James Mays
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Psalms : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$50.00Add to carthe Psalms have been at the center of Christian faith and piety for centuries. Now, one of the foremost interpreters of the Psalms explores how they can still claim that place today. In this commentary, James L. Mays sets forth what the Psalms say about God, creation, humanity, and the life of faith. Mays proceeds with an awareness that the Psalms were originally composed for worship, and so he provides an understanding of the psalms as praise and prayer.
Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.
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Preaching And Teaching The Psalms
$32.00Add to cartRenowned and beloved psalms scholar James Luther Mays shares in this book some of his most influential ideas about the psalms and shows the reader how this rich Old Testament poetry can be taught and preached in the church. The book’s editors, Patrick Miller and Gene Tucker, have carefully brought together Mays’s best insights into the meaning of the psalms and shown us in his sermons how a master with a love for the church handles these beautiful texts.
Mays begins by explaining the basic concepts needed to understand and interpret the psalms and reviewing the scholarship and trends in psalms interpretation. Throughout he treats the psalms not just as ancient texts for scholarly study but as the basis for prayer and faith in the church today.
The book’s second section contains Mays’s expositions of nine different psalms, including Psalm 8, Psalms 22, and Psalm 23, and eight of Mays’s sermons on the psalms. The book is ideal for clergy who want to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the psalms, as well as further their skills in preaching and teaching the well-loved Old Testament poetry.
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Joel And Obadiah
$50.00Add to cartIn Joel and Obadiah, John Barton furnishes a fresh translation of the ancient manuscripts and discusses questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive and critically informed interpretation of the text.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Isaiah
$80.00Add to cartInternationally renowned scholar Brevard Childs writes on what is arguably the Old Testament’s most important theological book-Isaiah. Childs provides a fresh translation from the original Hebrew and discusses questions of text, language, historical background, and literary architecture. His critically informed, theological interpretaion of the text provides a creative and reading of Isaiah.
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Proverbs
$65.00Add to cartThrough translation, technical notes, and insightful commentary, Richard Clifford sheds new understanding on Proverbs. By focusing on the rhetoric of Proverbs, Clifford demonstrates how the book fosters a lifelong search for wisdom, and enables readers to see how the instructions and sayings are concerned with contemporary issues.
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Book Of Amos
$55.00Add to cartTranslated from the German, this authoritative work is the latest contribution to the internationally acclaimed Old Testament Library. Examining the shepherd’s prophecy in its context of rampant social injustice and religious arrogance, Jeremias draws on the latest archaeological, linguistic and historical findings to offer a comprehensive analysis of Amos and his message to God’s people.
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Jewish Wisdom In The Hellenistic Age
$60.00Add to cartJewish wisdom flourished under Hellenism in the books of Ben Sira and the wisdom of Solomon, as well as in a recently discovered sapiential text from Qumran. In this book, internationally known author John Collins presents a compelling description and analysis of these three texts and their continuing wisdom traditions.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Joshua A Commentary
$65.00Add to cartNew in the prestigious Old Testament Library. Nelson’s commentary on Joshua offers a balanced approach to the many difficulties the book presents, particularly the textual differences between the Hebrew and Greek texts. His incisive historical, archaeological, theological, and literary analysis gives a solid, in-depth understanding of this pivotal Old Testament work.
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Ruth
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A love story with a happy ending! Ruth, a Moabite widow, accompanies her mother-in-law back to Bethlehem, where she meets her magnanimous kinsman, Boaz, and eventually marries him. Nielsen comments on characterization and puts the book in the wider context of related stories in the ancient world. -
Esther
$50.00Add to cartAvailable in a shorter Hebrew version and a longer Greek one, the book explains the origins of the festival of Purim, depicting a courageous Esther who, by confronting the king, annuls the anti-Semitic plot of Haman. Levenson interacts brilliantly with modern scholarship and older rabbinic traditions.
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Leviticus
$76.00Add to cartLeviticus offers many challenges for interpretation, including the laws contained within the book, as well as questions of the book’s origins and compilation. This new commentary provides a sure guide through the text and these questions. The commentary provides suggestions regarding daily life questions on how one worships the one universal God within the local communities of congregation and family. In this interpretation, the book of Leviticus offers clear words of instruction to thos throughout the world who would live faithfully for Israel’s God.
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Isaiah 13-39 A Commentary
$75.00Add to cartThe Westminster Old Testament Library is a scholarly treatment of the scriptures. This volume by Otto Kaiser is the second of two volumes on the book of Isaiah. It does not have the introductory material of the first volume but continues with the in-depth analysis of Isaiah. A good scholarly work.
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Book Of Exodus
$83.00Add to cartIn a pioneer approach to commentary-writing, Dr. Childs gives an entirely original treatment of the book of Exodus. He first explores the text in all its forms. Then he goes beyond the text to consider later exegesis, Jewish & Christian; the use of Exodus passages in the NT; the later traditions of exegesis; and, finally, more theological reflections.
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Lord Reigns : A Theological Handbook To The Psalms
$32.00Add to cartHere’s a fresh perspective on Psalms from one of its foremost interpreters. Focusing on the prevalent theme, ”The Lord reigns,” Mays convincingly argues that this declaration is not merely a statement of faith but rather a world view that reality can only be understood in terms of God and his sovereignty. By addressing the importance of the language associated with the reign of God, Mays shows you how to better understand the relationship between God and his creation.
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Psalms : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching
$60.00Add to cartPsalms by James L. Mays is part of the Interpretation series published by John Knox Press. This volume covers all of the psalms in 457 pages. Each psalm is given a discussion which does not exceed eight pages, and some are given one page at most. The format is terse, not notated, and is designed for teaching or preaching. The biblical text is the NRSV translation (not included), and the comments are by a person who has spent considerable time teaching the subject at the college/seminary level. The book is not written from an evangelical stand point, but is pointed toward helping the pastor/teacher reach his/her audience with the aspects of biblical usage of a given psalm.
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Jonah
$50.00Add to cartFew parts of the Bible have captured the imagination of individuals in the way that the book of Jonah has. James Lim- burg examines this well known book, keeping several questions in mind: How did the story originate? What is its place in the Bible? How did the New Testament understand the story? How has the story been understood in Judaism and Islam? What might it mean for people today? And what does it have to say about God, about the human condition, and even about God and nature? In reviewing the book, Limburg gives special atten tion to the many contributions of artists, musicians, painters, and sculptors who, he says, may have been the best interpreters of Jonah. He also keeps in mind the literary dimension of the texts and takes great care to follow the divisions of the book as they were defined by Jewish scribal tradition.
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Introduction To The Old Testament
$80.00Add to cartA classic in biblical interpretation has been updated for today’s scholars and students. This new edition of INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT, translated by John Bowden, retains the clarity and breadth that has contributed to Alberto Soggin’s reputation as an outstanding biblical authority. He brings this third edition up to date using the latest scholarship, while retaining the same basic approach and divisions used in earlier versions. Aside from covering the books of the Hebrew Old Testament, Soggin also gives an introduction to each of the deutero-canonical books and provides an overview of the history and general problems that have accompanied the Hebrew Bible.
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Ecclesiastes : A Commentary
$45.00Add to cartThis volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Ecclesiastes.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Book Of Job
$75.00Add to cartIn this volume, Norman Habel takes on the humbling task of writing a commentary on such a classic work as the book of Job–a text that is complex and unclear at many points.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing
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Isaiah 1-12 A Commentary (Revised)
$60.00Add to cartThe Old Testament Library is a scholarly treatment of the scriptures. This is the first of two volumes on Isaiah by Otto Kaiser. This volume begins with no introductory articles but includes within the text linguistic, historic, and critical analysis of Isaiah. This is a text good for any interested scholar.
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Mark
$52.00Add to cartThe Interpretation commentary series is designed for modern preachers. This volume begins with an introductory section which discusses Mark as a gospel, the message of Mark, the structure of the book and the book as it relates to other gospels. The commentary itself is designed to give the preacher practical help in communicating the message of Mark. A good work for preachers.
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Hosea
$50.00Add to cartThis volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Hosea.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Amos : A Commentary
$45.00Add to cartThis volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Amos.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Theology Of The Old Testament 2
$75.00Add to cartThis book, the second of two volumes, offers a comprehensive profiling of the theology contained in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
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Theology Of The Old Testament 1
$72.00Add to cartThis book, the first of two volumes, offers a comprehensive profiling of the theology contained in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
