Building the Christian library: Concordances

Chris Moroney | 15 July, 1988

Concordances are one of the most basic tools of Bible study. A concordance is an alphabetical listing of the words used in the Bible, giving the scripture reference and part of the verse for the context. (more…)

Commentary: Romans, Joshua

David Peterson | John Woodhouse | 1 July, 1988

ROMANS

INTRODUCTORY STUDIES

K.P. Donfried’s The Roman’s Debate (Augsburg, 1977), a collection of essays on the purpose of Romans, is a good introduction to this epistle.
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Building the Christian library: The Oxford Bible Atlas

Chris Moroney | 1 July, 1988

Anyone who is trying to teach stories from the Bible needs some background help. We want to be able to bring the story to life, with vivid details about the distance people travelled, or the weather they experienced, or the military threats they lived under.

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Building the Christian library: The one-volume commentary

Chris Moroney | 15 June, 1988

THE ONE VOLUME COMMENTARY

Among the many books that should be part of a basic library, ‘a one volume commentary’ is a necessity. It is almost impossible for most of us to have the best available commentary for every book of the Bible on our shelves. And even if we could, it is still valuable to have the second comment on themes or issues that rise in a given book in order to stimulate our own thoughts. (more…)

Herman who?

Life

Anonymous | 1 June, 1988

‘Hermeneutics’ is a word to impress your friends with—a word to be used with crushing effect in Christian debate (“cannot accept that on hermeneutical grounds”)—a very modern word. ‘Hermeneutics’ is at the centre of a controversy that is sweeping through theological colleges and seminaries throughout the western world, and is filtering into the congregational life of many churches.

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Building the Christian library: The New Bible Dictionary

Chris Moroney | 1 June, 1988

The New Bible Dictionary

Bible Dictionaries are legion, and they all aim to help the student understand God’s Word. But there is only one, which is unashamedly ‘Evangelical’.

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Commentary: Luke, Exodus

David Peterson | John Woodhouse | 15 May, 1988

Luke

There are two helpful introductory studies on Luke’s gospel: Luke-Historian and Theologian by I. H. Marshall (Paternoster, 1970) and a work by F. Bovon, Luke the Theologian (Pickwick Publications, 1987).

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Four ways to live?

Life, Sola Panel

Phillip Jensen | Tony Payne | 15 May, 1988

In our world there are no absolutes. The opinion poll has become the arbiter of moral values. Having removed God from the system, modern man has discovered that the concepts of ‘truth’ and ‘authority’ have departed with him.

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Building the Christian library: NIV Study Bible

Chris Moroney | 15 May, 1988

How to use the NIV Study Bible

Some years ago, mathematics text books had the answers at the back and a number of students (myself never included!) found this rather helpful in speeding up the homework.

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Building the Christian library: Bibles – our starting point

Chris Moroney | 1 May, 1988

A couple of good Bibles are essential for the study of God’s word. Whether or not one reads the Greek or Hebrew text, a couple of English translations can help clarify the meaning. But one needs to know the advantages and limitations of each translation. (more…)