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| Christianity Today 2006 Book Award WinnerIn this work, premier Christian historian Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom provide a critical evaluation of post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism and its relationship to the evangelical church. While not ignoring significant differences that remain, the authors provide a clarion call for a new appreciation among evangelicals of the current character of the Catholic Church.This landmark book will appeal to those interested in the ongoing dialogue between Catholicism and evangelicalism, students of church history and/or contemporary theology, and pastors and church leaders. |
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| A unique commentary that explores each passage from three vital perspectives: original meaning, bridging context, contemporary significance Isaiah wrestles with the realities of people who are not convicted by the truth but actually hardened by it, and with a God whose actions sometimes seem unintelligible, or even worse, appears to be absent. Yet Isaiah penetrates beyond these experiences to an even greater reality. Isaiah sees God's rule over history and his capacity to take the worst of human actions and use it for good. He declares the truth that even in the darkest hours, the Holy One of Israel is infinitely trustworthy. |
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| Although Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon stand juxtaposed in the Bible and bear the common label of wisdom literature, "at first glance there seems to be a great fixed gulf" between them, as Dr. Hubbard notes. They treat a wide spectrum of human experience, from the pangs of new love to the despair of mid-life crisis. Yet both texts speak to the profound questions of our day: What is life really for? Is there any real meaning to my existence? Through the Mastering the Old Testament Series the beauty and power of ancient images and poems will not be lost on us and we are challenged to consider the relevance of the biblical text for our world. |
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| Although Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon stand juxtaposed in the Bible and bear the common label of wisdom literature, "at first glance there seems to be a great fixed gulf" between them, as Dr. Hubbard notes. They treat a wide spectrum of human experience, from the pangs of new love to the despair of mid-life crisis. Yet both texts speak to the profound questions of our day: What is life really for? Is there any real meaning to my existence? Through the Mastering the Old Testament Series the beauty and power of ancient images and poems will not be lost on us and we are challenged to consider the relevance of the biblical text for our world. |
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| Provides patristic commentary on the text of Isaiah 40-66. The ACCS is aimed at pastors, seminarians and laypeople interested in Scripture study from the perspective of the early church fathers. |
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| Isaiah has been called the 'fifth gospel'. Why? Because in it God speaks through his prophet of his people's departure from truth, the need for repentance and the redemption provided by a coming savior. Isaiah's imagery is some of the most beautiful, and terrifying, in the Bible.It was written in the 8th century BC at a time of material prosperity. This wealth had brought increased literacy and so God's people could be brought back by a book of 66 chapters to understand a world that had spiritual, as well as physical, dimensions. This is a key Old Testament book, as well as charting a key change in the life of God's people it provides some of the most important prophecies fulfilled only in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Its lessons for the contemporary church are particularly apt. Too often modern commentaries become a discussion between commentators rather than an exploration of what the text has to say to contemporary readers. Allan Harman's methods follow those of Leon Morris and Allan McRae in that he devotes most of his energy to discovering what God is saying through his prophet, rather than what we are saying amongst ourselves. |
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| After more than three decades of studying and teaching what is perhaps the most compelling book of Old Testament prophecy, Motyer provides this lucid, passage-by-passage commentary. Unraveling difficult issues of exegesis and interpretation, he explores the two great biblical motifs of judgment and redemption that weave through what he calls the three messianic portraits: King, Servant, and Anointed Conqueror. |
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| More than 2,700 years after Isaiah prophesied, God still speaks through him. Isaiah presents a message of warning mixed with hope, one rich in prophecies about Jesus Christ. A passionate expositional commentary, Isaiah is a valuable resource for pastors, teachers, and personal Bible study.Book DescriptionIsaiah is widely considered the deepest, richest, and most theologically significant book in the Old Testament. It is, without question, a profound statement by God about his own sovereignty and majesty spoken through his chosen spokesman, the prophet Isaiah.In this expository commentary on the book of Isaiah, Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr., argues that Isaiah imparts a single vision of God throughout all sixty-six chapters. It is a unified, woven whole presenting God's revelation of himself to mankind, breaking through our pretense and clashing "with our intuitive sense of things." Ortlund makes a point of man's uninterest in God and his unfailing inclination to disbelief, and thus the need for God to "interrupt our familiar ways of thinking."The emphasis of this addition to the Preaching the Word series is this: God saves sinners. He saves them willfully and powerfully and needs no help from us, presenting himself in all his unmistakable glory. The message of Isaiah, shown thoroughly and thoughtfully in this commentary, will reignite a passion for the glory of God in the hearts of believers and will present that glory clearly and potently to those who have yet to be brought to saving faith. |
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| On the front of historic Trinity Church in Boston are scultures of six men. At the center are the four Gospel writers. These four are flanked on the right by Paul the Apostle and on the left by Isaiah the prophet. Isaiah's presence in this distinguished company speaks volumes about the importance of this Hebrew prophet to the church. In this Holman Old Testament Commentary, Trent C. Butler has made this Mount Everest of Bible prophecy accessible to those who teach and preach. Dr. Butler brings to bear both linguistic and historical insights to understand Isaiah, in his own context and to discern the application of his prophecy in our time. |
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