Fourth Ezra: A Commentary on the Books of Fourth Ezra: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:Fourth Ezra is a magnificent commentary, the definitive and standard work for generations to come. Details...

From Hope to Despair in Thessalonica: Situating 1 and 2 Thessalonians — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 126): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Colin R. Nicholl examines the situations giving rise to each Thessalonian Epistle to determine how the two relate historically. His book presents a compelling hypothesis, arguing that the two letters reflect two stages of a single crisis plaguing a recently... Details...

Galatians, Ephesians (Expositor's Bible Commentary): (Zondervan Publishing Company) Publisher's Comments: Outstanding scholarship, in-depth information, ease of use, and clear verse-by-verse approach makes this Expositor's Bible Commentary a favorite with pastors, lay leaders and seminary students alike. The award winning Expositor's Bible Commentary, now avail... Details...

Galatians: A Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Churches in Galatia: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:Betz exhibits a massive control of the literature on Galatians and especially of the ancient literatuer relevant for understanding it. He has a gently rigorous way of demolishing fanciful and unsupported exegesis of the past while still taking clear positions... Details...

Genesis 1–11- Series: Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Old Testament: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Takes these chapters as a separate unity, a poetic prologue to the early history of the Jewish and Christian religions, and explains their religious significance and place in the Bible as a whole. Details...

God is a Warrior (Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology Series): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: The image of God as a divine warrior pervades Scripture. Tremper Longman and Daniel Reed demonstrate that the metaphor of God as warrior is one of the essential metaphors for understanding salvation in both the Old and New Testaments. Details...

Gospel According to John (Pillar New Testament Commentary): (Eerdmans) Publisher's Comments: In this solid evangelical commentary on John's Gospel, a respected Scripture expositor makes clear the flow of the text, engages a small but representative part of the massive secondary literature on John, shows how the Fourth Gospel contributes to biblical ... Details...

Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus, the first book-length investigation of this topic, challenges the conventional scholarly view that first-century Galilee was thoroughly Hellenized. Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins, and art from Alexa... Details...

Hebrews and Hermeneutics: The Epistle to the Hebrews as a New Testament Example of Biblical Interpretation — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 36): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book offers a thesis about the interests underlying the Epistle. Dr Hughes argues that the major concern of the author has been to achieve a theological understanding of the relationship between the now out-moded forms and institutions of Old Testament... Details...

Hebrews and Perfection: An Examination of the Concept of Perfection in the Epistle to the Hebrews — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 47): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The concept of perfection is central to the Epistle to the Hebrews but what is the precise meaning to be attached to the perfecting of Christ and the perfecting of Christians? Is teleioun to be understood in a cultic or ethical sense, or with reference to gl... Details...