The Teach the Text Commentary Series utilizes the best of biblical scholarship to provide the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully selected preaching units and focused commentary allow pastors to quickly grasp the big idea and key themes of each passage of Scripture. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key themes of the passage and sections dedicated to understanding, teaching, and illustrating the text.The newest release i...

Traces the roots of ideologies and outlooks that shape Jewish life in Israel and the United States todayZionism and the Melting Pot pivots away from commonplace accounts of the origins of Jewish politics and focuses on the ongoing activities of actors instrumental in the theological, political, diplomatic, and philanthropic networks that enabled the establishment of new Jewish communities in Palestine and the United States. M. M. Silver’s innovative new st...

The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series (18 volumes) is the product of nearly 40 scholars, many of whom participated in the creation of the NLT. The contributors to this series, who are well-known and represent a wide spectrum of theological positions within the evangelical community, have built each volume to help pastors, teachers, and students of the Bible understand every thought contained in the Bible. In short, this will be one of the premier resources for those seeking an accessi...

This inaugural Interpretation Bible Commentary volume on Matthew by Mark Allan Powell brings theological and pastoral sensitivity to the text, exploring how the Gospel of Matthew might be understood today by readers who receive it as its intended audience. It leads us to understand how the church can embody God’s abiding presence in the world, to explore how biblical ethics can remain relevant for ever-changing situations, to consider healthy interfaith dialogue between Je...

Every serious student of the Bible desires to understand the text, discover the biblical principles, and apply the truths to his/her life. This commentary is designed to help students, pastors, and Bible teachers understand the Gospel of Mark in a simple manner. Working from the popular New International Version (NIV), the author provides helpful commentary on the text verse by verse. This verse-by-verse commentary is different from others in two respects. First, it is brief while some com...

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.This volume is one of twelve classic commentaries by John Calvin, theologian par excellence of the Reformation, whose expositions of Scripture remain as relevant as ever. Edited by David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, these twelve commentaries on the New Testament bring Calvin's authoritative voice to life in clear contemporary English. The translations all strive to retain the close coherence of Calvin's ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Have you ever heard of the 80/20 rule? This rule is also called the Pareto principle and means that you can achieve a result of 80 percent with an effort of only 20 percent. The Pareto principle can be observed in many areas and you can use it not only at work but also for yourself in everyday life. It makes you more successful, more satisfied and happier, and you gain more qualitative lifetime.Do you often lack...

耶穌不談政治……真的嗎？聽到「政治」，你會想到什麼呢？在許多人的印象中，政治這個詞往往具有負面的含義，令人想起腐敗的權力、敏感且具爭議性的話題，以及「人在江湖，身不由己」的無奈。許多基督徒甚至會覺得，既然教會的使命就是傳福音，那麼教會最好不要談政治，以免製造紛爭、混淆視聽。畢竟，耶穌也不談政治，不是嗎？然而，新約學者曾思瀚博士指出，若說「耶穌不談政治」，就是徹底誤解了政治，也誤讀了福音書。身處二十一世紀的我們，往往因為缺乏背景知識，而忽略了福音書及使徒行傳中豐富的政治含義。曾思瀚博士透過扎實的新約研究功夫，重建當時的經濟、文化與意識型態，為讀者做出詮釋的示範，幫助我們看見，從「政治」的角度解讀福音書與使徒行傳，會是什麼樣子──原來，耶穌出身的加利利，不是一個平靜的鄉下漁港，而是一個政治派系錯綜複雜、革命運動風起雲湧的地區！原來，耶穌說出「寡婦奉獻的比喻」，不是要鼓勵人憑信心奉獻，而是要指責宗教領袖欺壓百姓、導致社會貧富不均！原來，...

This volume is one of twelve classic commentaries by John Calvin, theologian par excellence of the Reformation, whose expositions of Scripture remain as relevant as ever. Edited by David W. Torrance and Thomas F. Torrance, these twelve commentaries on the New Testament bring Calvin's authoritative voice to life in clear contemporary English. The translations all strive to retain the close coherence of Calvin's ideas and characteristic images while remaining faithful to the Latin text — doi...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Camb...

This is another volume in the series of Bible Commentaries of Matthew Henry. In this Volume, the entire text of the Gospel of Mark is commented with notes of each chapter. This Commentary will help you better understand the God's word! Churches, theological seminaries and Bible schools will find an excellent aid in this biblical commentary on the Gospel of Mark.

The new Olympus E-M5 Mark II camera was released to the public in February of 2015. Since its release, the new device has received acclaimed recognition for its advanced features and ingenuity in the world of technology and photography. The design, according to reviews, is similar to that of its predecessors; maintaining its compact feature. The features however have been enhanced to include five axis image stabilization for both the video and photo modes, 10 frames per second of continuou...