Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General

Church tradition maintains that John, the last of Jesus' disciples left alive, wrote his gospel from the Island of Patmos at the end of a long life. Was his memory still vigorous and clear? Was he tempted to enhance events or even introduce miraculous ones in order to present a more appealing Jesus? Are there inconsistencies between John's narrative and the other gospels that suggest that all of them may have historic inaccuracies? These are questions frequently asked.

On the other hand, if Jesus was simply a good teacher who performed no authentic miracles, why did it take three years...

God symbolically showed Zechariah the Ten Commandments covering the promised land, and He warned of consequences. Zec.5.3] They apply to us today too. Zechariah looked forward to a day when the exiled returnees would say. "Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty." 8.21] They did. Neh.8] We need to seek Him too Zechariah foresaw the Lord would be King over the entire world. Zec.14.9] He is We know Him as Jesus, Israel's promised Messiah. Mt.16.16] Within the Book of Zechariah, God declared Him "my shepherd" Zec.13.7]; "the man who is close to me" 13.7]; "my...

God symbolically showed Zechariah the Ten Commandments covering the promised land, and He warned of consequences. Zec.5.3] They apply to us today too. Zechariah looked forward to a day when the exiled returnees would say. "Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty." 8.21] They did. Neh.8] We need to seek Him too Zechariah foresaw the Lord would be King over the entire world. Zec.14.9] He is We know Him as Jesus, Israel's promised Messiah. Mt.16.16] Within the Book of Zechariah, God declared Him "my shepherd" Zec.13.7]; "the man who is close to me" 13.7]; "my...

Die vorliegende Studie bietet eine historisch-kritische Untersuchung zum Prophetenbuch Micha. Ihr Verfasser nimmt eine Neubestimmung des Textbestandes vor, der sich auf den historischen Propheten zuruckfuhren lasst. Wahrend die Forschung seit Bernhard Stade (1881) die Kapitel Mi 1-3 fur weitgehend ursprunglich erachtet, erhebt der Verfasser ein Gedicht uber das Unheil der Schefela in Mi 1 als Nukleus des Prophetenbuches und als Ausgangspunkt der Traditionsbildung. In sechs Stadtspruchen, die das Gedicht enthalt, klagt ihr Urheber uber den Niedergang der judaischen Schefela im Umfeld...

The Asia Bible Commentary series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical books combines exegesis and application. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Asia by providing pastoral and contextual exposition of every book of the Bible. This commentary on Psalms 1-72 provides an exposition that the reader can engage with in their own community of faith in the Asian cultural context. Along with a commentary on each Psalm, Dr. Federico Villanueva provides...

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About the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary Series:
The...

Meredith G. Kline is famous in the Reformed community
for his teaching and writings in the area of biblical and
covenant theology. In the mid-1990s, just after Kline finished
writing what is considered to be his magnum opus (a study
of the book of Genesis called Kingdom Prologue), he wrote a
brief commentary on the same biblical text. Genesis: A New
Commentary was not published during his lifetime and is just
now being made available to the public.

Many of Kline s former students, as well as many pastors and
laypeople in the Reformed...

In addition to the helpful translation and commentary, this volume considers theological implications of the wisdom texts found in the book of Job as well as their literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions. Footnotes deal with many of the technical matters, allowing readers of varying interest and training levels to read and profit from the...