Victor Paul Furnish

A Commentary on 1 Peter

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This commentary is surely one of the most important to have been published on I Peter in the twentieth century. Marked by the same careful attention to the text and respect of the judgments of other scholars that characterize all of Goppelt's work, it stands right alongside his Theology of the New Testament as a major scholarly achievement.”

Anatomy of the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Engagingly written, impressively comprehensive, and user-friendly throughout, this newest edition of Anatomy of the New Testament is better than ever! In addition to being first-rate New Testament scholars, its distinguished authors both believe and demonstrate that these ancient writings are still worth pondering and caring about.”

Conflict, Community, and Honor

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“These classic studies by one of the foremost interpreters of 1 Peter can serve both to introduce the letter to those who know little about it and to enlarge and enrich the understanding of those who already know it well. Here, as elsewhere, Elliott expertly joins the findings of social-scientific research with the insights of literary and theological analysis to clarify the 'good news' that is proclaimed in this often-overlooked New Testament writing.”

Encounter with the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This book could have been only written by a seasoned scholar, experienced teacher, and skilled writer. Russell Prageant is all of these. He offers an informative, balanced, and eminently clear introduction to the writings of the New Testament and also to various hermeneutical strategies.”

Engaging the New Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“At last! An introduction to the New Testament that is scholarly but not stuffy, comprehensive but no pretentious, and genuinely up-to-date, not merely trendy. Students lucky enough to be assigned this book will experience exactly what its author intends: informed and meaningful engagement with the writings themselves and with the significant issues and possibilities they raise about our existence as human beings.”

History of New Testament Research, Vol. 2

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This informative and engaging work is not merely a catalog of assorted artifacts retrieved from the attic of New Testament studies. Much more, Baird helps us understand how and why New Testament scholarship has gotten where it is today, and thus how it may most fruitfully move on ahead. His survey of individual scholars and their major contributions brings both to life.”

Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“"This sterling set of essays offers many fresh insights, and it will certainly take its place among the very best of the recent volumes devoted to exploring how the church should view homosexuality. While the authors' varying approaches and viewpoints demonstrate how intractable many of the issues remain, the book as a whole shows how much can be gained from the kind of informed and respectful dialogue that lies behind it--a dialogue to which this book in turn can significantly contribute.”

The Conversion of the Imagination

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Richard Hays not only invites us to consider the formative role that Israel's Scripture played in Paul's thought. He also challenges us to learn from the apostle what it means to read Scripture faithfully, attentive to its 'gracious word of promise.' These are important essays, devoted to a critical topic, from a noted New Testament interpreter.”

The Future of John Wesley’s Theology

Theology

“Who but Tex Sample could conceive of, let alone so impressively succeed . . . in bringing John Wesley and the Apostle Paul into fruitful dialogue! Drawing on a broad range of Pauline and Wesleyan scholarship, he presides over a dialogue that is both stimulating in itself and has much to contribute to the church today, especially to its understanding of the indicative and imperative of God's justice and saving grace.”

Theology of the New Testament, Volume 1

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Even those who disagree with Goppelt about the problems, tasks, and objectives of New Testament theology, will profit from a study of this impressive work, one of the few recent attempts to bring the results of critical exegesis into dialogue with systematic theology.”