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PaperbackJohn's Letters
Discovering Genuine Christianity
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Ron Blankley
When we strip away what is superficial, cultural or traditional, what is the essence of true Christianity?
What qualities and beliefs characterize a living--and life-changing--faith?
The three letters of John help to answer these questions. 1, 2 and 3 John focus on the most important aspects of Christian life. As Ron Blankley leads you through the twelve LifeGuide® Bible Study lessons ...
Number of Studies: 12
PaperbackRediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women
Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts
by Lucy Peppiatt
Foreword by Scot McKnightIVP 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, ...
Paperback1-2 Thessalonians
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by G. K. Beale
Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon.The young church at Thessalonica, having taken root during Paul's brief stay there, pondered when the end might come as well. Paul, in order to instruct them more fully, wrote them two letters, which taken together expound the "already-and-not-yet" character of the end times. His instruction and counsel can serve us well today.Throughout ...
Paperback2 Peter and Jude
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by E. Michael Green
The epistle of 2 Peter has had a very rough passage down the centuries," says Michael Green in this commentary. "Its entry into the Canon was precarious in the extreme . . . It was deemed second-class Scripture by Luther, rejected by Erasmus, and regarded with hesitancy by Calvin." And about Jude he says, "We can learn a great deal about a man by listening to what he has to say about himself. Jude ...
Paperback1-3 John
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Marianne Meye Thompson
Torn by conflict, the congregation to whom John addressed his letters stood in need of his strong exhortations to love and unity within the bounds of truth. His word to them is well suited to the church today, confronted by controversies within and without that challenge its ability and will to stand for the truth in a pluralistic society.In this careful study of John's letters, readers will find ...
Paperback2 Corinthians
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Linda L. Belleville
Though few church squabbles today come close to matching the intensity and seriousness of what Paul faced in the commercial and hedonistic hotbed of Corinth, his strategies and pastoral wisdom in confronting the problems there can still serve as ahelpful model for us in responding to a culture marked by individualism and materialism.In this careful study of 2 Corinthians, readers will find an introduction ...
Paperback2 Corinthians
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Colin G. Kruse
Paul's long, complicated history with the Corinthian church culminates in this ardent defense of Christian ministry in general and of his own ministry in particular. In this revised edition, Colin Kruse updates and expands his insightful analysisthat illuminates Paul's contrast of the old and new covenants and his eloquent exposition of the ministry of reconciliation. He also charts a clear, plausible ...
Paperback1-2 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 ...
Paperback2 Peter and Jude
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Robert Harvey and Philip H. Towner
The miracle of being forgiven is perhaps equaled only by the wonder of also being trusted again. That wondrous experience in the life of Simon Peter ultimately produced remarkable letters, full of warning and hope, solemn instruction and gloriouspromise. Because of that grace in Peter's past, his words in the book of 2 Peter are able to strengthen we who are his brothers and sisters in faith.Jude ...
PaperbackPain and Paradox in 2 Corinthians
The Transformative Function of Strength in Weakness
by Benjamin Grant White
Afterword by Amy Peeler
Foreword by Lisa M. BowensPaul's Theology of How Christ Transforms Weakness Into Resurrection Power
What is God doing in our weaknesses? The world may say "nothing," but the apostle Paul says "everything."
The theological wellspring in 2 Corinthians is often overlooked, yet this letter may be one of the apostle's richest and most pastorally attuned writings. At the heart of 2 Corinthians lies ...
