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050 0 0 _aBS2341.2
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100 1 _aKeener, Craig S.,
_d1960-
_911512
245 1 4 _aThe IVP Bible background commentary :
_bNew Testament /
_cCraig S. Keener.
260 _aDowners Grove, Ill. :
_bInterVarsity Press,
_cc1993.
263 _a9411
300 _a831 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aWhy was labeling the Pharisees "white-washed tombs" one of the strongest criticisms Jesus could have made? Why were the disciples, after Jesus' death and resurrection, determined to replace Judas and keep their number exactly at twelve? What is the background to Paul's denunciation of homosexual behavior? Why did Paul expect Corinthian women to cover their heads?
520 8 _aThese and hundreds of other similar questions arise for anyone who reads and tries to live by the Bible. Today's world is very different from the Greek, Roman and Jewish world of Jesus and the New Testament writers. Scholars devote their lives to the study of languages, archaeology and history in order to better understand the Bible and its cultures. But often the results of their studies are found only in academic libraries.
520 8 _aFor the first time, Craig Keener's Bible Background Commentary: New Testament provides the fruit of scholarly labors in a single volume arranged in convenient verse-by-verse format, covering the entire New Testament.
520 8 _aBased on ten years of in-depth study, the Bible Background Commentary will be valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments, and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture.
630 0 0 _aBible.
_pNew Testament
_vCommentaries.
_912166
710 2 _aInterVarsity Press.
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900 _bTOC
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