The Paideia series approaches each text in its final, canonical form, proceeding by sense units rather than word-by-word or verse-by-verse. Each sense unit is explored in three sections: (1) introductory matters, (2) tracing the train of thought, and (3) key hermeneutical and theological questions. The commentaries shed fresh light on the text while avoiding… Read more…
The New Testament Library and Old Testament Library series (NTL & OTL) offer fresh and authoritative commentary on various aspects of the New and Old Testament through contributors that are scholars of international standing. Both series bring together highly respected authors, offering volumes focused on individual books along with more general inquiries in… Read more…
C. Clifton Black provides a thorough analysis of the most famous prayer in the Christian church, the Lord’s Prayer. He begins with an impressionist painting of how the ancients prayed during Jesus’ time in order to set the context for understanding the prayer he taught his disciples.
Throughout the book, Black systematically interprets… Read more…
While most books on biblical rhetoric focus primarily on the epistles, this volume from prominent scholar C. Clifton Black considers the variety of rhetorical critical approaches now being applied to the Gospels (including Lukeâ€"Acts). This updated edition takes into account recent research since the … Read more…