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 IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament Craig S Keener 
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These and hundreds of other similar questions arise for anyone who reads and tries to live by the Bible. Today's world is very different from the Greek, Roman and Jewish world of Jesus and the New Testament writers. Scholars devote their lives to the study of languages, archaeology and history in order to better understand the Bible and its cultures. But often the results of their studies are found only in academic libraries. These and hundreds of other similar questions arise for anyone who reads and tries to live by the Bible. Today's world is very different from the Greek, Roman and Jewish world of Jesus and the New Testament writers. Scholars devote their lives to the study of languages, archaeology and history in order to better understand the Bible and its cultures. But often the results of their studies are found only in academic libraries. For the first time, Craig Keener's Bible Background Commentary: New Testament provides the fruit of scholarly labors in a single volume arranged in convenient verse-by-verse format, covering the entire New Testament. Based on ten years of in-depth study, the Bible Backgroud Commentary will be valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments, and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture. Reviews Keener has accomplished a monumental task in assimilating a vast amount of primary and secondary material on first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman culture and making it accessible to nonspecialist readers. In addition, he displays a wide knowledge of New Testament scholarship (Pauline studies, gospel studies, etc.). To make this commentary useful to a diverse audience, Keener has minimized theological comments and emphasized historical, cultural, and social background. The text is clearly written and fairly free of technical jargon. There are few citations in the text to primary sources (and none to secondary ones), since the author felt they would be cumbersome to lay readers; some readers (the more curious or skeptical ones) may feel shortchanged by the omission of such references. But in light of the overall quality of the commentary, it's a small matter. This volume should be a useful addition to public, academic, and seminary libraries. Library Journal, Craig W. Beard, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham Lib. ©1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
 Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book. About the Author Craig Keener (Ph.D., Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Eastern Seminary (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) and an ordained minister in the National Baptist Convention. His other books include . . . And Marries Another (Hendrickson), Paul, Women & Wives (Hendrickson) and several titles published by IVP. Table of Contents Abbreviations How to Use This Commentary The Need for a Cultural-Historical Commentary Gospels Matthew Mark Luke John Acts New Testament Letters Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galations Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 John 3 John Jude Revelation Glossary Maps & Charts Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject  Reference & Bible HelpsIVP Dictionary of New Testament BackgroundThe IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old TestamentAnchor Bible CommentariesKeil & Delitsch Introduction to the Old Testament 2 VolumesKeil & Delitsch Old Testament Commentary 10 Volumes
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