John Contributor(s): Burge, Gary M. (Author) |
|
ISBN: 0310497507 ISBN-13: 9780310497509 Publisher: Zondervan Academic OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from our world to the world of the Bible. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words, they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don?t discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable?but the job is only half done! The NIV Application Commentary Series helps us with both halves of the interpretive task. This new and unique series shows readers how to bring an ancient message into a modern context. It explains not only what the Bible meant but also how it can speak powerfully today. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
Dewey: 226.507 |
LCCN: 00033383 |
Series: NIV Application Commentary |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.20 lbs) 624 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. The Gospel of John tells us the story that is the foundation of the distinctive teaching of Christianity. It provides all the elements necessary to see the full picture of the person and work of Jesus: a human Christ to redeem us, a divine Christ to reveal God's nature, and a powerful, Spirit-filled Christ to help us lead holy lives. This commentary unveils, in today's terminology, the deeply satisfying portrait of Christ painted in the Gospel of John.
To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's context, each passage is treated in three sections:
This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burge, Gary M.: - Gary M. Burge (PhD, King's College, Aberdeen University) is visiting professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. Gary has authored a number of books, including Who Are God's People in the Middle East? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians; John and Letters of John in the NIV Application Commentary series; The New Testament in Antiquity (coauthored with Gene Green); and the first three volumes in the Ancient Context, Ancient Faith series: The Bible and the Land, Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller, and Encounters with Jesus. Gary specializes in the Middle East, its churches, and its history in the Hellenistic period. |