In this volume, leading New Testament scholar Charles Talbert distills interpretive insights for students in theology, biblical studies, and religion. Ephesians and Colossians approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse.

This series aspires to present cutting edge research in a way that is accessible to upper-level undergraduates, seminarians, seminary educated pastors, and educated laypeople, as well as to graduate students and professors. Rather than following the verse-by-verse method of traditional commentaries, these volumes study section-by-section, concentrating on key concepts and how they are developed. Each commentary takes a more literary-theological slant while focusing on a close reading of the final form or structure of the text.

The approach of this commentary is to ask how ancient Mediterranean auditors would have heard Acts when it was read in their presence. To be successful Talbert divides this approach into two parts: how Acts would have been heard in its precanonical context and in its canonical context. He examines Acts thematically from the perspective of preparing for the church’s Mission to fulfilling the Mission. In the sections of fulfilling the Mission, Talbert concentrates on Pentecost, Philip’s Mission, Peter’s preaching, and Paul’s conversion and missionary journeys. Talbert includes two appendixes, focusing on the historicity of Acts and aspects of biography in Mediterranean antiquity.

New Testament scholar Charles Talbert’s unique commentary considers the entire scope of the works attributed to John, their literary settings and particularities, and their continuing theological importance to the Christian story. Thoughtful and engaging, Reading John provides throughout a careful analysis of literary structure and development; it addresses the fundamental theological message and context of these works and adds a host of illuminating parallels from both Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. A clear style and a sharpness of precision further make this volume a very attractive addition to Johannine scholarship.

Charles Talbert's effective and insightful commentary enables the reader to grasp the full force of the literary masterpiece that is Luke’s Gospel. Talbert concentrates on Luke’s version of the prophetic nature of Jesus’ life, His anointment by the Holy Spirit and His Galilean ministry, His journey to Jerusalem and His ministry there, and His Martyrdom and Vindication. The author includes two appendixes: one on the fulfillment of prophecy in Luke and Acts, and the other on miracles in Luke and Acts.

In this fresh commentary, leading New Testament scholar Charles Talbert examines cultural context and theological meaning in Matthew. This commentary approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. This commentary, like each in the Paideia series, approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Each sense unit is explored in three sections: (1) introductory matters, (2) tracing the train of thought, (3) key hermeneutical and theological questions.

The Paideia series approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units (pericopes) rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Thus, each commentary follows the original train of thought as indicated by the author instead of modern artificial distinctions. Using this approach, one is able to grasp not only the exegetical-historical information of a passage, but also follow a coherent theological expression throughout.

The Biblical Theology Collection gives you everything you need for diving deep into the Bible most important theological topics. Taking a text-centric approach rather than working with broad theological systems, these volumes give contextualized insight into the contemporary significance of the Biblical text. With a wide variety of experts in theology and biblical studies, you will be able to jump start the effectiveness of your Factbook, Passage Guide, and Theology Guide with these 187 resources.

This Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary collection is filled with pointed insights for pastors, teachers, and scholars. This series also contains helpful explanation that makes it accessible to a wide audience. In each volume, readers will find expert guidance that promotes theological reflection. “Connections” are special sections that relate Biblical teaching to common theological questions from modern readers. Contributors base their instruction on current research in archaeology, critical scholarship, enlightening discussion of original languages, and include practical helps that facilitate living out the Christian life in community.

Paul's letters to the Christians in Corinth portray a young church struggling to live out the demands of the gospel amid the life of a thoroughly urban setting. Biblical scholar, Charles Talbert helps his reader to grasp what was at stake in the conversations between Paul and the Corinthians. What we find there is not only a word for the struggling faithful in Corinth, but an always truthful word for the church today. In studying Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, Talbert draws our attention to what is said and how it is said. The first letter to the Corinthians is largely deliberative, that is, it aims at producing a decision about future action; whereas the second letter is mainly judicial, in that it seeks to bring about a judgment of past events.

Romans was written to help reconcile Jewish and Gentile Christians in Rome. Paul’s aim was to unify these two sub-groups. In his letter, he presented a theology that placed Jew and Gentile on an equal footing, both in their sin and in their salvation. Modern Christians understand that our own situation corresponds to Paul’s original setting. Although the content of Romans was intended for a particular cultural context, its applicability extends to all times for God’s people. Distinguished biblic...

It is helpful to view the text of Scripture from multiple angles, and different commentators and commentary series work to provide them. The literary angle is important; the theological angle is, too. But a certain strain of biblical commentator in recent decades, exemplified by Ben Witherington, has worked to explain a specific historical angle, a “socio-rhetorical” one, in Witherington’s words. What insight does our knowledge of the ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds, and specifically their culture and customs and their use of rhetorical tools, provide into the Gospels, into the letters of Paul, into the general epistles? Witherington’s Socio-Rhetorical Commentary Series, his Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians, and the Smith & Helwys Reading the New Testament Commentary all work to draw truth from the NT by viewing it from this particular historical angle.

This collection gathers the insights of some of the brightest New Testament scholars, presenting their careful research and lively commentary on a wide variety of topics. You’ll get a first-class overview of the New Testament, perfect for solidifying and refreshing foundational knowledge of the text, and many engaging studies on specific subjects within the New Testament. Dive into an interactive study of Roman house churches, explore Luke’s portrayal of women, examine Jesus’ attitude towards the Law, study different interpretations the book of Revelation, and learn about poverty in the first century as well as Paul’s teaching on it. You’ll also find studies on communal meals, the art of reading Scripture, Jesus in relation to the fundamentalism of his day, imaginative storytelling as applied to the New Testament, and much more.

Broaden your biblical study with this collection of theological commentaries coupled with the power of Logos. Theological commentaries provide more attention to the theological topics and themes and the variety of authors provides you with an array of standpoints on the biblical text.

Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Romans Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Romans along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Romans Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in Romans Expository Preaching Kit (S) and Romans Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like The Epistle to the Romans (Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC); Paul's Letter to the Romans (Pillar New Testament Commentary | PNTC); The Epistle to the Romans; and more.

The Baptist Platinum Library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Baptist Platinum Library is a great entry point for academic study or more advanced exegesis and sermon prep. With over 1000 resources, the Baptist Platinum Library includes fantastic resources such as The IVP Bible Dictionaries (8 vols.), The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible | POSB (45 vols.), Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary | SHBC (36 vols.), and many more.

The Biblical Theology Collection gives you a wide selection diving deep into the Bible most important theological topics. Taking a text-centric approach rather than working with broad theological systems, these volumes give contextualized insight into the contemporary significance of the Biblical text. With a wide variety of experts in theology and biblical studies, you will be able to jump start the effectiveness of your Passage Guide with these 137 resources.

What does it mean to “get saved”? Is conversion a gift of God’s grace but the post-conversion Christian life in our own hands? Is the covenant relationship sustained by a sense of personal gratitude for God’s past gift of conversion—or is post-conversion faithfulness itself an ongoing gift from God? In this book, Charles H. Talbert and Jason A. Whitlark, together with Andrew E. Arterbury, Clifford A. Barbarick, Scott J. Hafemann, and Michael W. Martin, address such questions about God’s role in the Christian’s life. Through careful, consistent exegesis of relevant New Testament texts, they show that “getting saved” involves both God’s forgiveness and God’s enablement to obey—or “new covenant piety”—from initial conversion to eschatological salvation.

Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The John Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of John along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The John Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in John Expository Preaching Kit (S) and John Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like The Gospel According to St. John: An Introduction With Commentary and Notes on the Greek Text; Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to John; Exalting Jesus in John (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary | CCE); and more.

Study the beginning through John’s eyes with a library tailored to exegete and analyze this unique gospel. John stands miles apart from his synoptic counterparts, providing a vastly different lens through which to see Jesus and his ministry—and yet, he tells the same story. Nearly 100 verse-by-verse commentaries offer insight to every word of John’s Gospel, providing multifaceted and multidenominational approaches to the beloved apostle’s theological story.

Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Acts Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Acts along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Acts Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in Acts Expository Preaching Kit (S) and Acts Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like The Acts of the Apostles: A Newly Discovered Commentary; Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles; Acts: Witnesses to Him (Focus on the Bible | FB); and more.

Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The Luke Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the book of Luke along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The Luke Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in Luke Expository Preaching Kit (S) and Luke Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like The Preexistent Son: Recovering the Christologies of Matthew, Mark, and Luke; Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians; Luke (The IVP New Testament Commentary | IVPNTC); and more.

The Logos 6 Baptist 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.

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 with study Bible notes, Bible dictionaries, devotionals, and a few key commentaries. The Logos 5 Platinum Legacy Library provides essential resources for anyone just getting started with serious Bible study.

The Logos 6 Methodist & Wesleyan 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 commentaries, theological dictionaries, and other resources ideal for sermon prep or more advanced Bible study.

The Baptist Portfolio library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Baptist Portfolio Library takes everything in the Baptist Diamond Library and adds even more to your library. The Baptist Portfolio LIbrary contains key sets including Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary | AYBD (6 vols.), Oxford Handbook Religion Collection (31 vols.), Ashland Theological Journal (45 vols.), The Jack Andrews Expository Studies (28 vols.), and many more. The Baptist Portfolio Library is excellent for academic research or advanced exegesis.

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.

The Logos 6 Baptist 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.

The Baptist Diamond Library makes your study of the Bible easier by connecting your entire library of books to a robust set of study tools. The Baptist Diamond Library takes everything in the Baptist Platinum Library and adds even more to your library, with scholarly series like Preaching the Word Commentary Series Collection | PtW (42 vols.), The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon (7 vols.), The New International Greek Testament Commentary Series | NIGTC (13 vols.), and Treasures from the Scriptures Complete Collection (65 vols.). With over 2000 volumes of advanced biblical reference works, this is an ideal package for anyone doing academic research or advanced exegesis.

Planning for an expositional sermon series on a book of the Bible typically involves hours of reading and studying the Bible and other resources before fleshing everything out. Often, preachers amass a small library for each book of the Bible they preach on. The 1–2 Corinthians Expository Preaching Kit (L) does this for you. It curates the best Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and expositional books) on the books of 1–2 Corinthians along with the Bible study tools you need to streamline your sermon prep and presentation—all at an affordable price. The 1–2 Corinthians Expository Preaching Kit (L) includes everything in 1–2 Corinthians Expository Preaching Kit (S) and 1–2 Corinthians Expository Preaching Kit (M), plus resources like First Corinthians (Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching); Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Second Corinthians; Commentaries on Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, and Hebrews...