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  • 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, Edited by Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann
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    1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles

    Old Testament Volume 5

    Reformation Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Derek Cooper and Martin J. Lohrmann

    "Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts.'" (1 Samuel 17:45) Reflecting upon David's victory over Goliath, Reformation translator, theologian and commentator William Tyndale compared it to Christ's victory over sin and death: "When David had killed Goliath the giant, glad tidings came ...

  • Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, Edited by John R. Franke
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    Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel

    Volume 4

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by John R Franke
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The history of the entry into the Promised Land followed by the period of the Judges and early monarchy may not appear to readers today as a source for expounding the Christian faith. But the church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narrative that illumined the New Testament. An obvious link was the similarity in name between Joshua, Moses' successor, and Jesus—indeed, ...

  • Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel, Edited by John R. Franke
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    Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel

    Volume 4

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by John R Franke
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The history of the entry into the Promised Land followed by the period of the Judges and early monarchy may not appear to readers today as a source for expounding the Christian faith. But the church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narrative that illumined the New Testament. An obvious link was the similarity in name between Joshua, Moses' successor, and Jesus—indeed, ...

  • The Singer: A Classic Retelling of Cosmic Conflict, By Calvin Miller
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    The Singer

    A Classic Retelling of Cosmic Conflict

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by Calvin Miller
    Foreword by Jeffrey J Crosby

    Over 400,000 Copies in Print!

    "In the beginning was the song of love."

    In this timeless poetic reimagining of the gospel story, Calvin Miller tells the story of a Singer whose song could not be silenced. Since it was first published in 1975, The Singer has helped thousands of readers discover the life of Christ in a fresh way.

    The ...

  • Bound for the Promised Land, By Oren Martin
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    Bound for the Promised Land

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    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 ...

  • Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice, Edited by Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith
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    Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice

    Edited by Mae Cannon and Andrea Smith

    For many evangelicals, liberation theology seems a distant notion. Some might think it is antithetical to evangelicalism, while others simply may be unfamiliar with the role evangelicals have played in the development of liberation theologies and their profound effect on Latin American, African American, and other global subaltern Christian communities.

    Despite the current ...

  • A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race, By Brenda Salter McNeil
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    A Credible Witness

    Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race

    by Brenda Salter McNeil
    Foreword by Tony Campolo

    Meet Jesus and Sam.Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter McNeil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God andto each other across gender, race and social lines.Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the full ...