Bo Giertz was a serious biblical scholar who avoided the ivory tower. He studied classics in undergrad before taking up theology in preparation for the ministry. In 1930 he spent time on an archeological dig in Palestine and travelled the country with his exegetical professor Anton Fridrichsen who insisted on Biblical Realism,which avoided fundamentalism and yet refused to succumb to higher criticism. In these commentaries, Bo Giertz takes what he learned from a lifetime of such study and application in sermons and visits with people to open Scripture to anyone who wants to grow in their faith. He never avoids the hard questions concerning the texts, and yet tackles them in such a way as to restore confidence in God's word. Here, he is concerned with what the text meant to those who first wrote it and heard it so he can deliver the same goods to us today.

About the Author
Pastor, husband, and father, Bror Erickson resides in Fort Morgan, Colorado, with his wife Laura, and is a PhD student at the Institute of Lutheran Theology, as well as a 1517 Fellow. He enjoys preaching the gospel at Trinity Lutheran Church and School in Fort Morgan, Colorado, as well as hunting upland game with his dog Grinner, when he isn't translating the works of Bo Giertz.

Bo Giertz (1905-1998) spent his youth as a militant atheist before his conversion in college set him to become an apologist for the Christian faith, a beloved novelist, pastor and bishop in the church of Sweden. These commentaries were written in retirement after a long life carefully studying both the scriptures and the human soul.


Book Information
ISBN 9781948969017
Author Bo Giertz
Format Hardback
Page Count 392
Imprint 1517 Publishing
Publisher 1517 Publishing
Weight(grams) 775g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 30mm