Endurance in Suffering Hebrews 12:1-13 in its Rhetorical, Religious, and Philosophical Context: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Hebrews 12:1-13 portrays the suffering of its readers with two images: an athletic contest, and God's fatherly discipline. N. Clayton Croy places this important passage in the context of Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions. He argues that the idea of "trainin... Details...

Endurance in Suffering: Hebrews 12:1-13 in its Rhetorical, Religious, and Philosophical Context — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 98): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: Hebrews 12:1-13 portrays the suffering of its readers with two images: an athletic contest, and God's fatherly discipline. N. Clayton Croy places this important passage in the context of Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions. He argues that the idea of "trainin... Details...

Eschatology in the Making: Mark, Matthew and the Didache — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 97): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study examines the changes and developments in three early Christian communities' expectations of Christ's return and the End of the World. Mark 13, Matthew 24 and 25 and Didache 16 are analyzed to find how early Christian expectations developed and ho... Details...

Eschatology in the Making: Mark, Matthew, and the Didache — Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 97): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This study examines the changes and developments in three early Christian communities' expectations of Christ's return and the End of the World. Mark 13, Matthew 24 and 25 and Didache 16 are analyzed to find how early Christian expectations developed and ho... Details...

Evaluating the Church Growth Movement: 5 Views (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: Gaining form and momentum over the second half of the 20th century, the Church Growth movement has become an enormous shaping force on the Western church today. You may love it, you may hate it, but you can’t deny its impact. Details...

Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy- Series: Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions (No. 6): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen pe... Details...

Exodus (New Cambridge Bible Commentary): (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This commentary views Exodus as a cultural document, preserving the collective memories of the Israelites and relating them to the major institutions and beliefs that emerged by the end of the time of the Hebrew Bible. It is intended to help the reader foll... Details...

Exploring the Worship Spectrum: 6 Views (Counterpoints): (Zondervan) Publisher's Comments: A clear, engaging description of the six most prevalent models of worship in North American churches, presented by advocates for each position. The contributors evaluate each position in order to broaden people’s understanding of diverse models and shed li... Details...

Ezekiel I: A Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, Chapters 1—24: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:This book will become one of the classic works on Ezekiel. It is so thorough that it will be most useful to the scholar and serious students. Details...

Ezekiel II: A Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, Chapters 25—48: (Augsburg Fortress) Publisher's Comments:A major achievement . . . An essential tool for any serious study of Ezekiel. Details...