The Bible Speaks Today describes a series of both Old Testament and New Testament expositions, which are characterized by a threefold ideal : to expound the biblical text with accuracy , to relate it to contemporary life, and to be readable. These book are, therefore, not 'commentaries', for the commentary seeks rather to elucidate the text than to apply it, and tends to be a work rather of re…
The Book of Acts, John Stott believes, is important not only for its vivid historical record. It is also vital for the inspiration which it brings us now. Today's church can seek to recapture something of the early confidence, enthusiasm, vision and power that the church of the first century had. Despite all its imperfections and troubles, the young church clearly had been overwhelmed by the Ho…
This book was chosen by the Trustees of the Evangelical Literature Trust as their '1980 Bonus Book' for free distribution to same two thousand members of third-world 'Pastors Book Club's sponsored by the Trust. For Ephesians is the gospel of the church. It sets forth God's eternal purpose to create through Jesus Christ a new society which stands out in bright relief against the sombre backgroun…
This is the most personally rooted of John Stot's expositions, for he confesses to having re-encountered Paul's letter constantly throughout his Christian life.
The book of Micah reflects the turbulence of several centuries, for only a small part of the prophetic sayings it present to its readers are from Micah of Moresheth, who saw clouds of doom on the horizon as early as the neo-Assyiran era. The book also contains sayings from the neo-Babylonian period, a time when the strom broke and new prophetic voices accompained the people through their experi…
This volume provides a readable introduction to the narrative book of Ruth appropriate for the student, pastor and scholar.
The book of Obadiah simply gathers together prophetic sayings. The book of Jonah chooses for its proclamation an art from, the narrative.
The first volume, which covers the primeval story, Genesis 1-11, is to be followed by a second covering the patriarchal story, Genesis 12-50. The very material itself, and not just technical reasons, requires that the commentary appear in two relatively independent parts.
This second volume of the commentary on Genesis comprises fascicules 11-19, which appeared separately in the years 1977-1981, and expounds the patriarchal story.
The book of Leviticus and many of its sometimes contradictory laws can be understood as the various manifestations of the principles of the Ten Commandments, or Decalogue.