"Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Set walks you verse by verse through all the books of the New Testament. It's like slipping on a set of glasses that lets you read the Bible through the eyes of a first-century reader! Discoveries await you that will snap the world of the New Testament into gripping immediacy. Things that seem mystifying, puzzling, or obscure wil ..."
"Discover · How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as “lukewarm” · The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism · How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God’s acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books o ..."
"Discover - How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as 'lukewarm' - The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism - How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God's acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the bo ..."
"Discover · How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as “lukewarm” · The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism · How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God’s acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books of ..."
"Discover · How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as “lukewarm” · The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism · How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God’s acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books o ..."
"Discover · How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as “lukewarm” · The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism · How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God’s acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with lavish, full-color photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books o ..."
"Five hundred years ago, the Catholic priest and monk Martin Luther nailed his "Ninety-five Theses" on the church door in Wittenburg, Germany to publicly protest against what he saw as Medieval Roman Catholicism's abusive practices in the sale of indulgences. From this disputation came the start of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that not only transformed Europe, but would eventually change the face of Christianity the world over. ..."
"Peter H. Davids, Douglas J. Moo, Robert Yarbrough. 78. Strecker and Schnelle,
Neuer Wettstein, 2:1439; Cicero, De Officiis 2.23–24. 79. Ibid. 80. John T. McNeill
, ed., Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion, trans. Ford Lewis Battles (
Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960), 1:40. 81. Philo, Decalogue 120, Yonge trans.
82. Strecker and Schnelle, Neuer Wettstein, 2:1440; Plutarch, Moralia 480 d–f. 83
. Josephus, Ag. Ap. 1.8§46. 84. Ph ..."
"In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, leading New Testament scholar and bestselling author G. K. Beale offers a substantive evangelical commentary on Colossians and Philemon. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Beale leads readers through all aspects of Colossians and Philemon--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand the meaning and relevance of these biblic ..."
Romans(2nd Edition) (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Dr Thomas R. Schreiner, RobertYarbrough, Joshua Jipp Hardcover, 944 Pages, Published 2018 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-5409-6005-4, ISBN: 1-5409-6005-6
"This substantive evangelical commentary on Romans by a leading biblical scholar is one of the most popular in the award-winning BECNT series (more than 25,000 copies sold) and has been praised as a great preaching commentary. This new edition, updated and revised throughout, reflects Thomas Schreiner's mature thinking on various interpretive issues. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction wi ..."
2 Corinthians(1st Edition) (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by George H. Guthrie, RobertYarbrough, Robert Stein Hardcover, 736 Pages, Published 2015 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-2673-7, ISBN: 0-8010-2673-3
"In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, a respected New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on 2 Corinthians. George Guthrie leads readers through the intricacies of literary structure, word meanings, cultural backdrop, and theological proclamation, offering insights applicable to modern ministry contexts. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the ..."
"A new translation of a powerful and classic examination of true, daily discipleship. First written in 1937 in the midst of Nazi Germany, this devotional book provides 366 daily readings on what it means to know and follow Jesus."
"In this addition to the critically acclaimed BECNT series, respected New Testament scholar Jeffrey Weima offers pastors, students, and teachers the most up-to-date and substantive commentary available on 1-2 Thessalonians. Weima, a Thessalonians expert, experienced teacher, and widely traveled speaker, presents well-informed evangelical scholarship at an accessible level to help readers understand the sociological, historical, and theol ..."
Galatians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Douglas J. Moo, RobertYarbrough, Robert Stein Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2013 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-2754-3, ISBN: 0-8010-2754-3
"In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, highly regarded New Testament scholar Douglas Moo offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on Galatians. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Moo leads readers through all aspects of the book of Galatians--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary fe ..."
Ephesians(1st Edition) (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Frank S. Thielman, RobertYarbrough, Robert Stein Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2010 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-2683-6, ISBN: 0-8010-2683-0
"Noted New Testament scholar Frank Thielman offers pastors, students, and teachers a substantive yet accessible commentary on Ephesians in this addition to the award-winning BECNT series. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, Thielman leads readers through all aspects of the book of Ephesians--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance. As with all BEC ..."