Old Testament

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical...

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and...

This volume studies the biblical book of Judges, which focuses on the period in Israel's history when the nation was ruled by a series of judges. The book describes the progressive deterioration of the nation as a result of the violence and idolatry of...

This book provides insights for the spiritual journey through a profound psychological engagement with the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis. Like Joseph, every human being faces problems in life - whether threats to identity, relationship...

Psalms 120-134, possibly the most exquisite single group of psalms, are described as 'Songs of Ascents'. They recall the journeys of pilgrims from all over the land 'up' to Jerusalem to keep the feasts of the Lord. And as the people walked, they sang. ...

In a groundbreaking work Dan Estes produces a systematic theory of education in how to live. He describes and explains the rich tradition of education in living underlying Proverbs 1 - 9, a tradition based on that most important concept, 'The fear of the...

As James Jones waited for his heart operation and began to recover from it, he had the Psalms with him day and night, and these are reflections based on each occasion the word 'heart' is used in the Psalms (70 times). These reflections invite the reader...

Who are the people of God? Cowardly, contemptuous, distrustful, whining ingrates? Are those the words that spring to mind when you think of a people set apart and named holy by God? Hardly. And yet that is what the book of Numbers shows the people of God...

Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, the completely revised Expositor's Bible Commentary puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands.A staple for students, teachers, and pastors worldwide, The Expositor's Bible Commentary (EBC)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781424559558Author Dr Brian SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Broadstreet PublishingPublisher Broadstreet PublishingWeight(grams) 140g

Numerous useful books on Old Testament theology are now available. However, they often give too much information - or too little. Some can seem large, and daunting to the ordinary student or pastor, and because of their layout, information may be hard to...

' ... his hand pierced the fleeing serpent' (Job 26:13 ESV) One of the most challenging passages in the Old Testament book of Job comes in the Lord's second speech (chapters 40-41). The characters and the reader have waited a long time for the Lord to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802825216Author Victor P. HamiltonFormat HardbackPage Count 540Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

In this revision of his classic text, Bernhard Anderson takes into account recent developments in psalm study as well as advances in scholarship. Still faithful to his earlier commitment to form-critical approach, Anderson revises every chapter and adds...

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context.To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections:Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to...

Two respected Old Testament scholars offer a fresh, comprehensive treatment of the messiah theme throughout the entire Old Testament and examine its relevance for New Testament interpretation. Addressing a topic of perennial interest and foundational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802825346Author John N. OswaltFormat HardbackPage Count 755Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853205Author Tremper Longman IiiFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594717932Author John BergsmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Ave Maria PressPublisher Ave Maria Press

To read the books of the Former Prophets in this riveting Robert Alter translation is to discover an entertaining amalgam of hair-raising action and high literary achievement. Samson, the vigilante superhero of Judges, slaughters thousands of Philistines...

These accounts of the Maccabean revolt, by which the sons of Mattathias reclaimed the temple of Jerusalem, tell an important story of the founding of the Jewish people. "The Hammerers" is the meaning of the nickname "Maccabees," given to Mattathias's...

Both Lamentations and Ezekiel focus on the destruction of Jerusalem, an act of divine punishment for the city's faithlessness over many years. Lamentations is caught up in the catastrophe that befalls the city, and combines grief, sorrow and pleas for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780883445525Author Gustavo GutierrezFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA)Weight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527105324Author Andrew ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Christian Focus PublicationsPublisher Christian Focus PublicationsWeight(grams) 130g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913573440Author L. C. L. BrentonFormat HardbackPage Count 1408Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

In the first book of the Bible, every patriarch and many of the matriarchs become angry in significant ways. However, scholars have largely ignored how Genesis treats this emotion, particularly how Genesis functions as Torah by providing ethical...

"A brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended." -Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was...

Animal studies may be a recent academic development, but our fascination with animals is nothing new. Surviving cave paintings are of animal forms, and closer to us, as Ken Stone points out, animals populate biblical literature from beginning to end...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781418501471Author Jon CoursonFormat HardbackPage Count 960Imprint Thomas Nelson PublishersPublisher Thomas Nelson PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586174330Author Scott W. HahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 208mm *...

One of humanity's most basic and common practices - eating meals - was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. His redemptive mission was...

The claim of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel is long established - and long challenged. Most Jews, and non-Jews, asked to explain their relationship with the actual physical territory of Israel, will offer some vague reference to God's promise,...

1 and 2 Kings, like each volume in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of...

Isaiah chapters 6-12 are overflowing with prediction, containing some of the most famous references in the Old Testament to the coming Messiah. Covering a time in Judah's history when it was being attacked and threatened on all sides, each chapter is...

How a biblical author says something is just as important as what they say.Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the series carefully analyzes the discourse of each Old Testament book and shows how the main thrust of each passage contributes to the...

Four biblical scholars offer passage-by-passage commentary through the narratives of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel, explaining difficult doctrines, shedding light on overlooked sections, and making applications to life and ministry today...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802826251Author Mignon R. JacobsFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802823755Author Mark J. BodaFormat HardbackPage Count 936Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God's Word? Why should we consider it trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? Top Old Testament theologian R. W. L. Moberly explains why the Bible is unlike any other book by...

The Bible took shape over the course of centuries, and today Christian groups continue to disagree over details of its contents. The differences among these groups typically involve the Old Testament, as they mostly accept the same 27-book New Testament...