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  • Psalms 1-50, Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
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    Psalms 1-50

    Volume 7

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by Craig A. Blaising and Carmen S. Hardin
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The 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 ...

  • Revelation, Edited by William C. Weinrich
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    Revelation

    Volume 12

    Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Edited by William C. Weinrich
    General Editor Thomas C. Oden

    The Revelation to John—with its vivid images and portraits of conflict leading up to the formation of a new heaven and a new earth—was widely read, even as it was variously interpreted in the early church. Approaches to its interpretation ranged from the millenarian approach of Victorinus of Petovium to the more symbolic interpretation of Tyconius, who read Revelation in the sense ...

  • When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together, By Terence Lester
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    When We Stand

    The Power of Seeking Justice Together

    by Terence Lester
    Foreword by Father Gregory Boyle

    It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the injustices that we see in the world. We don't know what to do and might think that we don't have anything to offer. But by using our gifts in collaboration with others, we can do more together than we ever could on our own.

    Activist Terence Lester knows it's hard to change the world. But mobilizing and acting together empowers us ...

  • 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 the letter 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 ...

  • 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 the letter 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 ...

  • Patron Saints for Postmoderns: Ten from the Past Who Speak to Our Future, By Chris R. Armstrong
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    Patron Saints for Postmoderns

    Ten from the Past Who Speak to Our Future

    by Chris R. Armstrong

    Are you feeling discouraged in your efforts to reflect Christ each day in our broken world? Does it feel lonely? Too difficult? Too overwhelming? The saints can help you. Especially the ones whose stories Chris Armstrong tells here, because he's chosen them for the ways they've inspired him and deepened his own faith. A professor of church history, Armstrong provides rich portraits of ten people ...

  • Liuan Huska was only in her twenties when she began experiencing pain, first in her ankle but then to her knee, her lower back, and throughout other areas in her body. It was the beginning of a years-long journey with a chronic illness that raised many questions for her about what it means to be human, and what faith looks like when daily pain is a part of one's discipleship journey.

  • Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts, By Lucy Peppiatt
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    Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women

    Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts

    by Lucy Peppiatt
    Foreword by Scot McKnight

    IVP Readers' Choice Award

    Does God call women to serve as equal partners in marriage and as leaders in the church?

    The answer to this straightforward question is deeply contested. Into the fray, Lucy Peppiatt offers her work on interpretation of the Bible and Christian practice. With careful exegetical work, Peppiatt considers relevant passages in Ephesians, ...