by Edward J. Woods

A dramatic address delivered on the verge of Israel's entry into the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy has been described as a book "on the boundary." Edward J. Woods expounds its all-encompassing vision and shows how the Israelites were exhorted to make its words the interpreter of their life's story within the land "beyond the Jordan."This completely new volume replaces the previous editon of Deuteronomy ...

by Raymond Brown

What does it mean to be pilgrims in a confusing world? What vision of the good life drives us?In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Raymond Brown explores how the book of Numbers offers a picture of a better life. He shows how its message is eminently suited to our world today, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. Numbers pictures life as an accompanied journey, and ...

by Benjamin Norquist and Brian J. Miller

Become Stewards of God's Vision Where You're Placed

It’s possible for American Christians to live everywhere and nowhere at the same time. We’re often disconnected from the places we inhabit—cut off from nature, our neighbors, people different from us, and a sense of rootedness. It’s time to imagine a better way.

Each of us is placed by God in a specific "somewhere." ...

IVP's Highly Anticipated Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity Now Available

InterVarsity Press is thrilled to announce the release of the long-awaited three-volume Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity.

This comprehensive set originated with the widely praised Italian edition: Nuovo dizionario patristico e di antichità cristiane (2006-2008). The English version—developed by a team of editors, translators, designers and typesetters—includes new articles and revisions that the previous Italian version did not publish, and is sure to be a major part of libraries and collections throughout the English-speaking world.

by Oren Martin
Series edited by D. A. Carson

Just as the Old Testament book of Genesis begins with creation, where humans live in the presence of their Lord, so the New Testament book of Revelation ends with an even more glorious new creation where all of the redeemed dwell with the Lord andhis Christ.

The historical development between the beginning and the end is crucial, for the journey from Eden to the new Jerusalem proceeds through ...

by Mike Cosper

Library Journal's Best Nonfiction of 2024

"Cosper’s honest appraisal of Church disagreements and his own spiritual uncertainty results in his joyful acceptance of his identity as an imperfect wounded healer. Essential reading for Christians who have lost hope.” – Library Journal Starred Review, January 2024

Faith in the Wilderness

Land of ...

by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
Foreword by Bill McKibben

God is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable ...

by Albert Y. Hsu

Suburbia: Paradise or Wasteland?Suburbia is a place of spiritual yearnings. People come to suburbia looking for a fresh start, the second chance, a new life. It embodies the hopes and longings of its residents, dreams for the future, safety and security for their children, and the search for meaningful community and relationships. Yet much in our suburban world militates against such aspirations, ...

by Ashley Anderson Hales
Foreword by Emily P. Freeman

Suburban life—including tract homes, strip malls, commuter culture—shapes our desires.More than half of Americans live in the suburbs. Ashley Hales writes that for many Christians, however: "The suburbs are ignored ('Your place doesn't matter, we're all going to heaven anyway'), denigrated and demeaned ('You're selfish if you live in a suburb; you only care about your own safety ...

by Richard S. Hess

The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel's national history. The heroic figure Joshua, imbued with strength, courage and faith, leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan and into the land of promise, conquering Canaanites and overseeing the allotment of the inheritance among the tribes.But the book of Joshua is foremost a story of God, who works powerfully on behalf ...

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Deuteronomy

An Introduction and Commentary

Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

by Edward J. Woods

The Message of Numbers

Journey to the Promised Land

The Bible Speaks Today Series

by Raymond Brown

Every Somewhere Sacred

Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination

by Benjamin Norquist and Brian J. Miller