Providing students, pastors and lay people with up-to-date, accessible evangelical scholarship on the Old and New Testaments. Designed to equip pastors and Christian lay leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God's word by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding text. Includes the entire NLT text of Genesis and Exodus.John N. Oswalt, Ph.D., Brandeis University, is Research P...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Isaiah 1-39: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Isaiah wrestles with the realities of people who are not convicted by the truth but actually hardened by it and a God w...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Isaiah 40-66: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Isaiah wrestles with the realities of people who are not convicted by the truth but actually hardened by it and a God ...

Growing out of the work that the author did in preparing two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to scholarly. They first appeared in biblical dictionaries, scholarly journals, and popular periodicals. Gathered here for the first time, they display in various ways how the author sees the various parts of Isaiah functioning together to give a coherent message to the church. The opening chapters lay out Oswalt's understanding of t...

The time has come, Isaiah said, to talk of many things, Of shanties in the garden patch and ships and foreign kings, Of rivers, seas, and flowing streams, of lions, ewes, and lambs, Of pelicans and porcupines, of owls and wild goats, Of people tall and smooth of skin, of scorching drought and rain, Of words that judge and words that weep and words that sing, Of sovereignty and covenant, and One who reigns forevermore. Approaching Isaiah through his words used often is like entering an ivy-...

**Creators such as Patton Oswalt, Geoff Johns, Mariko Tamaki, Scott Snyder, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Cullen Bunn, Johnnie Christmas, Cecil Castellucci, and many more of comics' top talents take on some of the greatest heroes and villains of Spiral City!This collection launches the beginning of a special two volume series of exciting stories taking place in the world of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston's Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer superhero comics.**This gra...

This collection features exciting stories taking place in the world of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s Eisner award–winning Black Hammer superhero comics!Creators such as Patton Oswalt, Scott Snyder, Mariko Tamaki, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Cullen Bunn, Johnnie Christmas, Geoff Johns, Cecil Castellucci, and many more of comics’ top talents take on some of the greatest heroes and villains of Spiral City!Collecting Black Hammer: Visions #...

Our world yearns for how-to guides and the secret to a fulfilled life. However, no truth is man-made. The wisdom that God granted to King Solomon is the same wisdom that would benefit us today—if only we would seek it.The book of Proverbs offers principles to develop godly character daily. From the dangers of speaking without listening to the satisfaction inherent in fearing the Lord, author Warren Wiersbe will unpack the Scriptures in ways that will help you apply these spiritual ...

Reading the Bible doesn't need to be a difficult journey through strange and bewildering territory. How to Read the Bible Book by Book walks you through the Scriptures like an experienced tour guide, helping you understand each of its sixty-six books.For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot, then expand the view to help you better understand its message and how it fits into the grand narrative of the Bible. Written by two top eva...

“A Miracle is a work of power. It is an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is usually caused by God.”How can one receive a miracle and continue to enjoy the miraculous of power of Jehovah God? Why did Jesus come? What is the place of miracles in the ministry? Why? When? Where? How and for whom did Jesus Christ perform His Miracles? How many miracles did Christ actually perform? Who are the principal witnesses of His miracles and what did they say?In th...

The Apologetics Study Bible will help today's Christian better understand, defend and proclaim their beliefs in this age of increasing moral and spiritual relativism. More than one-hundred key questions and articles placed throughout the volume about faith and science prompt a rewarding study experience at every reading.Highlights of this new thinking person’s edition of God’s Word include the full text of the popular Holman CSB® translation, an introduction to each Bible ...

Expand your definition of worship.It's easy to praise God when things in your life are going well, but what about the other times? What happens when mountaintop experiences cascade into seasons of struggling, suffering, and loss in the valley? God desires for us to pour out our hearts to Him, whether in joy or pain. But many Christians don't feel right expressing anger, frustration, grief, and sadness in prayer. Our personal worship experience is not complete unles...