, and helps others to see how they might do similarly. Whether you are an aspiring author or a seasoned scholar, you will benefit from the hard-won wisdom that Gupta shares in this volume.”

What's God Saying Here?

Preaching & Worship

“What is true of Paul’s letters is no less true of the Christian Scriptures: “There are some things in them that are hard to understand” (2 Peter 3:16 ESV). Instead of simply ignoring “awkward, troubling, and bizarre” texts, Eric Bargerhuff and Matthew Kim pose and respond to thirty perplexing questions arising from careful, thoughtful biblical reading. Moreover, they show us how we might do likewise. This book is of considerable value in no small measure because it can rescue us from a hermeneutic of convenience and preference on the one hand and from creating a “canon within a canon” on the other.”