The NIV Application Commentary, Old Testament Set One: Genesis-Job, 12-Volume Collection

Description

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 help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written. Volumes and authors in The NIV Application Commentary, Old Testament Set One: Genesis-Job, 12-Volume Collection include: Genesis by John H. Walton Exodus by Peter Enns Leviticus, Numbers by Roy Gane Deuteronomy by Daniel I. Block Joshua by Robert L. Hubbard Jr. Judges, Ruth by K. Lawson Younger Jr. 1 and 2 Samuel by Bill T. Arnold 1 and 2 Kings by August H. Konkel 1 and 2 Chronicles by Andrew E. Hill Ezra, Nehemiah by Donna Petter and Thomas Petter Esther by Karen H. Jobes Job by John H. Walton

Daniel I. Block (D.Phil, University of Liverpool) is Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament, Wheaton College. Peter Enns is Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He has taught courses at several other institutions, including Harvard University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Enns is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias and is the author of several books, including Inspiration and Incarnation and The Evolution of Adam. His popular blog The Bible for Normal People can be found at www.peteenns.com.