Philippians: From People to Letter — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 110): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study explains Philippians (the apostle Paul's letter) by thinking about the lives of the Philippians (the people who received the letter). It is unique in using archaeology and literary evidence to build a detailed picture of the types of people likel... Details...

Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation — Series: Society for New Testament Studies in Monograph (No. 100): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study reconstructs the life of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor responsible for the execution of Jesus. The first section provides the historical and archaeological background. The following chapters look at six first-century authors: Philo, Josephus... Details...

Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 100): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study reconstructs the life of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor responsible for the execution of Jesus. The first section provides the historical and archaeological background. The following chapters look at six first-century authors: Philo, Josephus... Details...

Power through Weakness: Paul's Understanding of the Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 86): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This work makes sense of the Apostle Paul's paradoxical description of his ministry in 2 Corinthians: "When I am weak, then I am strong!" In an extensive inquiry into the thought-world of Roman Corinth, Savage demonstrates that the Corinthians are evaluatin... Details...

Power through Weakness: Paul's Understanding of the Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 86): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This work makes sense of the Apostle Paul's paradoxical description of his ministry in 2 Corinthians: "When I am weak, then I am strong!" In an extensive inquiry into the thought-world of Roman Corinth, Savage demonstrates that the Corinthians are evaluatin... Details...

Pre-Existence, Wisdom, and The Son of Man: A Study of the Idea of Pre-Existence in the New Testament — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 21): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The idea of pre-existence has a long history in early Jewish and Biblical traditions. Professor Hamerton-Kelly studies the various forms the idea takes in these traditions as they emerge in the New Testament. He pays special attention to the themes of Wisdo... Details...

Psalms: (Baker Books) Publisher's Comments: Expositions of Psalms, based on sermons at Tenth Presbyterian, Philadephia, and broadcasts of the Bible Study Hour., Psalms: An Expositional Commentary accents the spiritual riches of the Psalter and establishes the point of convergence between the modern r... Details...

Psalms 101-150- Series: Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Old Testament: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume follows the general pattern of the series, opening with a discussion of content, of authorship, and of the way the collection came to be put together, followed by a psalm-by-psalm presentation of the New English Bible text with commentary. Dr Ro... Details...

Psalms 2: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:This newest contribution to the acclaimed Hermeneia series provides in-depth analysis of Psalms 51–100. It is volume 2 of a three-volume work; volume 3 (Psalms 101–150) will come next, followed by volume 1 (Psalms 1–50), which will include the comprehen... Details...

Purpose and Cause in Pauline Exegesis: Romans 1.16 and 4.25 and a New Approach to the Letters — Series: Society for New Testament Studies in Monograph (No. 104): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book is about how to read Paul's letters as first-century epistles. A new method is worked out by studying Romans 1.16 4.25. The first step is to consider what Paul was aiming to say to the Romans; the second is to examine Paul's thought as we see it i... Details...