Story of God Commentary Upgrade (4 vols.)
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Overview
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. Each biblical text is treated as though it were embedded in its canonical and historical setting to discern how to live out the story faithfully and creatively in the twenty-first century.
Key Features
- Emphasizes the historical distance between the Bible and contemporary culture
- Encourages discussion of how the Bible’s story can be lived today
- Examines each book in the context of God’s story
Praise for the Series
The easy-to-use format and practical guidance brings God’s grand story to modern-day life so anyone can understand how it applies today.
—Andy Stanley, founder, North Point Ministries
Opens up the biblical story in ways that move us to act.
—Darrell L. Bock, research professor of New Testament studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
It makes the text sing and helps us hear the story afresh.
—John Ortberg, author, senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
This commentary breaks new ground.
—Craig L. Blomberg, distinguished professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary
Product Details
- Title: Story of God Bible Commentary Upgrade
- General Editors: Tremper Longman III and Scot McKnight
- Series: Story of God Bible Commentary
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2016
- Volumes: 4
- Pages: 1,824
- Resource Type: Commentaries
Partially includedAbout the Editors
Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and the chair of the Religious Studies department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he lives with his wife, Alice. He is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor’s Bible Commentary and general editor for the Story of God Bible Commentary Old Testament and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Old Testament books.
Scot McKnight (PhD, Nottingham) is the Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of more than fifty books, including the award-winning The Jesus Creed as well as The King Jesus Gospel, A Fellowship of Differents, One.Life, The Blue Parakeet, and Kingdom Conspiracy.