The content of The IVP Bible Backgrounds Commentary is the historical and socio-cultural backgrounds of biblical books. For example, ancient Near Eastern backgrounds is part of the commentary on Old Testament books and Greco-Roman backgrounds is part of the commentary on New Testament books.
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Why should I read the IVP Bible background commentary?
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament will enrich your experience of the Old Testament--and your teaching and preaching from Scripture--in a way that no other commentary can do. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
Where to find the second edition of the IVP Bible?
SECOND EDITION The IVP Bible Background COMMENTARY New Testament SECOND EDITION CRAIG S. KEENER InterVarsity Press P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426 World Wide Web: www.ivpress.com Email: [email protected] Second Edition: ©2014 by Craig S. Keener First Edition: ©1993 by Craig S. Keener All rights reserved.
What is a Bible background commentary?
The other is an understanding of the cultural background of the passage you're reading. In verse-by-verse format, the IVP Bible Background Commentaries provide the crucial historical, social and cultural background you need for responsible—and rich—Bible study.
Is there a single one-volume commentary on the background material?
Although many helpful commentaries exist, no single one-volume commentary has focused solely on the background material.
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"Users of Craig Keener's IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament will be delighted to have a companion volume on a period both more remote in time and exotic in cultural background. This volume . fills a need not addressed by any other book I know.
About the Author
John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Previously he was professor of Old Testament at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago for twenty years.
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Haven’t begun using it yet but I had a quick skim through it and it looks very comprehensive. Looking forward to reading it alongside my Bible.
What is the Bible background commentary?
The other is an understanding of the cultural background of the passage you're reading. In verse-by-verse format, the IVP Bible Background Commentaries provide the crucial historical, social and cultural background you need for responsible— and rich—Bible study. They each include a glossary of cultural terms ...
Why are commentaries important?
Based on decades of in-depth study, these accessible and bestselling commentaries are valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture.
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ABOUT Craig S. Keener
Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. Some of his 12 books include . And Marries Another (Hendrickson), Paul, Women & Wives (Hendrickson) and several titles published by IVP.
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Title: IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old & New Testament, 2nd edition (2 vols.)
Benefits of Logos Edition
With the Logos edition, you can reap the maximum benefit from the Bible Background Commentaries by getting easier access to the contents of this series—helping you to use these volumes more efficiently for research and sermon preparation.
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Bible students will appreciate these accessible commentaries that provide passage-by-passage analysis through the Old and New Testaments, explaining the cultural background.
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The Ivp Bible Background Commentary New Testament
Craig S. Keener presents fascinating, wonderfully useful information on the historical and cultural backgrounds of nearly every verse in the New Testament.
The Ivp Bible Background Commentary Old Testament
This unique commentary provides historical, social and cultural background for each passage of the Old Testament. From Genesis through Malachi, this single volume gathers and condenses an abundance of specialized knowledge, and includes a glossary, maps and charts, and expanded explanations of significant background issues.
Paul Women And Wives
Paul's letters stand at the center of the dispute over women, the church, and the home, with each side championing passages from the Apostle. Now, in a challenging new attempt to wrestle with these thorny texts, Craig Keener delves as deeply into the world of Paul and the apostles as anyone thus far.
The Historical Jesus Of The Gospels
The earliest substantive sources available for historical Jesus research are in the Gospels themselves; when interpreted in their early Jewish setting, their picture of Jesus is more coherent and plausible than are the competing theories offered by many modern scholars. So argues Craig Keener in The Historical Jesus of the Gospels.
Impossible Love
Gripping True Story of War and Romance, Hope and Miracles When the odds are impossible, love goes to work. In this thrilling true-life story, readers follow the path of friendship that grows into a romance that spans continents and survives devastating hardship. Craig Keener, a respected white scholar, was cautious after a broken relationship.
The New Testament In Its Literary Environment
A study of the relationship between the New Testament writings and other literature of late antiquity. This comprehensive introduction identifies and describes the major literary genres and forms found in the New Testament and Early Christian non-canonical literature.
The Ivp New Testament Commentary Series
Pastors with a passion for sound exposition and scholars with a heart for pastoral leadership have joined forces to produce this exciting commentary series, now in paper and with all new covers! Each volume, informed by the best of up-to-date evangelical scholarship, presents passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV along with background information on authorship, setting, theme and various interpretive issues.
Who makes the IVP commentary?
IVP New Testament Commentaries are made available by the generosity of InterVarsity Press.
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