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  • 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Edited by Marco Conti
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    1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

    Volume 5

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Marco Conti
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The church fathers, as they did in earlier books dealing with Israel's history from the time of Joshua to the united monarchy, found ample material for typological and moral interpretation in 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. It will be immediately clear to readers of this volume that they gave much more attention to 1-2 Kings than to others; whether this was ...

  • 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Edited by Marco Conti
    Paperback

    1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

    Volume 5

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Marco Conti
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The church fathers, as they did in earlier books dealing with Israel's history from the time of Joshua to the united monarchy, found ample material for typological and moral interpretation in 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. It will be immediately clear to readers of this volume that they gave much more attention to 1-2 Kings than to others; whether this was ...

  • Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, By Barry G. Webb
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    Five Festal Garments

    Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Barry G. Webb
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    These five Old Testament books, traditionally known simply as "the Scrolls," are among the most neglected parts of the Christian Bible. In Judaism, the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther were eventually adopted as lectionary readings for five of the major festivals. In Christian tradition, however, no consensus has emerged about their proper use. Each book presents particular ...

  • Genesis 12-50, Edited by Mark Sheridan
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    Genesis 12-50

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark Sheridan
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...

  • Genesis 12-50, Edited by Mark Sheridan
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    Genesis 12-50

    Volume 2

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Mark Sheridan
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah ...

  • The Message of Luke, By Michael Wilcock
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    The Message of Luke

    The Bible Speaks Today Series

    by Michael Wilcock

    Luke the physician was fascinated by people—rich and poor, Jews and Gentiles, men and women, rulers and slaves. In his Gospel he delights to portray Jesus as the Savior not of an elite group but of anyone, in any condition, who turns to him. Jesus is indeed the Savior of the world.

    Luke knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote his Gospel. He tells us his goal in the opening ...

  • The Gospel of St. John: A Newly Discovered Commentary, By J. B. Lightfoot
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    The Gospel of St. John

    A Newly Discovered Commentary

    The Lightfoot Legacy Set

    by J. B. Lightfoot
    Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still
    Assisted by Jeanette M. Pifer

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference award

    InterVarsity Press is proud to present The Lightfoot Legacy, a three-volume set of previously unpublished material from J. B. Lightfoot, one of the great biblical scholars of the modern era. In the spring of 2013, Ben Witherington III discovered hundreds of pages of biblical commentary by Lightfoot in the Durham ...

  • The Acts of the Apostles: A Newly Discovered Commentary, By J. B. Lightfoot
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    The Acts of the Apostles

    A Newly Discovered Commentary

    The Lightfoot Legacy Set

    by J. B. Lightfoot
    Edited by Ben Witherington III and Todd D. Still
    Assisted by Jeanette M. Pifer

    Preaching's Survey of Bibles and Bible Reference

    Biblical Foundations Award Winner

    InterVarsity Press is proud to present The Lightfoot Legacy, a three-volume set of previously unpublished material from J. B. Lightfoot, one of the great biblical scholars of the modern era.

    In the spring of 2013, Ben Witherington III discovered hundreds ...

  • Galatians: Paul's Charter of Christian Freedom, By Leon L. Morris
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    Galatians

    Paul's Charter of Christian Freedom

    by Leon L. Morris

    Among the letters of Paul, Galatians burns like a firestorm of apostolic rebuke, persuasion and passion for the truth of the gospel. Paul directs his anger against those who would preach "another gospel." And he urgently warns the Christians at Galatia of spiritual bewitchment and its dire consequences.To battle these seductive enemies of truth, Paul deploys a powerful arsenal--both biblical-theological ...

  • The Community of the King, By Howard A. Snyder
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    The Community of the King

    by Howard A. Snyder

    A classic revisited--revised and expanded.For over twenty-five years, Howard Snyder's Community of the King has set the standard for a penetrating look at the relationship between the kingdom of God and the earthly church. Biblically andpractically Snyder helps us think through such crucial questions as

    • What is the kingdom of God?
    • What role does it play in history?
    • What ...