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  • Hebrews, Edited by Erik M. Heen and Philip D. W. Krey
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    Hebrews

    Volume 10

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Erik M. Heen and Philip D. W. Krey
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Distinctive in form, content, and style, the epistle to the Hebrews offers a profound high Christology and makes an awe-inspiring contribution to our understanding of Jesus as our High Priest. The earliest extant commentary on theletter comes to us in thirty-four homilies from John Chrysostom. These homilies serve to anchor the excerpts chosen by the editors of this volume because ...

  • Job, Edited by Manlio Simonetti and Marco Conti
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    Job

    Volume 6

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Manlio Simonetti and Marco Conti
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.

    Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is ...

  • Job, Edited by Manlio Simonetti and Marco Conti
    paperback

    Job

    Volume 6

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Manlio Simonetti and Marco Conti
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.

    Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is ...

  • Romans, Edited by Gerald L. Bray
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    Romans

    Volume 6

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Gerald Bray
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    Christianity Today Book of the Year

    St. Paul's Letter to the Romans has long been considered the theological high-water mark of the New Testament. It was no less regarded by the ancient church, and patristic interpreters have left us an abundance of valuable comment on Romans.

    This Ancient Christian Commentary on Romans collects the best and most representative ...

  • Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good, By Amy L. Sherman
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    Kingdom Calling

    Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good

    by Amy L. Sherman
    Afterword by Steven Garber
    Foreword by Reggie McNeal

    Christianity Today Book Award winner

    Imagine the scenarios:

    • a CEO successfully negotiates a corporate merger, avoiding hundreds of layoffs in the process
    • an artist completes a mosaic for public display at a bank, showcasing neighborhood heroes
    • a contractor creates a work-release program in cooperation with a local prison, growing the business ...
  • Seasoned Speech: Rhetoric in the Life of the Church, By James E. Beitler III
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    Seasoned Speech

    Rhetoric in the Life of the Church

    by James E. Beitler III

    The Christian faith depends to a great degree on persuasion. In one of his letters to early Christians, the apostle Paul wrote, "Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone" (Col. 4:6). Yet rhetoric—the art of persuasion—has been largely ignored by most Christians.In this book, James Beitler seeks to renew interest ...

  • Teach Your Children Well Video Course: 10 Sessions on Christian Parenting and Family Discipleship
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    Teach Your Children Well Video Course

    10 Sessions on Christian Parenting and Family Discipleship

    Presenter Sarah Cowan Johnson

    Half of Christian high school students walk away from their faith after graduation. But parental involvement is the most influential predictor of a child’s spirituality throughout their lives. How do we parent our kids in ways that lead to lasting faith?

    In this course, Sarah Cowan Johnson unpacks how parents can have an active ...

    Number of Studies: 10

  • Galatians, Ephesians, Edited by Gerald L. Bray
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    Galatians, Ephesians

    New Testament Volume 10

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Gerald Bray

    The gospel of justification by faith alone was discovered afresh by the Reformers in the epistolary turrets of the New Testament: the letters to the Galatians and the Ephesians. At the epicenter of the exegetical revolution that rocked the Reformation era was Paul's letter to the Galatians. There Luther, Calvin, Bullinger and scores of others perceived the true gospel of Paul enlightening a situation ...

  • Reading Romans with John Stott: 10 Weeks for Individuals or Groups, By John Stott
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    Reading Romans with John Stott

    10 Weeks for Individuals or Groups

    Reading the Bible with John Stott Series

    by John Stott
    With Dale Larsen and Sandy Larsen

    IVP Readers' Choice Award

    Paul's letter to the Romans has for two thousand years been a touchstone for all who want to understand the power of the gospel and the righteousness of God revealed from heaven. The truth in Romanstransforms our thinking and convicts our hearts as we discover the power of the gospel for every area of our life and our world.

    In this volume, ...

    Number of Studies: 10