Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

Out of Context

Christian Living

“Richard Schultz has produced a most compelling and winsome discussion of some of the wrong turns that are often made in interpreting Scripture. While he rightfully expresses his concern for those who properly desire to apply these texts to our contemporary scene, he also tries to guide lay readers and professionals in a better way to accomplish the same task when their attempts go wrong. This book is a delightful read that will bring both tears and outbursts of laughter as examples of poor interpretations are shared. Here is a book that is a must for all readers of the Bible, which I recommend for each person’s enlightenment and enjoyment.”

Proverbs

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“I have been an appreciative reader and user of R. Kent Hughes’ series of Preaching the Word. It is therefore a joy to commend the most recent addition to that series in Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr.’s Proverbs: Wisdom that Works. It goes without saying that we in the evangelical Church have long needed an exposition of this book, for it really does deal with 'where the rubber meets the road' on the hard realities of living the Christian life. I enjoyed each chapter of Ray’s exposition and with thanksgiving to our Lord commend this work to all of God’s people—both pastors, leaders and laypersons. It touches on the basic fabric of life with a note of divine authority and practicality.”

Pursuing Peace

Christian Living

“Robert Jones has written a most profitable and sound book in Pursuing Peace. Though I wish it were not needed in the church today, the fact is that the message and advice of this book are desperately needed even among believers. I urge all of God’s leaders in the household of faith not only to read this volume, but to discuss it as a guide for what to do the next time the peace of Christ’s church is disturbed. Such reading and discussion will save loads of grief and some future headaches, as well as possible loss of the joy of the Lord.”

Road to Renewal

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Road to Renewal has captured in seven well-written chapters a lively, biblical exposition for a revitalized view and practice of prayer in the life of the believing community. But it also is just as powerful a call for revival and renewal in Christ's church. I wholeheartedly recommend it to those who ask what can be done in times like the ones we are now living in!”

The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Bruce Waltke's Book of Proverbs is destined to become the outstanding commentary on this book of the Bible. . . For all who are bored with the apparent 'stuffiness' of religion and theology, the analysis of life and living as taught here will restore a good dose of realism all over again.”

The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“O. Palmer Robertson’s work on Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah is a first-class theological commentary with unique applications to the present day. His conclusions are balanced and well aimed with regard to the particulars of the immediate historical situation as well as with regard to the overall canonical stance of the ongoing drama of revelation. From these three orphan books of the Old Testament Robertson has crafted a most memorable message for the present-day church.”

The Dance Between God and Humanity

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Here is one of the best summaries of a lifetime of dedicated service to our Lord, and to the biblical academy, by a humble servant of our Lord. These chapters will offer a new generation of biblical readers some of the most creative thinking in the vanguard of Old Testament scholarship during the last half century.”

The Message of the Prophets

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Every once in a while a book comes along that is exceptional in every aspect one may choose to look at it. I have found J. Daniel Hays’s The Message of the Prophets to be such a book. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing in its graphics and content layout, but it moves easily from introductory matters about the prophets to the message of each of the sixteen writing prophets. I believe it will become a standard textbook for pastors, Bible study leaders, and college and seminary classes on the prophets. I heartily endorse its widest usage for all who love to grasp the message of the Old Testament prophets.”

The Theology of the Levitical Priesthood

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“[This book] successfully argues that the theology of the Levitical priesthood is not only a coherent whole, but it expresses a missional purpose that aided the priesthood and the people of Israel in their witness to the nations at large and in their worship of the One true God . . . This will provide for many a whole new avenue of viewing the fact that Israel and her leaders were to be a 'light to the nations.'”

Understanding the Book of Amos

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“A virtual tour de force of surveying some 800 separate contributions. . . . From now on serious studies of the prophet Amos will need to commence with this volume.”