Understanding the Bible isn’t for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It’s meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-cent… Read more…
Most Bible teachers say a Bible dictionary is the first reference tool a fledgling student of the Bible should acquire. The Holman QuickSource Bible Dictionary is a perfect tool for those who are beginning to study the Bible. It’s definitions are both carefully researched and accessible. Definitions are designed to give the user a quick understanding of a … Read more…
The New American Commentary Studies in Bible & Theology is a series of monographs covering topics in biblical theology, biblical studies, and theology.
Designed to supplement the New American Commentary, this series is aimed primarily at church leaders or those preparing for leadership, but individual Christians will find the information a… Read more…
With solid scholarship and exceptional clarity, the Holman Concise Bible
Commentary gives readers a feel for the key themes and intentions of all 66
books in the Bible. But don’t mistake concise for incomplete; this volume
also contains detailed introductions to the ten major units of Scripture (the
Gospels, Paul’s let… Read more…
Marvel at the big story; savor each detail
Biblical Theology allows you to ponder the individual stories and themes of Scripture while observing how they all fit together in God’s grand biblical narrative.
Rather than focusing primary attention on how the Bible addresses many questions as a whole (which is what many … Read more…
Modern Christians have often hesitated to embrace the ancient creeds because of our “nothing but the Bible” tradition. In What Christians Ought to Believe Michael Bird opens our eyes to the possibilities of the Apostle’s Creed as a way to explore and understand the basic teachings of the Christian faith.
In this special Olive Tree co… Read more…
Over 2 million readers around the world have had their spiritual lives enriched and their understanding of God’s Word expanded by The MacArthur Study Bible. Drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated pastoral and scholarly work, Dr. John MacArthur’s verse-by-verse study notes, book introductions, and articles display an unparalleled commitment to inte… Read more…
In the mid-1990s, a multi-denominational team of more than twenty-five of the world’s foremost biblical scholars gathered around the shared vision of creating an English Bible translation that could overcome old challenges and boldly open the door for new possibilities. With the first edition completed in 2001, ongoing revisions based on scholarly and user… Read more…
Before you could tuck it under your arm, before you could bring it up on your phone – you did not read Scripture, you listened to it.
For centuries, the only way to access God’s Word was to hear it read aloud in public gatherings. Today, many are blessed to own personal printed copies of the Bible but there is a surprising benefit to h… Read more…
Understanding the Bible isn’t for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It’s meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-cent… Read more…