In this accessible guide to interpreting the Bible, senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, understand the meaning of biblical texts, and apply that meaning to contemporary life. This edition has been completely revised throughout to reflect Stein's current thinking and changes to the discipline over the past decade. Students of the Bible will find the book effective in group settings.Praise for the first edition

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesIn this addition to the BECNT series, respected New Testament scholar Robert Stein offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on the Gospel of Mark.The commentary focuses primarily on the Markan understanding of the Jesus traditions as reflected in this key New Testament book. For each section in Mark, the author analyzes how it fits the immedia...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesWith its user-friendly design, this commentary by Moisés Silva provides a substantive yet accessible discussion of Philippians to help pastors, students, and teachers understand and explain this letter.Each passage is presented in three parts: Silva's own translation of the Greek text; exegesis and exposition of each unit of thought; and additional notes o...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesIn this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, highly regarded New Testament scholar Douglas Moo offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on Galatians.Moo leads readers through all aspects of the book of Galatians--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.As with all BECNT volume...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesRobert Yarbrough, coauthor of the bestselling Encountering the New Testament, offers a historical and theological commentary on the Johannine Epistles in this addition to the BECNT series.The commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text, explores the relationship between John's Epistles and Jesus's work and teaching, i...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesIn this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, respected New Testament scholar and biblical interpretation expert Gene Green offers a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on the books of Jude and 2 Peter.Green leads readers through the sociological, historical, and theological aspects of these New Testament books.As with all BECNT volu...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesDan McCartney, a highly regarded New Testament scholar and an expert on biblical interpretation, offers a substantive yet accessible commentary on James in this latest addition to the award-winning BECNT series.McCartney leads readers through all aspects of the book of James--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its mea...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesNoted New Testament scholar Frank Thielman offers pastors, students, and teachers a substantive yet accessible commentary on Ephesians in this addition to the award-winning BECNT series.Thielman leads readers through all aspects of the book of Ephesians--sociological, historical, and theological--to help them better understand its meaning and relevance.

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesIn this addition to the critically acclaimed BECNT series, respected New Testament scholar Jeffrey Weima offers pastors, students, and teachers the most up-to-date and substantive commentary available on 1-2 Thessalonians.Weima, a Thessalonians expert, experienced teacher, and widely traveled speaker, presents well-informed evangelical scholarship at an ac...

Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesIn this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, a respected New Testament scholar offers a substantive evangelical commentary on 2 Corinthians.George Guthrie leads readers through the intricacies of literary structure, word meanings, cultural backdrop, and theological proclamation, offering insights applicable to modern ministry contexts.As wit...

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Find academic sophistication, pastoral sensitivity, and accessibility in the award-winning BECNT seriesPaul's first letter to the Corinthians is one of the most important epistles in the New Testament. David Garland's thoughtful commentary draws on extensive research and engages the best of contemporary scholarship while providing a readable study that will be accessible to thoughtful readers as well as students, pastors, and scholars.After considering the ...