The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series

Author: Grant R. Osborne

Publisher: IVP Academic

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780830840007

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Pastors with a passion for sound exposition and scholars with a heart for pastoral leadership have joined forces to produce this exciting commentary series, now in paper and with all new covers! Each volume, informed by the best of up-to-date evangelical scholarship, presents passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV along with background information on authorship, setting, theme and various interpretive issues. A unique format allows the main commentary to focus on the vital message of the New Testament for today's church, while bottom-of-the-page notes include valuable scholarly information to support those who use the volumes as a resource for preaching or teaching preparation. Seldom have such readable commentary and reliable research helps been available in the same volume! Preachers, teachers, students and other individuals who want to dig deep into the heart of the New Testament will find an indispensable companion in the IVP New Testament Commentary Series.

Matthew
Matthew

Author: Craig S. Keener

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1997-08-08

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780830818013

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Matthew was the most popular gospel in the early church, widely read for its clear empahsis on Jesus' teaching. Craig Keener expounds the text as a discipleship manual for believers today.

Acts
Acts

Author: William J. Larkin, Jr.

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1995-11-14

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780830818051

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If there ever was a hostile environment for the gospel, it was strife-torn, ethnically diverse Palestine following the ascension of Jesus. In Acts, the sequel to his Gospel, Luke tells how the Holy Spirit transformed a ragtag band of believers into a unified, world-changing church. William Larkin explores this narrative of the early church.

Philippians
Philippians

Author: Gordon D. Fee

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780830818112

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Nothing cripples a church's effectiveness like internal strife. In Philippi, Paul addressed a congregation whose private struggles were compounded by opposition and suffering from without. Paul's strategy was to write them a letter of friendship and moral exhortation, reminding them of their "partnership in the gospel," their mutual suffering for the cause of Christ, and their need to "stand firm in one spirit." His approach and counsel can serve us well today.In this warm, well-written study of Philippians, readers will find an introduction that discusses the letter's occasion and purpose, authorship, and other background information, as well as its important theological themes. Passage-by-passage commentary follows that seeks to explain what the letter means to us today as well as what it meant for its original hearers.Students, pastors, Bible teachers and everyone who wants to understand the Paul's message for the church will benefit from this excellent resource.

1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians

Author: Alan F. Johnson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-09-29

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0830840079

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As Alan F. Johnson highlights in this excellent commentary, in the midst of the detailed, practical letter to a church in crisis that is 1 Corinthians, Paul has penned one of the greatest paeans to love ever written, and that is ultimately what we need to face the complex issues of our world today as well.

The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament

Author: Craig S. Keener

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-01-03

Total Pages: 821

ISBN-13: 0830877827

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Craig S. Keener presents fascinating, wonderfully useful information on the historical and cultural backgrounds of nearly every verse in the New Testament.

Galatians
Galatians

Author: G. Walter Hansen

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780830818099

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G. Walter Hansen's study on Galatians is part of the IVP New Testament Commentary Series, a series which combines pastoral concerns with attention to tough exegetical issues and emphasizes the significance of the biblical text for today's church.

1-2 Timothy & Titus
1-2 Timothy & Titus

Author: Philip H. Towner

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780830818143

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Questions about the nature of Christian leadership and authority, attitudes toward wealth and materialism, proper responses to cults, the role of women in the church, and even the validity of the institution of marriage are not new. Paul addressed these issues in personal letters to Timothy and Titus as leaders of first-century congregations in Ephesus and Crete. What he had to say to them is as relevant to us as today's newspaper headlines.In this clear, pastorally oriented commentary, readers will find helpful background material on authorship, date and purpose, as well as an overview of theological themes in the Pastoral Epistles. The introductory material is followed by passage-by-passage explanation of the meaning these letters had for their first-century hearers in order to pave the way for understanding their significance for readers today.Students, pastors, Bible teachers and eveyone who wants to understand the message of the Pastoral Epistles for the church will benefit from this excellent resource.

Romans
Romans

Author: Grant R. Osborne

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-07-21

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0830861343

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Paul, in seeking to bring unity and understanding between Jews and Gentiles in Rome, sets forth in Romans his most profound explication of the gospel and its meaning for the church. The letter's relevance is as great today as it was in the first century. Throughout this commentary, Grant R. Osborne explains what the letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.

1-2 Thessalonians
1-2 Thessalonians

Author: G. K. Beale

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-08-21

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0830861416

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Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. The young church at Thessalonica, having taken root during Paul's brief stay there, pondered when the end might come as well. Paul, in order to instruct them more fully, wrote them two letters, which taken together expound the "already-and-not-yet" character of the end times. His instruction and counsel can serve us well today. Throughout this commentary, G. K. Beale explains what each letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.