The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Combines the defining function of a dictionary with an encyclopedia's comprehensive presentation of accurate, dependable information. Summarizing the state of knowledge on more than 9,000 topics and including 3,500 cross-references, ISBE contains articles on every person and place mentioned in the Bible, every word in the Bible that has significant …
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Combines the defining function of a dictionary with an encyclopedia's comprehensive presentation of accurate, dependable information. Summarizing the state of knowledge on more than 9,000 topics and including 3,500 cross-references, ISBE contains articles on every person and place mentioned in the Bible, every word in the Bible that has significant …
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Combines the defining function of a dictionary with an encyclopedia's comprehensive presentation of accurate, dependable information. Summarizing the state of knowledge on more than 9,000 topics and including 3,500 cross-references, ISBE contains articles on every person and place mentioned in the Bible, every word in the Bible that has significant …
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Combines the defining function of a dictionary with an encyclopedia's comprehensive presentation of accurate, dependable information. Summarizing the state of knowledge on more than 9,000 topics and including 3,500 cross-references, ISBE contains articles on every person and place mentioned in the Bible, every word in the Bible that has significant …
“A book about the Bible” is likely to be a snare and a delusion. People may get the idea that if you read “a book about the Bible” you don’t need to read the Bible itself. Actually, this is about as sensible as saying that you'd just as soon read about the President of the United States (or the National League batting champion) as meet him at first hand and watch him in action. Books…
F.F. Bruce has long been known as a first-class scholar who communicates the truths of Scripture clearly and covincingly. In this Jesus Library volume he brings his skills and expertise to bear on the whole of Jesus 'life and ministry. Who is Jesus anyway? asks Bruce. A guru? A freedom fighter? A migician? a charlatan? The Savior of the world? and what difference does it make? Is he just dead …
This book recounts the Roman and Jewish context of New Testament times...the lives of John and Jesus, and the history of the first two generations of the Church.
This new commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis which is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, textual, and critical context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these commentaries, with general comments on sections and sub-sections b…
A classic text in biblical theology--still relevant for today and tomorrow. In this 40th anniversary edition of the classic text from one of the most influential biblical scholars of our time, Walter Brueggemann, offers a theological and ethical reading of the Hebrew Bible. He finds there a vision for the community of God whose words and practices of lament, protest and complain give rise to an…