The Anchor Yale Bible Commentary is one of the most detailed and demanding products we have available for the Olive Tree app. It’s the largest set we have (currently 92 volumes!) and contains original translations, overviews, notes, and comments on each verse in the Bible. In this post, we want…
Jesus didn’t shy away from controversy. In fact, there were times when he initiated it. One such occasion occurred in a synagogue on the Sabbath. Jesus stood before them all and posed the question, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life…
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John’s baptism clearly revolved around the two related practices of repentance and confession of sins. Since that’s the case, then why did Jesus submit to baptism? Since he had no sin to confess and repent of, then why did he identify with a practice he did not need to participate…
One of the greatest statements about the gospel is in the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Romans. He says that the gospel is the power of God at work that saves everyone who believes. It is how God makes us right with him from start to finish by faith.…
Have you ever considered why God’s people sing? From the outside, it may seem strange that a regular practice of God’s people when they meet together is singing. Outside of the church, there aren’t many places this occurs. Maybe the crowd sings along with a band at a concert or…
An exhaustive concordance is an essential reference for thoroughly researching the individual words of the Bible. Since God inspired the very words of Scripture, it follows that as Christians we should take each word seriously as we strive to understand what God has said. An exhaustive concordance is a great…
You may have heard that there are different accounts of creation in some ancient Near Eastern sources. While there are similarities between these accounts and what we find in Genesis 1–2, many significant differences remain. This leads some to view the biblical account of creation as a polemic against the…
Let’s take a deeper look at the Jewish New Year, Rosh-HaShanah, with some notes and articles from three passages in the Complete Jewish Study Bible. We’ll look at the historical background, the traditional observance, and the anticipated prophetic fulfillment associated with this Holy Day of the Jewish calendar. Leviticus 23:23–25…
The interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2 reveals the sequence of kingdoms from Babylon to Rome. The significance of this sequence comes at the end when the God of heaven sets up a kingdom unlike all the others. This eternal kingdom breaks all the other kingdoms into pieces and…