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A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible is consideration of the Bible from a literary perspective, reflecting contemporary interest in the academic world of the Bible as literature. This collection of essays addresses both specific books of the Bible and general topics dealing with the Bible. The four main sections of the book are; The Bible as Literature, The Literature of the Old Testament, The Literature of the New Testament, and The Literary Influence of the Bible.The editors for A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible are Leland Ryken and Tremper Longman III.  Contributors include:Fredrick Buechner, NovelistJohn Sailhamer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolWilson G. Baroody, Arizona State UniversityWilliam F. Gentrup, Arizona State UniversityKenneth R.R. Gros, Louis Indiana UniversityWillard Van Antwerpen, Indiana UniversityNancy Tischler, The Pennsylvania State UniversityMichael Hagan, North American Baptist SeminaryRichard L. Pratt, Jr., Reformed Theological SeminaryDouglas Green, Yale UniversityWilma McClarty, Southern CollegeJerry A. Gladson, First Christian Church, Garden Grove, CaliforniaRaymond C. Van Leeouwen, Calvin Theological SeminaryRichard Patterson, Liberty UniversityJames H. Sims, The University of Southern MississippiBranson L. Woodard, Jr. Liberty UniversityAmberys R. Whittle, Georgia Southern UniversityJohn H. Augustine, Yale UniversityMichael Travers, Grand Rapids Baptist CollegeMarianne Meye Thompson, Fuller Theological SeminaryJohn W. Sider, Westmont CollegeCarey C. Newman, Palm Beach Atlantic CollegeWilliam G. Doty, The University of Alabama/TuscaloosaChaim Potak, NovelistGene Warren Doty, University of Missouri-RollaSidney Greidanus, Calvin Theological Seminary

Emphasizing the historical distance between the New Testament and contemporary culture, Philippians—part of the new, highly-anticipated Story of God Bible Commentary series on the New Testament—provides pastors, students, Sunday School teachers, and lay people a clear and compelling exposition of the text in the context of the Bible’s overarching story. The authors move away from “application” language, which has been criticized as being too simplistic, instead encouraging discussion of how the Bible’s story can be lived today.Offering a new type of application commentary for today’s context, the Story of God Bible Commentary series explains and illuminates Scripture as God’s Story, with each New Testament text examined as embedded in its canonical and historical setting, in order to foster discernment in living the story faithfully and creatively with and for the Church in the 21st Century

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.Three easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand storyEXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical settingLIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and studentsPraise for SGBC:"Pastors and lay people will welcome this new series, which seeks to make the message of the Scriptures clear and to guide readers in appropriating biblical texts for life today."--Daniel I. Block, Wheaton College and Graduate School"An extremely valuable and long overdue series that includes comment on the cultural context of the text, careful exegesis, and guidance on reading the whole Bible as a unity that testifies to Christ as our Savior and Lord."--Graeme Goldsworthy, author of According to Plan"Engagingly readable, it not only explores the biblical text but offers a range of applications and interesting illustrations."--Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary"I love the SGBC series. It makes the text sing and helps us hear the story afresh."--John Ortberg, Senior Pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church"A perfect tool for helping every follower of Jesus to walk in the story that God is writing for them."--Judy Douglass, Cru

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.Three easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand storyEXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical settingLIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and studentsPraise for SGBC:"Pastors and lay people will welcome this new series, which seeks to make the message of the Scriptures clear and to guide readers in appropriating biblical texts for life today."-Daniel I. Block, Wheaton College and Graduate School"An extremely valuable and long overdue series that includes comment on the cultural context of the text, careful exegesis, and guidance on reading the whole Bible as a unity that testifies to Christ as our Savior and Lord."-Graeme Goldsworthy, author of According to Plan"Engagingly readable, it not only explores the biblical text but offers a range of applications and interesting illustrations."-Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary"A perfect tool for helping every follower of Jesus to walk in the story that God is writing for them."-Judy Douglass, Cru

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students. —Genesis—The book of Genesis is, as the name implies, a book of beginnings: the beginning of the cosmos, the beginning of humanity, the beginning of Israel, a prequel to the main story of the Pentateuch. In narrative terms a beginning leads to a middle and to an end. The book, in other words, is ultimately not to be read isolated from the rest of the Pentateuch, the Old Testament, or finally the Christian canon as a whole.Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.