An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of HebrewsThe book of Hebrews can be intimidating for modern-day Christians due to its connection to Old Testament text. However, once understood, this New Testament epistle offers great insights into the superiority and sufficiency of Jesus―rightly justifying his place as high priest.In this addition to the New Testament Theology series, scholar Dennis E. Johnson highlights the main biblical-theological themes of He...

An Introduction to the Biblical Theology of HebrewsThe book of Hebrews can be intimidating for modern-day Christians due to its connection to Old Testament text. However, once understood, this New Testament epistle offers great insights into the superiority and sufficiency of Jesus—rightly justifying his place as high priest.In this addition to the New Testament Theology series, scholar Dennis E. Johnson highlights the main biblical-theological themes of He...

Demonstrates the "why" and the "how" of consistently biblical, gospel-centric counseling, whether in the pastor's study or over coffee with a friend.

How do I get more out of my Bible reading?What was going on during the gap between the Old and New Testaments?How do all the books of the Bible fit together as a whole?This book answers these questions and puts clear, readable Bible study aids at your fingertips. It contains thirteen essays from some of today's best evangelical scholars including C. John Collins, Thomas Schreiner, Gordo...

Eleven preachers with different gifts, backgrounds, and personal emphases show how they proclaim Christ from all the Scripture in a variety of contexts.Edmund P. Clowney (1917-2005), the late president and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, was a trailblazer of Christ-centered, redemptive-historical preaching. Through his classroom instruction, his publications, and his example as a preacher, he ignited in many seminary students and pastors a passi...

Designed to strengthen the global church with a widely accessible, theologically sound, and pastorally wise resource for understanding and applying the overarching storyline of the Bible, this commentary series features the full text of the ESV Bible passage by passage, with crisp and theologically rich exposition and application. Editors Iain M. Duguid, James M. Hamilton, and Jay A. Sklar have gathered a team of experienced pastor-theologians to provide a new generation of pastors and oth...

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a tree belonging to the palm family (Arecaceae) and is cultivated for its sweet edible fruits. Over the past century, it has become a major commercial fruit crop and a key component of agricultural production in the world's subtropical arid and semiarid regions. A crop suited both to the low-input small-farmer and the modern high-input commercial plantation, the date palm provides a livelihood for millions of people living in marginal land areas where ...

There was once a tree on an island – tall, majestic, and proud. But he was lonely. No children played around him. Then one day, he was transferred to another estate – across the waterway – and he had to go sailing! His journey was an adventure and he got to see many things. Finally, they arrived and he was replanted. This estate had kids who played around him, and there were friendly squirrels running around his branches. He was not lonely anymore – and was finally home. Based on a true st...

Two-Thirds of the world don't read. How can the church reach them?Tell Me a Story is a profound call to the global church to use storytelling, or Orality, as a primary method for communicating Christ's gospel to the world. Dennis Johnson and Joe Musser outline compelling and practical strategies for reaching children and adults around the world whose primary way of learning is through hearing oral stories.You will be inspired and equipped to make O...

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." --Acts 1:8After his resurrection, Jesus commissioned his apostles to reach all nations. But at that point, Jesus's followers were just a handful of Jewish men and women. When would his kingdom of grace spread to all nations? The book of Acts narrates Jesus's outpouring of God's Spirit to empower his witnesses to spread his gracious reign among the nations. Studying Acts sheds indispensable light on the events leading ...

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One problem with understanding history is that a comprehensive chronology of past events has never been demonstrated to be reliable. The solution to this problem is not something that could have been proposed or imagined by any historian. Instead, like many breakthroughs to solving similar problems, those offered by Johnson were accidentally discovered; this is the story of those discoveries.Because of the unique characteristics of The Book of Jasher, a book that was the focus of h...