For anyone who wants to be introduced to the worldview and thought of the early church, this book discusses the development of the four predominant themes of the New Testament-grace, discipleship, com
Contemporary Western readers may find it surprising that honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution offer us keys to interpreting the New Testament. But a
This commentary is the first to fully apply the resources of socio-rhetorical analysis to Hebrews. Insights into the cultural and social world of the audience are combined with analysis of the author'
DeSilva presents a Greek text with facing pages of English translation, along with commentary on the book. The author, he says, has immersed himself in the elements of Greco-Roman philosophical ethics
Edited by Douglas Wingeier, this is a Lectionary-based Adult Bible study for Year B. Weekly session plans are included that can be used by a Sunday morning class on either the preceding Sunday or on t