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HardbackJohn 11-21
Volume 4B
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Gospel of John was beloved by the early church, much as it is today, for its spiritual insight and clear declaration of Jesus' divinity. Clement of Alexandria indeed declared it the "spiritual Gospel." Early disputers with heretics such as Cerinthus and the Ebionites drew upon the Gospel of John to refute their heretical notions and uphold the full deity of Christ. This Gospel more than any ...
PaperbackThe Lost World of the Flood
Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate
The Lost World Series
by John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III
Contributions by Stephen O. Moshier"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth . . . and the ark floated on the face of the waters" (Gen 6:17-18 NRSV).
In modern times the Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth "flood geology," fueled ...
PaperbackThe Reciprocating Self
Human Development in Theological Perspective
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King, and Kevin S. Reimer
On the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self, Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of life's stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, elder adulthood. They do this by drawing on a biblical model of relationality, where the created goal ...
HardbackCommentaries on Genesis 1-3
Ancient Christian Texts
by Bede the Venerable and Severian of Gabala
Edited by Michael Glerup
Translated by Carmen S. Hardin and Robert C. HillThe church fathers displayed considerable interest in the early chapters of Genesis, and often wrote detailed commentaries or preached series of homilies on the Hexameron--the Six Days of Creation--among them Eustathius of Antioch, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Ambrose, John Chrysostom and Augustine.
This volume of Ancient Christian Texts offers a first-time English ...
HardbackHomilies on Numbers
Ancient Christian Texts
by Origen
Edited by Christopher A. Hall
Translated by Thomas P. ScheckOrigen of Alexandria (185-254), one of the most prolific authors of antiquity and arguably the most important and influential pre-Nicene Christian theologian, was a man of deep learning and holiness of life. Regrettably, many of his works are no longer extant, in part due to the condemnation of his ideas by the Fifth Ecumenical Council in 553. The condemnation, however, took little account of his ...
HardbackCommentaries on the Twelve Prophets
Volume 1
Ancient Christian Texts
by Jerome
Edited by Thomas P. ScheckJerome (c. 347-419/20), one of the West's four doctors of the church, was recognized early on as one of the church's foremost translators, commentators and advocates of Christian asceticism. Skilled in Hebrew and Greek in addition to his native Latin, he was thoroughly familiar with Jewish traditions and brought them to bear on his understanding of the Old Testament. Beginning in 379, Jerome used ...
HardbackIncomplete Commentary on Matthew (Opus imperfectum)
Ancient Christian Texts
Edited by Thomas C. Oden
Translated by James A. KellermanIn the translator's introduction to this volume, James Kellerman relates the following story:
As Thomas Aquinas was approaching Paris, a fellow traveler pointed out the lovely buildings gracing that city. Aquinas was impressed, to be sure, but he sighed and stated that he would rather have the complete Incomplete Commentary on Matthew than to be mayor of Paris itself.
Thomas's ...
HardbackPsalms 51-150
Volume 8
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Quentin F. Wesselschmidt
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Psalms have long served a vital role in the individual and corporate lives of Christians, expressing the full range of human emotions, including some that we are ashamed to admit. The Psalms reverberate with joy, groan in pain, whimper with sadness, grumble in disappointment, and rage with anger.
The church fathers employed the Psalms widely. In liturgy they used them ...
LeatherThe 1662 Book of Common Prayer—Service Book
International Edition
Edited by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane
IVP Academic's popular edition of the classic 1662 Book of Common Prayer, now available as a beautiful Service Book for use in public worship.
The Service Book of the The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition contains all the services a minister would use in corporate worship. The liturgies present the unaltered text from the International Edition, set ...
HardbackExile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright
Contributions by N. T. Wright
Edited by James M. ScottFew New Testament scholars of recent decades have set the pitch for academic discussion and debate in their field like N. T. Wright. His signature contention, that Israel's continuing exile was a pivotal issue in the emergence of Christianity, hasfound a central place in contemporary New Testament scholarship. Israel had grievously sinned against Yahweh and suffered the judgment of exile from its ...
