{"id":45984,"date":"2019-07-09T07:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T14:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/?p=45984"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:20:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T23:20:15","slug":"interviews-new-international-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/interviews-new-international-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews: New International Commentary Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The New International Commentary on the Old and New Testament (NICOT\/NICNT) is a well-loved 64-volume set. Those with limited space on their bookshelves will appreciate its availability in the app\u2014and we are thankful for the ability to offer it! In fact, if you’re interested in how NICOT\/NT works in the Olive Tree Bible App, you can see it for yourself in this post<\/a>. But for now, we are going to spend some time learning about four of the many<\/em> authors of this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are interviews with the following New International Commentary<\/strong> authors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David deSilva<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>Mignon R. Jacobs<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>Mark Boda<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>Scot McKnight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David deSilva<\/strong>, New International Commentary Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

David A. deSilva authored the New International Commentary on Galatians<\/a>. Along with being an author, he\u00a0is the Trustees\u2019 Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary. His many other books include Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over on the Eerdmans blog (the NICOT\/NT publisher), deSilva wrote on the top 5 critical issues in Galatians. These are the 5 major questions he faced when writing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Why does Paul give so much space to the Holy Spirit in a letter supposedly about justification by faith?<\/li>
  2. What’s the relationship between justification and righteousness?<\/li>
  3. What’s the role of the Law of Moses in the plan of God and the Christian\u2019s life?<\/li>
  4. What are the stoicheia tou kosmou<\/em>, and what does it mean to be liberated from them?<\/li>
  5. What does pistis Christou<\/em> really signify?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \"deSilva<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Why is the first question the most critical?<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    deSilva says that the first question listed above is the most critical. Here’s why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I list this as the most important issue for two reasons. First, Paul appeals to the Galatian Christians\u2019 experience of the Holy Spirit as the most decisive factor for his case (\u201cThis one thing I want to learn from you,\u201d 3:2).  This appeal opens and closes the primary cluster of his arguments in the letter (3:2-5; 4:6-7).  Second,<\/em> the real alternative to the Law of Moses in Paul\u2019s thinking is not faith in Christ, but the Holy Spirit (which those who place their trust in Christ receive)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The rival teachers are promoting a life aligned with the Law of Moses as the life that God will approve as righteous; <\/em>Paul promotes alignment with the Holy Spirit as the God-given means to such an end (5:13-26).<\/em><\/strong> In our attention to orthodoxy and orthopraxy, <\/em>we give far less attention than Paul would have us, I believe, to the numinous dimension of the new life in Christ, the work of the Holy Other who is wholly other.<\/em><\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you want to read deSilva’s other explanations on the critical issues of Galatians, you can do so here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mignon R. Jacobs<\/strong>, New International Commentary Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Mignon R. Jacobs is professor of Old Testament at Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology of Virginia Union University, where she also serves as Associate Provost. She is responsible for the Haggai and Malachi volume<\/a> of the New International Commentary. Among her other books is Gender, Power, and Persuasion: The Genesis Narratives and Contemporary Portraits<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Mignon R. Jacobs, photo from seminary.ashland.edu<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Jacobs covers traditional questions in her Haggai and Malachi work. She does this while also highlighting themes that are especially relevant to contemporary concerns. For example, she covers hearing the prophetic word in the midst of social and political upheaval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Watch Jacobs discuss her work on NICOT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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