Contains a number of valuable insights. The introductory material on Johannine criticism is some of the clearest exposition for students available anywhere.
With refreshing respect for the reader, Hillers lays out the evidence for his case cautiously and asks the readers to form their own decisions . . . He very sensitively explicates the many figures of speech and collects a most helpful set of biblical passages which illuminate the text. His skill in saying much in a few, well- chosen words is ......
Professional caregivers need to replenish their spiritual stock because they are always giving out. Here is a book that offers strength and encouragement from the Bible for lay visitors, nurses, doctors, social workers, clergy and volunteers.
Patrick D. Miller seeks to help interpreters of the Psalms "find entre into them in various ways to hear their theological claims and their point of contact with human life." In Part One, Miller examines the dominant "general approaches" that are currently shaping the study of psalms. He pays special attention to the poetic features of the psalms ......
The Augsburg Commentary on the new Testament is written for laypeople, students, and pastors. Laypeople will use it as a resource for Bible study at home and at church. Students and instructors will read it to probe the basic message of the books of the New Testament. And Pastors will find it to be a valuable aid for sermon and lesson preparation.
The Augsburg commentary on the new Testament is written for laypeople, students and pastors. Laypeople will use it as a resource for Bible Study at home and at church. Students and instructors will read it to probe the basic message of the books of the New Testament. And pastors will find it to be a valuable aid for sermon and lesson preparation. ......
Holladay's English rendering translates identical words and phrases consistent, and compares the parallel passages which are a prominent feature of Jeremiah.
This scholarly study of the Psalms retains its rigor while focusing particularly on the pastoral use of the Psalms, looking at how they may function as voices of faith in the actual life of the believing community.
A Commentary on Two Administrative Letters of the Apostle Paul
The series [Hermenia] is designed to be critical and historical commentary to the Bible without arbitrary limits in size or scope. It will utilize the full range of philological and historical tools, including textual criticism (often slighted in modern commentaries), the methods of the history of tradition (including genre and prosodic analysis), ......
In this volume, the book of Hebrews receives a thorough commentary, a summary of the book as a whole, a breakdown of the theological thought in the text, and an overview of the historical circumstances in which Hebrews was written.
Preface Preface to First Edition Abbreviations THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: THE SECRET OF JESUS' IDENTITY IN MARK The Messianic Secret: From Wrede to the Present The Messianic Secret: A Reappraisal THE SHAPE OF THE PROBLEM: CORRECTIVE CHRISTOLOGY IN MARK Corrective Christology: From Wrede to the Present ......
This book is devoted both to the problem of Paul's view of the law as a whole, and to his thought about and relation to his fellow Jews. Building upon his previous study, the critically acclaimed Paul and Palestinian Judaism, E.P. Sanders explores Paul's Jewishness by concentrating on his overall relationship to Jewish tradition and thought. ......
