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Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Kings

Apr 2, 2018

Those who are reading through the Bible in a year will soon find themselves in the books of Kings. These are a continuation of the historical narrative of Israel which began in the books of Samuel. The four-hundred-year period covered

Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Samuel

Mar 19, 2018

In these historical books we learn about how the monarchy in Israel was established. Samuel first anointed Saul as king, and then David. Four main characters are featured in these two books, and a rough outline of the book, at

Bible Study Helps: Judges and Ruth

Mar 10, 2018

The events of these books take place between the death of Joshua and the rise of Samuel and Saul and covers a period of some several hundred years. Ruth seems to take place at the same time as the book

Bible Study Helps: Joshua

Mar 5, 2018

If you have been faithfully reading your three and a bit chapters of Scripture a day to get through the Bible in a year, beginning with Genesis 1 on January 1, then you should be up to the book of

Bible Study Helps: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Jan 26, 2018

In my continuing series on Bible study helps, designed especially for those who have committed to read the Bible through in a year, beginning on January 1, you should now be starting on the book of Leviticus. It is the

Bible Study Helps: Exodus

Jan 16, 2018

Christians should be reading their Bibles every single day. But they should be doing more than just reading – they should be doing careful study as well. Admittedly this can be a difficult task, so plenty of Bible study helps

Bible Study Helps: Genesis

Jan 6, 2018

As you know, every year around this time I strongly urge Christians to (perhaps for the very first time) read through the entire Bible. As I keep saying, if you read a bit over three chapters a day, you can

Basic Bible Study Tools

Jan 2, 2018

Some of you have taken up my challenge to use the New Year to begin serious reading of the Bible. Because many of you have never read the whole Bible through, I have urged you to give it a try,

Major Theological Reference Works

May 2, 2017

The Apostle Paul commanded all disciples of Christ to “study to show yourself approved” (2 Timothy 2:15). That of course means careful and concentrated study of the Bible. And any Christian who wants to get a serious grasp of the

Getting a Grasp of the Old Testament Kings and Prophets

Apr 25, 2017

All Christians should be devoted students of the Word of God, and that includes the Old Testament. The 39 books of the OT comprise a full three quarters of our Bible, so those who are not reading and studying it

Jesus, New Testament Scholarship, and Second Editions

Aug 30, 2016

Yes, admittedly, another cryptic title – but it does in fact cover all the bases. Recent scholarship on Jesus, the Gospels and the New Testament continues to be a growth industry, with new material appearing all the time. Some four

A Review of the IVP Black Dictionary Series

Sep 7, 2012

In a 20-year period InterVarsity Press has produced a top notch series of dictionaries on the Old and New Testaments. The series of large volumes in black have been completed with the latest volume just out, dealing with the prophets

A Review of the ESV Study Bible

Jan 14, 2011

Crossway, 2008.

In 2001 the English Standard Version of the Bible was released. Its parentage goes back to William Tyndale’s 1525 New Testament and the 1611 King James Version. The text of the 1971 Revised Standard Version provides the immediate

Who Needs Commentaries?

Jul 14, 2010

When I first started writing about Bible commentaries a few days ago, I did not realise it would blow out into a four-part series. But that it has. I wrote a piece on how to select good commentaries, and also

How To Pick a Good Commentary

Jul 14, 2010

For those who wish to purchase some good Bible commentaries, but do not really know where to begin, here is some information which may be of use. To help us grow in the understanding of the Bible, a good commentary

Recommended Old Testament Commentaries

Jul 14, 2010

With 39 Old Testament books, and numerous new commentaries pouring off the press each year, it is hard to keep up with the latest and the best. But that I have tried to do. Many hundreds of OT commentaries are

Recommended New Testament Commentaries

Jul 13, 2010

Commentaries lovers will appreciate this article, while everyone else will simply scratch their heads. But for the handful of people still with me, I here list some of my preferred commentaries on the New Testament. I explain in a related

A review of Old Testament Commentary Survey, 3rd ed. By Tremper Longman.

Nov 29, 2003

Baker, 2003.

It is a great joy to finally have available the third edition of Tremper Longman’s fine review of Old Testament commentaries. It has been a long wait since the 1995 second edition.

Again Longman offers judicious and careful

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We live in an age where we see evidence of cultural decline, the erosion of values, the decline of civility, the denial of truth and the elevation of unreason. Many people are asking, “Where is our culture heading?” This website is devoted to exploring the major cultural, social and political issues of the day. It offers reflection and commentary drawing upon the wealth of wisdom found in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It offers reflective and incisive commentary on a wide range of issues, helping to sort through the maze of competing opinions, worldviews, ideologies and value systems. It will discuss critically and soberly where our culture is heading. Happy reading!

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Kings

Bible Study Helps: 1 & 2 Samuel

Bible Study Helps: Judges and Ruth

Bible Study Helps: Joshua

Bible Study Helps: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Bible Study Helps: Exodus

Bible Study Helps: Genesis

Basic Bible Study Tools

Major Theological Reference Works

Getting a Grasp of the Old Testament Kings and Prophets

Jesus, New Testament Scholarship, and Second Editions

A Review of the IVP Black Dictionary Series

Recommended Reading on Hermeneutics

A Review of the ESV Study Bible

Who Needs Commentaries?

How To Pick a Good Commentary

Recommended Old Testament Commentaries

Recommended New Testament Commentaries

A review of Old Testament Commentary Survey, 3rd ed. By Tremper Longman.

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