Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching offers a full interpretation of the biblical text, combining historical scholarship and theological purpose. It brings an understanding of what the text says into dialogue with the critical questions and problems of contemporary life and faith. Interpretation revives the neglected art of expository writing that explains the books of the Bible as the Holy Scripture of a church active at worship and work. Teachers, preachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find here an interpretation that takes serious hermeneutical responsibility for the contemporary meaning and significance of the biblical text.

In this new contribution to the New Testament Library, renowned New Testament scholar Beverly Roberts Gaventa offers a fresh account of Paul’s Letter to the Romans as an event, both in the sense that it reflects a particular historical moment in Paul’s labors and in the sense that it reflects the event God brings about in the gospel Paul represents.

Examine issues in theology, biblical studies, ministry, and church history with distinguished scholars and practitioners from around the world with the Master Journal Bundle 10.1. Featuring journals that zoom in on a specific topic in each installment or volume, as well as eclectic journals that provide commentary and insight on a variety of topics, this bundle adds massive breadth to your library. Draw on a wealth of ecclesiastical experience and theological reflection and inform your passion for the church while you deepen your understanding of theology, history, and Scripture. The Master Journal Bundle 10.1 features 15+ new volumes and includes everything found in the Academic Journal Bundle 10.1 and the Theology Journal 10.1.

The two epistles to the Thessalonians are a study in contrasts. A comparison reveals considerable similarities of structure and language, but differences in tone and content. The most important concerns of the first letter all but disappear in the second, and minor concerns of the first letter increase in intensity in the second.

Ernst Kasemann famously claimed that apocalyptic is the mother of Christian theology. J. Louis Martyn’s radical interpretation of the overarching significance of apocalyptic in Paul’s theology has pushed Kasemann’s claim further and deeper. Still, despite the recognition that apocalyptic is at the core of New Testament and Pauline theology, modern theology has often dismissed, domesticated, or demythologized early Christian apocalyptic. A renewed interest in taking apocalyptic seriously is one of the most exciting developments in recent theology.

The Baylor Early Christian History Collection assembles five engaging studies focusing on early Christian history. Neatly bookending this collection are John Kessler’s book on Old Testament theology and Stefan Alkier’s fresh historical and theological explorations of the Resurrection. These volumes, along with the other provocative books included in this collection, provide foundational knowledge for studying the work of Christ as recorded in the Gospels, and the history of the early church. Together, they also maintain the crucial connection between individual events and the greater narrative of Scripture. Touching on an array of interesting topics such as christology and the origin of the New Testament canon, this insightful collection offers a substantive addition to any Bible scholar’s library.

Collecting essays from prominent scholars who span the globe and academic disciplines, Practicing with Paul speaks into the life of the church in ways that inspire and edify followers and ministers of Jesus Christ. Each contribution delves into the details and historical contexts of Paul’s letters, including the interpretation of those texts throughout church history. Meanwhile, each author interprets those details in relation to Christian practice and suggests implications for contemporary Christian ministry that flow out of this rich interpretive process. By modeling forms of interpretation that are practically-oriented, this book provides inspiration for current and future Christian ministers as they too attempt to incarnate the ways of Christ along with Paul.

When reading the book of Romans, we often focus on the quotable passages, making brief stopovers and not staying long enough to grasp some of the big ideas it contains. Instead of raiding Paul's most famous letter for a passage here or a theme there, leading New Testament scholar Beverly Roberts Gaventa invites us to linger in Romans. She asks that we stay with the letter long enough to see how Romans reframes our tidy categories and dramatically enlarges our sense of the gospel.

Examining key questions in hermeneutics, biblical studies, preaching, history, contemporary culture, philosophy, and theology this bundle adds dexterity to your study, enabling you to engage contemporary issues more thoughtfully and scholarly discussion more knowledgably. Packed with the quality scholarship, this bundle includes the work of today’s premier Bible scholars, theologians, philosophers, and church historians. Spanning 222 volumes, this bundle adds an expansive block of resources all of these books to your library all at one—massively discounted—price.

In his epistles, Paul at various points uses maternal imagery to talk about his apostolic labors, sometimes actually referring to himself as a mother. For example, Paul writes that he must behave “like a nurse caring for her own children.” Later, he writes, he “is in labor again” and must continue to nurse his fellow Christians with milk. These images, though known among earlier generations of Christians, today remain largely both unacknowledged and unexplored in thinking about Paul and his work. In Our Mother Saint Paul, Beverly Gaventa retrieves these images, explores their significance for understanding apostolic ministry, and demonstrates how they point beyond their original contexts and offer unique perspectives for understanding Paul's thought as well as the larger, cosmic understanding of the gospel.

Romans 5–8 revolves around God’s dramatic cosmic activity and its implications for humanity and all of creation. This collection of insightful essays from 10 different scholars, including the editor, measures the power of Paul’s rhetoric about the relationship of cosmic power to the Law, interpretations of righteousness and the self, and the link between grace and obedience. Apocalyptic Paul is a revealing study of Paul’s understanding of humanity in light of God’s apocalyptic action through Jes...

Providing multiple ground breaking monographs in, this collection equips you to engage the major themes and questions perplexing biblical scholars today. Examine key texts, and explore the history of interpretation on important biblical books, including Isaiah, Daniel, John, Romans, and more.

Study pivotal issues in history, critical biblical interpretation, and archaeology with distinguished scholars from around the world with the Academic Journal Bundle 10.1. Including journals that zoom in on a specific field, as well as eclectic journals that provide commentary and insight on a diversity of topics, this bundle adds impressive breadth to your library. Draw on more than 600 volumes of cutting-edge scholarship and further inform your passion for outstanding research. The Academic Journal Bundle 10.1 features 4 new volumea that is also found in our comprehensive Master Journal Bundle 10.1.

Including issues from Semeia, The American Journal of Theology, Bibliotheca Sacra, Christian History Magazine, just to name a few, this collection of resources will enhance your studies with some of the best biblical and theological scholarship from more than the past one hundred years. With the Scholar's Journal Collection, study pivotal issues in history, critical biblical interpretation, and archaeology with distinguished scholars from around the world.

The Eerdmans Biblical Studies collection offers 26 volumes designed to enhance your biblical and theological studies. This collection supports Bible study in both breadth and depth and equips you to engage the major themes and questions perplexing biblical scholars today. Study the Bible in its entirety—survey the content of all the biblical books, explore connecting themes, investigate the cultural contexts, learn about each and every person mentioned in the Bible, and understand how the Bible was written. Go deeper with topical studies, examine key texts, and delve into important contemporary questions, and apply biblical teachings to the modern world.

In view of the proliferation of conflicting images of Jesus in the church, in the academy, and in popular culture, it is no wonder that his identity sometimes appears more elusive than ever. Seeking the Identity of Jesus brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars—from the fields of biblical studies, theology, and church history—to focus on the complex problems surrounding the quest for the historical Jesus. Their perspectives are richly informed by Scripture, testimony from t...

Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching offers a full interpretation of the biblical text, combining historical scholarship and theological purpose. This eight volume collection includes the resources covering the Pauline Epistles and brings an understanding of what each text says into dialogue with the critical questions and problems of contemporary life and faith. Interpretation revives the neglected art of expository writing that explains the books of the Bible as the Holy Scripture of a church active at worship and work. Teachers, preachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find here an interpretation that takes serious hermeneutical responsibility for the contemporary meaning and significance of the biblical text.The commentaries deal with whole portions or sections of text that are used in teaching and preaching rather than with individual verses and words. Exegetical study and hermeneutical reflection are integrated into one readable...

The Logos 6 Legacy Libraries reintroduce the classic libraries of Logos 6. This library is offered without features and datasets, making it the perfect standalone collection of resources to help grow your library, including academic reference works and original language resources.

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The Logos 5 Legacy Libraries reintroduce the classic libraries of Logos 5. This library is offered without features and datasets, making it the perfect standalone collection of resources to help grow your library, including academic reference works and original language resources.

The Eerdmans Ultimate Collection includes resources for study in Bible, theology, history and more. These resources come from well-received series such as Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), New International Commentary (NIC), Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC), Forms of Old Testament Literature (FOTL), New International Greek Testament Commentary (NIGTC), among others as well as outstanding stand-alone volumes. Your studies will be enriched with titles from scholars such as D.A. Carson, Douglas Moo, Leon Morris, Joel B. Green, J. Gordon McConville, and more.

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The Wesleyan Portfolio library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Wesleyan Portfolio Library takes everything in the Wesleyan Diamond Library and adds even more to your library. The Wesleyan Portfolio LIbrary contains key sets including Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC (94 vols.), The Encyclopedia of Christianity (5 vols.), International Critical Commentary | ICC (68 vols.), Literary and Rhetorical Commentaries on the New Testament (30 vols.), and many more. The Wesleyan Portfolio Library is excellent for academic research or advanced exegesis.

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