Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel

Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. This series affirms that the Bible is a Christ-centered book, containing a unified story of redemptive history of which Jesus is the hero. It’s presented as sermons, divided into chapters that conclude with a “Reflect & Discuss” section, making this series ideal for small group study, personal devotion, and even sermon preparation. It’s not academic but rather presents an easy-reading, practical and friendly commentary. The series is projected to be 48 volumes.

J.D. Greear became the pastor of a church called Homestead Heights Baptist Church in 2002. As a young pastor, he led this 40-year-old, plateaued church of 300 to re-launch itself with a new name and a new vision to reach its community and world with the gospel. Today, more than 8,000 worshippers gather weekly, making The Summit Church one of Outreach magazine’s “top 25 fastest-growing churches in America” for several years running.

J.D. completed his Doctorate in Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also a faculty member, writing on the correlations between early church presentations of the gospel and Islamic theology. Having lived serving among Muslims, he has a burden to see them, as well as every nation on earth, come to know and love the salvation of God in Christ.

Books by J.D. Greear include, GOSPEL: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary,Breaking the Islam Code, Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart (How to Know You are Saved),and Jesus Continued.

Heath A. Thomas is professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Director of Ph.D. Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. His passion is illumining the world of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, so that others might experience the drama of the Scriptures. He is author of Until He Looks Down and Sees: The Message and Meaning of the Book of Lamentations, Poetry & Theology in Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text, Habakkuk: A Commentary, andTwo Horizons Old Testament Commentary Series (forthcoming).

Dr. Thomas was educated at Oklahoma Baptist University (B.A.), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A.), and University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, United Kingdom (Ph.D.). He has done additional study at the University of Oxford, St. Peter's College.