Get 40-80% OFF Selected BIBLE COMMENTARIES & REFERENCE WORKS!

[R. Mansfield]

Get 40-80% OFF new, popular and respected BIBLE COMMENTARIES & REFERENCE WORKS!

 

Through February 1, save big on the following titles:

 

• WOW! Preaching the Word Commentary (36 volumes)--80% off!

• NEW! Fortress Commentary on the Bible (2 volumes)--16% off!

• Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Little Kittel)--47% off!

• Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Complete (10 volumes)--40% off!

• Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (8 volumes)--43% off!

• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament--40% off!

• Renn's Expository Dictionary of Bible Words--40% off!

 

Sale prices for the items listed above are good through Monday, February 1, 2016 (11:59 pm EST) and cannot be combined with any other discounts.

 

See today's blog post for more information.

[Daniel Francis]

 

Get 40-80% OFF new, popular and respected BIBLE COMMENTARIES & REFERENCE WORKS!

 

 

• NEW! Fortress Commentary on the Bible (2 volumes)--16% off!

 

 

 

I know it is a new title with the same time frame as this sale and not really part of this sale but it does make your message title in err since it is not 40-80% off....

 

 

Dan

[Anthony Sepulveda]

How can the NIVAC and 'Preach the Word' be compared among each other?

[Paul Meiklejohn]

The NIVAC is much more scholarly in its approach dealing with the original meaning and then historical interpretation (bridging context) before dealing with a contemporary application.  Preach the Word is more homiletical like a serious of very well prepared sermons.  Both have their place but take a very different approach,

 

Here are some excerpts from John 3:16.  I hope this is of some help.

 

NIVAC

In other words, Nicodemus steps forward not as a random observer of Jesus, but as a representative of those in Jerusalem who had witnessed the work of Jesus in chapter 2. Moreover, he represents an institution within Judaism: the rabbis or teachers of the law.1 These were men who specialized in knowing the law, who led in synagogue worship and instruction, and who served as spiritual guides. The Synoptics record many struggles with these people; this is Jesus’ first encounter in the Gospel of John.

The story of Nicodemus, therefore, is another story in which Jesus continues to reverse the prominence of institutions in Judaism—to replace them, to show their incompleteness in light of his arrival, to supplant their function with his own life and work. It also begins a series of stories in which Jesus converses with the very people he knows so well (2:24): a Samaritan woman (4:1–26), a Gentile official (4:43–53), and a crippled man at Bethsaida (5:1–15).

 

Some scholars have argued at length that Nicodemus represents more than a historical figure in Jesus’ day, that he represents a symbolic member of John’s immediate audience, a Jew who either holds a deficient faith based on signs or a Jew who is a “secret believer,” someone who fears the synagogue more than he or she loves Christ. This group may even be described in 12:42: “Many even among the leaders believed in him [Jesus]. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue.”

 

PTW

The great illustration was followed by the greatest of explanations. Martin Luther called John 3:16 “the gospel in miniature.”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

 

D. L. Moody said this verse brought him to an understanding of the love of God. As Moody tells it, early in his ministry he had gone to England. While there, he met a young minister by the name of Henry Morehouse, and in their conversation Morehouse said to Moody, “I am thinking of going to America.” Moody responded, “Well, if you should ever get to Chicago, come down to my church and I will give you a chance to preach.” Now Moody really did not mean that. He realized after he said it that he hoped this man did not come to America because he had never heard him preach.

 

John 3:16 shows us the greatness of God’s love, that it is a vast, unbounded, bottomless sea! That is the heart of the gospel! It is not simply [John, p. 85] “God is love,” but “God so loved the world that he gave.” That is what lies at the root of the new birth. “Nicodemus, do you want to understand how this can be? It is through the overflowing, unbounded love of God.” Many churches sing F. M. Lehman’s great hymn about the love of God. Interestingly, the last verse was not penned by him. He found it inscribed on the wall of an insane asylum next to the bed of a man who had evidently found the love of God before he passed away.

Edited January 29, 2016 by Paul Meiklejohn

[Anthony Sepulveda]

Thanks for this info, Paul; I see your point.

[R. Mansfield]

Heads up! This sale ends at midnight (EST) tonight!

[Timothy Jenney]

I recommended the the Preaching to Word commentary to several people, including my pastor. I really liked its practical expositions, especially when the authors used examples drawn from many different disciplines. it's just such examples that reach across the "clergy-lay" divide, bringing the world of the Bible directly into their worlds, rather than expecting the audience to do all the heavy lifting in integration.

[Law N Gospel]

Are there plans to add more volumes to the Preaching the Word commentary series? If so, will they be included free as they come out? Or will there be upgrade pricing?

 

Tom

[Paul Meiklejohn]

Tom, extra volumes usually always carry additional costs, but very often have a generous introductory or upgrade discount.

 

p.s. I concur with Dr. J., having owned these for a day or two, I've been very impressed with the breadth of content and wisdom contained in them.

Edited February 1, 2016 by Paul Meiklejohn