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The IVP Bible Background Commentary - New Testament

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1995 Christianity Today Book of the Year

Covers every verse of the New Testament

Includes a glossary of historical terms, ancient people, texts and inscriptions

Expanded explanations of background issues

Named by the R. C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies as one of the Best Tools for Preaching and Teaching

Named as one of the 850 Books for Biblical Expositors by the Master's Seminary

Named one of the Best 100 Christian Books Ever Written by Frank Viola

To understand and apply the Bible well, you need two crucial sources of information. One is the Bible itself. The other is an understanding of the cultural background of the passage you're reading.

Only with the background can you grasp the author's original concerns and purposes. This unique commentary provides, in verse-by-verse format, the crucial cultural background you need for responsible-and richer-Bible study. It includes a glossary of cultural terms and important historical figures, maps and charts, up-to-date Bibliographies, and introductory essays about cultural background information for each book of the New Testament.

Based on ten years of in-depth study, this accessible and best-selling commentary is 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.

The IVP Bible Background Commentary - New Testament, is 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.

About the Author,

Craig S. Keener earned his Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke University. Dr. Keener taught Bible at Hood Theological Seminary, the seminary of the A.M.E. Zion church. He has preached and has taught and trained ministers in various parts of Africa, primarily Nigeria, Cameroon, and Kenya. He currently serves as an associate minister at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church. He is the Professor of New Testament at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University.

Craig has authored fourteen books, some for academic and some for general audiences. Three of his commentaries have won Christianity Today book awards. Dr. Keener has also published numerous articles in various journals and magazines, including The A.M.E. Church Review, Christian History, Christianity Today, Evangelical Quarterly, Pneuma Review, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Expository Times, and Prism.

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