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:
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Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context.</li>
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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.</li>
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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.</li>
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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.

1 Corinthians (The NIV Application Commentary)

Craig L. Blomberg

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan Academic

The authors of this book have combined years of expertise and devotion to Scripture to provide a truly unique volume that sets forth concise, logical, practical guidelines for discovering the truth in God's Word. Ten years after its initial publication, the authors now have thoroughly updated it in light of the latest scholarship.
"This is a remarkably comprehensive study of the whole area of biblical interpretation. Thoroughly evangelical, it also interacts with nonevangelical interpretational stances. No other volume available on biblical interpretation does so much so well."- Douglas Stuart, Professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Revised and Updated Edition

William W. Klein

Robert I. Hubbard Jr.

Thomas Nelson

The New Testament is the foundation of the Christian church, but some question its historical accuracy. Others have claimed that Paul's teaching differs from that of the Gospels. How can we reconcile the seemingly different messages of Jesus and Paul? What is the relevance of the New Testament in our world today, in cultures far removed by time and space from the first-century Mediterranean world? What principles can we use to make appropriate applications? In Making Sense of the New Testament, Craig Blomberg offers a reasonable, well-informed response to these crucial questions encountered by Bible readers. Grounded in sound scholarship but written in an accessible style, this book offers reliable guidance to pastors, students, and anyone interested in a better understanding of the New Testament.

Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions

Baker Academic

A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.

Preaching the Parables: From Responsible Interpretation to Powerful Proclamation

Christian Books & Bibles

Ministry & Evangelism

Understanding generational differences is a key to effective ministry in a multigenerational church. This book offers students and practitioners cutting-edge research and biblical analysis of three generations--Boomers, GenXers, and Millennials--so churches can minister more effectively within and across generational lines. The authors, one an expert on generational differences and the other a respected New Testament scholar, represent different generations and areas of expertise. The book explores key characteristics of each generation, provides biblical-theological analysis of generational attributes, and offers specific suggestions for ministry.

Effective Generational Ministry: Biblical and Practical Insights for Transforming Church Communities

Nesbit Sbanotto, Elisabeth A.

Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Material Possessions (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

Christian Living

WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Este libro se enfrenta a tres cuestiones teológicas de conocida dificultad: (1) la fiabilidad histórica del Nuevo Testamento, (2) el debate sobre quién fue el verdadero fundador del cristianismo, Jesús o Pablo, y (3) el modo en que los creyentes del siglo veintiuno debemos aplicar el Nuevo Testamento a la vida cotidiana. Todo ello lo hace ofreciendo respuestas bien trabajadas y razonadas, que nos ayudan a apreciar el valor de la fe cristiana y a acercarnos a ella de una forma más profunda. Basado en las investigaciones más serias, pero escrito en un estilo accesible a todos los públicos, este libro es una excelente guía para pastores, estudiantes y cualquier persona interesada en obtener una mejor comprensión del Nuevo Testamento.

3 Preguntas clave sobre el Nuevo Testamento (Biblioteca teológica vida, 9) (Spanish Edition)

Vida

Throughout much of the twentieth century the Fourth Gospel took a back seat to the Synoptics when it came to historical reliability. Consequently, the contemporary quest of the historical Jesus discounted or excluded evidence from the Fourth Gospel. The question of the historical reliability of John's Gospel is well overdue for a thorough reinvestigation and reassessment. In this foundational study, Craig L. Blomberg sheds new light on persistent questions. He presents his conclusions largely in commentary form, following the principal scenes of the Gospel. His introduction frames the pathway into the discussion, taking up critical issues such as  authorship, date and provenance of the Fourth Gospel sources and omissions of the Fourth Gospel points where John's Gospel interlocks with the Synoptics general indications of historicity literary genre and unique audience of this Gospel burden of proof and criteria of authenticity  In his commentary examining the text of the Fourth Gospel, Blomberg asks two essential questions. First, using the recently nuanced criteria of authenticity, "What positive evidence do we have that the actions or words of the characters in John's narratives are indeed historical?" Second, "Is there anything in the text . . . that is implausible within the historical context to which it is attributed, particularly if we assume the general historical trustworthiness of the Synoptics?" The result is a seminal work for the present day--one that affirms the historical reliability of John's Gospel with intelligence and sure-footed care.

The Historical Reliability of John's Gospel : Issues and Commentary

INTERVARSITY PRESS *

A comprehensive biblical theology of the Christian attitude to poverty, wealth and material possessions

NSBT: Neither Poverty Nor Riches (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

Inter-Varsity Press]

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Heart, Soul, and Money: A Christian View of Possessions

College Press

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