Many Bible commentaries offer us an exciting tour through the ancient world of Biblical times. They give us cultural backdrop and add new, wonderful layers of meaning to familiar stories and passages. But when the time comes to return to normal, everyday life, we are left disconnected from the memories of our trip—without the knowledge of practical, real-… Read more…
Readers of the New Testament often encounter quotes or allusions to the Old Testament that may be unfamiliar or obscure. In The Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson have brought together a distinguished team of scholars to isolate, catalog, and comment on both the obvious Old Testament quotations and the more… Read more…
Christ Preeminent: Studies in Philippians is a timely work of Theodore Epp. He sees Paul's letter to the Philippians as exceedingly rich in spiritual truths about Jesus Christ and what He wants to do in the believer's heart. Theodore Epp also knew the book would minister spiritually to believers who have no special problems but who have a sincere desire to … Read more…
Theodore Epp's Living Abundantly: Studies in Ephesians (Vol. 1 - Chpts 1-3) offers the believer an understanding of their position in Christ and the abundance of the resource available to them as they live out Jesus' promise of "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly". Living Abundantly: Studies in Ephesians (Vol… Read more…
Shouldn't a Bible commentary clarify what God's Word actually says? In the Commentary on the New Testament respected linguist and teacher Gundry goes beyond questions of authorship, date, sources, and historicity, offering a one-volume exposition of the New Testament that focuses on what is most useful for preaching, teaching, and individual study--what the… Read more…
The three-volume Lectionary Commentary gathers exegetical essays on 513 biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary spanning the three-year liturgical cycle. Seventy-eight pastors, priests, and teachers from a variety of Christian traditions have contributed exegetical insights on the First, Second, and Gospel lections for the Sundays of the church yea… Read more…
Preaching pastors, ministers, and priests know how quickly Sundays come and go. The Lectionary Commentary, Vol. 1 will not slow the pace of the weekly calendar, but it will help assure that sermon preparation begins with a solid engagement with Scripture. This indispensable work gathers exegetical essays on biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary. … Read more…
Baker Academic is pleased to announce the availability of the entire New Testament Commentary Set by William Hendriksen and Simon J. Kistemaker. Baker's New Testament Commentary is composed for the benefit of serious Bible students and pastors who want the insight of quality evangelical scholarship communicated with clarity. Each volume offers fresh tran… Read more…
Preaching pastors, ministers, and priests know how quickly Sundays come and go. The Lectionary Commentary, Vol. 2 will not slow the pace of the weekly calendar, but it will help assure that sermon preparation begins with a solid engagement with Scripture. This indispensable work gathers exegetical essays on biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary. … Read more…
Preaching pastors, ministers, and priests know how quickly Sundays come and go. The Lectionary Commentary, Vol. 3 will not slow the pace of the weekly calendar, but it will help assure that sermon preparation begins with a solid engagement with Scripture. This indispensable work gathers exegetical essays on biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary. … Read more…
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John is a solid evangelical commentary on John's Gospel, a respected Scripture expositor makes clear the flow of the text, engages a small but representative part of the massive secondary literature on John, shows how the Fourth Gospel contributes to biblical and systematic theology, and offers a c… Read more…
The New International Greek Testament Commentary Series, based on the UBS Greek New Testament, engages in deep exegetical and interpretational study of the New Testament on a verse-by-verse level, providing readers with detailed textual commentary and scholarly research. An enticing series for any reader of the Greek New Testament at any level of comprehens… Read more…
Drawing on his vast experience as a communicator of God's Word, Chuck Swindoll presents his legacy to anyone who reads and loves the Bible: Swindoll's New Testament Insights. The newest addition to this landmark series provides a wealth of colorful, detailed and easy-to-understand insights into the Gospel of Luke. For forty-five years, Chuck Swindoll has … Read more…
Combining rich, rock-solid scholarship with a storyteller's imagery and passion, Chuck Swindoll has a gift for sweeping people into the immediacy of the Scriptures. Featuring maps, timelines, holy land images and more, Swindoll’s New Testament Insights is a landmark series. God's Word will come alive for you, filled with drama, power, and truth, as you jou… Read more…
Al fín, el comentario conciso de Matthew Henry en un solo volumen. Estudie desde Genesis hasta el Apocalipsis en este espectacular volumen. El Comentario de la Biblia Matthew Henry es reconocido internacionalmente como el comentario devocional más grande que se haya escrito. En el usted encontrará un tesoro de inspiración y desafíos. Matthew Henry es re… Read more…
The New Interpreter’s Bible One-Volume Commentary brings the best of biblical scholarship to the service of the church. This volume features new articles on all the books of the Bible, including the Apocrypha, as well as general articles on the history, interpretation, and use of the Bible. The authors are a diverse group of the top biblical scholars in th… Read more…
A companion work along with the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament Fourth Edition (UBS4), the Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament provides an insightful commentary and explanation for the textual choices that went into the creation of the UBS4. An invaluable tool for scholars using the UBS4 in exegesis, textual criticism, or Greek translat… Read more…
Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary bundle walks you verse by verse through all the books of the Bible. Passage-by-passage commentary brings to life the world of the Old Testament with archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, and more. Deepen your understan… Read more…
The Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (BECNT) series provides commentaries that blend scholarly depth with readability, exegetical detail with sensitivity to the whole, and attention to critical problems with theological relevance. "In this age of unprecedented proliferation of biblical commentary series, it is an outstanding accomplishment… Read more…
Leading theologians read and interpret scripture for today's church, providing guidance for reading the Bible under the rule of faith. Each volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viabilit… Read more…
The Word Biblical Commentary series provides an exceptional resource for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship. Dr. Watts has revisited this work he produced almost twenty years ago, with … Read more…
Dr. Watts has revisited this work he produced almost twenty years ago, updating it in light of current scholarship. He continues to hold to the unity of Isaiah, rather than ascribing it to two or three composers or schools, even though the work ranges over three crucial centuries of Israel's history. In this second WBC volume on Isaiah, he continues to fo… Read more…
This is Volume 44 of the Word Biblical Commentary series, covering the books of Colossians and Philemon. The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and th… Read more…
From the tumbling walls of Jericho to a Jewish girl who became the queen of Persia, the historical books of the Bible are intriguing and unquestionably fascinating. In Baker Handbook on the Historical Books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther, veteran Old Testament professor Victor Hamilton demonstrates the significance of… Read more…
Introducing the New Testament is an abridgement of An Introduction to the New Testament. This abridged edition of an established major textbook brings the best of New Testament scholarship to the church and makes it accessible to the average reader. This book focuses on historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose, and destination … Read more…
The prophetic books of the Bible contain some of the most difficult passages in the entire Old Testament and can prove especially confusing for those new to this corpus. Handbook on the Prophets offers a thorough and insightful introduction for the beginning student of the Old Testament prophetic literature. Robert Chisholm guides students through the import… Read more…
For more than twenty years, Victor Hamilton's Handbook on the Pentateuch has been introducing students to the first five books of the Bible. In this substantially revised second edition, Hamilton moves chapter by chapter (rather than verse by verse) through the Pentateuch. He examines the content, structure, and theology and provides useful commentary on ove… Read more…
In the Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms, Daniel Estes introduces students to the Old Testament poetical books--Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Each chapter explores one of the five poetical books. Estes first summarizes some of the book's key issues. He then devotes the main portion of the chapter to an exposition of the boo… Read more…
In this newest volume of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series, Clinton Arnold offer pastors, students, and teachers a focused resource for reading Ephesians. Through the use of graphic representations of translations, succinct summaries of main ideas, exegetical outlines and other features, Arnold present Paul’s epistle to the Ep… Read more…
In this newest volume of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series, Thomas R. Schreiner offer pastors, students, and teachers a focused resource for reading Galatians. Through the use of graphic representations of translations, succinct summaries of main ideas, exegetical outlines, and other features, Schreiner presents Paul’s Epistle… Read more…
Authors Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell use the historical, theological and literary elements of James to guide their interpretation of this often-overlooked early Christian text. Their concise discussion of how the book delivers consistent, challenging instruction will help pastors and church leaders teach the message of James to today’s readers.… Read more…
The aim of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series is to exegete each passage of Scripture succinctly in its grammatical and historical context. Each passage is interpreted in the light of its biblical setting, with a view to grammatical detail, literary context, flow of biblical argument, and historical setting. This commentary serie… Read more…
In this volume of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series, Grant Osborne offers pastors, students, and teachers a focused resource for reading the Gospel of Matthew. Through the use of graphic representations of translations, succinct summaries of main ideas, exegetical outlines, and other features, Osborne presents the Gospel of Matt… Read more…
The Writings of John introduces students to the Gospel of John, the Johannine epistles, and Revelation, covering the texts themselves as well as issues of authorship, transmission, background, and interpretation. Books themselves receive paragraph-by-paragraph commentary, which includes applicable insight for the Christian life today. The writings of Joh… Read more…
Comprising all 4 volumes of the Baker Handbooks of the Old Testament, this set offers a comprehensive introduction to the books of the Old Testament. Moving book by book through the Old Testament, the Baker Handbooks provide theological and literary analysis and examine historical issues, attempting to uncover their theological messages. This valuab… Read more…
Focused Biblical Scholarship to Teach the Text Effectively The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to equal sections of focused c… Read more…
An essential commentary for pastors The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, the volumes allow… Read more…
In this first volume of a three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay provides a lucid introduction to the Psalter and fresh commentary on Psalms 1-41 as a part of the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms series. Writing with a scholar's eye and a pastor's heart, Goldingay considers the literary, hi… Read more…
In the fourth volume of the Baker Commentary of the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms and the second volume of his three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay provides fresh commentary on Psalms 42-89. He considers the literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions of the text as well as its theological implications. … Read more…
In this third and final volume of his commentary on the book of Psalms in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Wisdom and Psalms series, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay provides fresh insights on Psalms 90-150. He considers the literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions of the text as well as its theological implications. The Baker Commenta… Read more…