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  • 1 Corinthians, By Alan F. Johnson
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    1 Corinthians

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Alan F. Johnson

    Upwardly mobile Christians facing radically diverse ethnic, religious, economic and social conditions. The church divided over issues of leadership and authority, sexual morality, gender and worship, marriage and divorce. Sound familiar?First-century Corinth and its challenges were not so different from our own. Yet in the midst of this detailed, practical letter to a church in crisis is found one ...

  • 1-2 Timothy & Titus, By Philip H. Towner
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    1-2 Timothy & Titus

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by Philip H. Towner

    Questions about the nature of Christian leadership and authority, attitudes toward wealth and materialism, proper responses to cults, the role of women in the church, and even the validity of the institution of marriage are not new. Paul addressedthese issues in personal letters to Timothy and Titus as leaders of first-century congregations in Ephesus and Crete. What he had to say to them is as ...

  • 1 Peter, By I. Howard Marshall
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    1 Peter

    A Commentary on the New Testament

    The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

    by I. Howard Marshall

    • Recipient of a Christianity Today 1992 Critics' Choice Award

    As a young church in a hostile environment, Peter's first readers found in his letter encouragement, not just for facing suffering, but for living responsibly in the world as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. Christians today will also find in Peter's letter a wealth of practical counsel on how to conduct themselves ...

  • Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians, By Ambrosiaster
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    Commentaries on Romans and 1-2 Corinthians

    Ancient Christian Texts

    by Ambrosiaster
    Edited and Translated by Gerald Bray

    Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen epistles of Paul. The commentaries were thought to have been written by Ambrose throughout the Middle Ages, but their authorship was challenged by Erasmus, whose arguments have proved decisive.

    Here for the first time Ambrosiaster's commentaries on Romans and ...

  • 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 ...

  • Want more context as you begin to study 2 Kings? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Want more context as you begin to study 2 Thessalonians ? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Want more context as you begin to study  2 Timothy? This introduction will give you the background you need as you read the Daily Quiet Time Bible Study. We hope you continue to discover the riches of Scripture and draw closer to God as you join the millions who have used this free devotional resource.

  • Seeing by the Light: Illumination in Augustine's and Barth's Readings of John, By Ike Miller
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    Seeing by the Light

    Illumination in Augustine's and Barth's Readings of John

    Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture

    by Ike Miller
    Series edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer and Daniel J. Treier

    How can we understand God's revelation to us?

    Throughout the church's history, theologians have often answered this question by appealing to a doctrine of illumination whereby the Holy Spirit shapes our knowledge and understanding of Scripture. Without denying the role of the Holy Spirit or the cognitive role of illumination, Ike Miller casts a broader vision of divine illumination ...