The Epistle to the Romans

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John E. Hartley

This commentary on job follows in the tradition of the NICOT series by providing an up-to-date evangelical commentary based on thorough scholarship. John E. Hartley deals carefully with this book whose language, text, and theology are not only among the most intriguing in the Old Testament but also among the most difficult to grasp. Hartley begins with a thorough introduction that treats matters of title and place in the canon, text, language, parallel literature in the ancient Near East and in the Old Testament, author, date, literary features, poetry, structure and genres, and message. In the commentary proper, Hartley uses his knowledge of the cognate ancient Near Eastern languages and displays extensive research in offering a detailed, verse-by-verse exposition that relates each section of the text to the overall message of the book.

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H. A. Ironside

Ephesians: Living in the Heavenlies. H. A. Ironside's lifelong ministry, including eighteen years as pastor of Moody Memorial Church, was dedicated to helping people understand the Word of God. Several generations of Christians have relied on his writings to enrich their personal study and to aid them in their own teaching ministries. Chances are that the Bible teachers you trust use Ironside's commentaries. These paperback editions can be used with your favorite Bible translation and include features that make them ideal for personal use or group Bible study: helpful introductory notes, practical outline, easy to read text. Now you can enjoy and profit from the books that have helped thousands of believers around the world come to a richer understanding of God's Word. -- Back cover.

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Klyne Snodgrass

Ephesians emphasizes the Gospel's twin pillars of change and choice. It explores how conversion (change) is a gift of God, which demands choices -- between disunity and unity, good and bad family life, good and bad social structures. The place that change and choice ever and again come together is in our liturgy and worship. Ephesians is filled with prayer and praise for our great and sovereign Lord, who shows us, as we worship him, that we cannot become a new creature without acting like one, and that knowing how to act can only come if we recognize the great change brought about in the new life in Jesus Christ. - Back cover.

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Steven Chase

In this volume of the Belief series, Steven Chase brings the book of Job to life as its issues connect with our lives today. The ideas and questions of theodicy, divine justice, and divine power that arise and challenge Job's life still resonate with us today. Chase's commentary wrestles, theologically, with these issues and many others raised int he biblical text, but it also probes the depths of spiritual theology in the book of Job.