John: A Good News Commentary (New International Biblical Commentary)

Michaels, J. Ramsey

Religion & Spirituality

Harpercollins

1 Peter (Word Biblical Themes)

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan Academic

A companion series to the acclaimed Word Biblical Commentary. Finding the great themes of the books of the Bible is essential to the study of God's Word and to the preaching and teaching of its truths. These themes and ideas are often like precious gems: they lie beneath the surface and can only be discovered with some difficulty. While commentaries are useful for helping readers understand the content of a verse or chapter, they are not usually designed to help the reader to trace important subjects systematically within a given book a Scripture. The Word Biblical Themes series helps readers discover the important themes of a book of the Bible. This series distills the theological essence of a given book of Scripture and serves it up in ways that enrich the preaching, teaching, worship, and discipleship of God's people. Volumes in this series: <ul> <li>Written by top biblical scholars</li> <li>Feature authors who wrote on the same book of the Bible for the Word Biblical Commentary series</li> <li>Distill deep and focused study on a biblical book into the most important themes and practical applications of them</li> <li>Give reader's an ability to see the "big picture" of a book of the Bible by understanding what topics and concerns were most important to the biblical writers</li> <li>Help address pressing issues in the church today by showing readers see how the biblical writers approached similar issues in their day</li> <li>Ideal for sermon preparation and for other teaching in the church</li> </ul> Volumes in the Word Biblical Themes: 15-Volume Set include: <ul> <li>Exodus by John I. Durham</li> <li>Joshua by Trent C. Butler</li> <li>1 and 2 Kings by T. R. Hobbs</li> <li>1 and 2 Chronicles by Roddy L. Braun</li> <li>Psalms by Leslie C. Allen</li> <li>Isaiah by John D. W. Watts</li> <li>Daniel by John Goldingay</li> <li>Hosea-Jonah by Douglas Stuart</li> <li>Micah-Malachi by Ralph L. Smith</li> <li>John by George R. Beasley-Murray</li> <li>1 and 2 Corinthians by Ralph P. Martin</li> <li>Philippians by Gerald F. Hawthorne</li> <li>1 and 2 Thessalonians by Leon Morris</li> <li>1 Peter by J. Ramsey Michaels</li> <li>2 Peter and Jude by Richard J. Bauckham</li> </ul> Word Biblical Themes are an ideal resource for any reader who has used and benefited from the Word Biblical Commentary series, and will help pastors, bible teachers, and students as they seek to understand and apply God's word to their ministry and learning.

Word Biblical Themes Collection: 15-Volume Set

Stuart, Douglas

Braun, Dr. Roddy

Allen, Leslie C.

Beasley-Murray, George R.

Durham, Dr. John I.

Hawthorne, Gerald F.

Bauckham, Dr. Richard

Butler, Trent C.

Goldingay, Dr. John

Smith,Ralph

Hobbs, Dr T. R.

Morris,Leon

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
Overview of Commentary Organization
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<li>Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.</li>
<li>Each section of the commentary includes:</li>
<li>Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.</li>
<li>Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.</li>
<li>Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.</li>
<li>Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.</li>
<li>Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.</li>
<li>Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.<ul><li>General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.</li></ul>
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1 Peter, Volume 49 (49) (Word Biblical Commentary)

Arts & Photography

Music

What the Book of Revelation requires is not that we know in advance what is coming, but that we know how to meet it when it comes, asserts J. Ramsey Michaels. This volume in the Guides to New Testament Exegesis series, recently brought back in print, helps students do just that.

Interpreting the Book of Revelation (Guides to New Testament Exegesis)

Baker Publishing Group

This new commentary ― part of Eerdmans’s acclaimed NICNT series ― gives primary attention to John’s gospel in its present form rather than the sources or traditions behind it. J. Ramsey Michaels assumes that the John who authored the book is someone very close to Jesus and, therefore, that the gospel is a testimony to events that actually happened in the life of Jesus. Yet Michaels does not ignore the literary character of the gospel of John or its theological contribution to the larger Christian community from its own time to the present day. Through a detailed verse-by-verse commentary, Michaels reveals how the gospel of “the disciple whom Jesus loved” is a unified composition, intertwined with the synoptics, yet drawing on material none of them cover.

The Gospel of John (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT))

Eerdmans

First published in 1981, Servant and Son attempts to look simultaneously at Jesus as the subject of our four canonical Gospels, and as a figure, at times the main figure, in his own parables. The parables are understood not as fictions he created but as ""stories his Father told him,"" revelations received from God in his capacity as a prophet. From these parables he emerges as servant of God, Son of God, and much more, anticipating in a variety of ways the Jesus of the four Gospels.    ""He attempts to break the log-jam of current skepticism about the historical Jesus by examining his teaching to see if the religious faith of the person himself can be discerned. The result is a flood of new light on familiar problems."" I. Howard Marshall, in The Evangelical Quarterly. ""This is not just another conventional attempt to write a life of Jesus; it is a bold, but sensitive and suggestive, approach to understanding his faith in God."" David Hill, in The Expository Times. ""[T]he book deserves to be widely read and discussed among evangelicals and all who continue to respect the influence and impact of Jesus upon Christianity."" James A. Davis, in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.   J. Ramsey Michaels, now living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He is the author of New Testament commentaries on Revelation and Hebrews, and most notably on First Peter in the Word Biblical Commentary and the Gospel of John in the New International Commentary on the New Testament. His most recent book, Passing by the Dragon: The Biblical Tales of Flannery O'Connor for Wipf & Stock publishers, marks a crossover into the field of American literature.

Servant and Son: Jesus in Parable and Gospel

John Knox Pr

Interpretations of the book of Revelation abound. One view suggests that the book indirectly describes events in John's own time. Another interpretation sees Revelation as a prophetic survey of the history of the church. Still another views the book as a precise prediction of the end of the world. The trouble with all three, argues Ramsey Michaels, is that they make the Revelation of John irrelevant to Christians throughout much of history. Failing to take seriously what John saw, such interpreters fail to comprehend the value of Revelation to Christians in any age. Michaels restores Revelation to its rightful status as a prophetic letter of testimony, a testimony as relevant to the church today as it was in John's day. In this stimulating, pastorally oriented commentary, readers will find an introduction with background material concerning authorship, date and purpose, as well as a summary of important theological themes. A passage-by-passage exposition follows that focuses on what John had to say to his original readers in order to see the relevance of his book for the church today.

Revelation: A Commentary on the New Testament (Volume 20) (The IVP New Testament Commentary Series)

IVP Academic

Providing students, pastors, and lay people with up-to-date, evangelical scholarship on the Old and New Testaments. Designed to equip pastors and Christian leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God's Word by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding the text. Includes the entire NLT text of 1-2 Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews. Linda L. Belleville PhD., St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, is Professor of Greek and New Testament at Bethel College in Mishawaka Indiana. She has published commentaries on 1 and 2 Corinthians and various articles and essays on 1 Timothy. She has been a member of the translation team for the New Living Translation since its inception. Jon Laansma Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, is Associate Professor of Ancient Languages and New Testament at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of several articles and of “I Will Give You Rest”: The “Rest” Motif in the New Testament with Special Reference to Matthew 11 and Hebrews 3-4. He contributed the introductions and notes for 1–2 Timothy and Titus for the NLT Study Bible. J. Ramsey Michaels Th.D., University, is Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. He has published commentaries on the Gospel of John, 1 Peter, and the book of Revelation. He has been a member of the translation teams for the New International Version and the New Living Translation and has been a consultant for the American Bible Society.

1-2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews (Cornerstone Biblical Commentary)

Laansma, Jon

Belleville, Linda

Tyndale House Publishers

SEEKS TO DISTILL THE THEOLOGICAL ESSENCE AND ENRICH TEACHING, WORSHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP OF GOD'S PEOPLE.

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Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

W. Publishing Group

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