Dove translates and annotates the exegetical comments of Origen of Alexandria, Gregory the Great, the Venerable Bede, Anslem of Laon and other scholars on this controversial text. She includes comment
A woman called blessed for killing a Canaanite general; another called “Mother in Israel” for leading troops into war; several other mothers absent when their children need them; a judge,
Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah are among the so-called deuterocanonical books of the Bible, part of the larger Catholic biblical canon. Except for a short article in theWomen’s Bible Commentary, no
This volume brings gender studies to bear on Micah’s powerful rhetoric, interpreting the book within its ancient and modern contexts. Julia M. O’Brien traces resonances of Micah’s language within the
The first English language commentary on Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah, this work includes a transcription and an English translation of the text of Codex Vaticanus and provides insight into the
Each volume in the series looks at a single manuscript of an Old Testament book in Greek. Gurtner (Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota) departs from other commentary on the book of Exodus by focusing
Glenny (New Testament studies and Greek, U. of Northwestern St. Paul, Minnesota) analyzes the Old Testament book in a single Greek manuscript, Vaticanus (B), in its own right rather than as a stage in
Experience eternity. Today.?During His life and ministry, Christ assured the apostles that He would one day return for His people. But how should this future event affect our lives today? In Paul’s le
It can seem as though today's culture encourages weakness, not strength. And this attitude has crept into the church: Don't take a strong position of faith. Don't take a strong view of evangelism. Don
Christianity is not a passive faith. It is a dynamic, proactive way of life where God's love motivates us to ministry, to help those in need, and to serve those around us. And no one better illustrate
We are called to live a life obedient to God. But what does this look like? And how can we live in a way that's pleasing to Him? The answer is found in faith. Long considered the father of faith, Abra
The world has become a confusing place. Every day we are confronted with cloudy moral issues that once seemed clear. When did the simple things get so complicated? But instead of wondering how we got
This rhetorical question rings out in the world today: "whom should we praise?" The surety is that ultimately one day we will praise the God of the universe whether we chose to now or not. Where we ar
Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from the twentieth century to the first century. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other w
The title character of the book of Job suffers terribly, but we should not mistakenly think that this book is just about Job. It is about all of us, and ultimately about God.Many have thought that the
Arranged as a series of sermons, the book of Deuteronomy represents the final major segment of the biography of Moses. The sermons review events described in earlier books and challenges Israel to fai
Reading Joshua can be, frankly, a jarring experience. Serious, troubling questions about God's attitude toward his created peoples arise, questions with noeasy answer. But the book of Joshua presents
The five chapters of Lamentations may be easily overlooked. Not only is it brief, but it is also sandwiched between the two giants of Old Testament prophecy, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Lamentations also de
Readers of 1 and 2 Kings commonly approach these books as a straightforward chronology of post-Davidic Israel: the inauguration of Solomon's reign, the division of the kingdom following his death, an
This classic commentary series from one of the most creative and articulate expositors of the twentieth century is being reissued for a new generation.
