The Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators. The patristic commentary tradition on Matthew begins with Origen's pioneering twenty-five-volume commentary o
Jabez got it wrong.Praying is a central practice of spiritual life. Through prayer we turn our hearts and minds from our limited perspectives and concerns and begin to discern the divine will for the
"John Phillips writes with enthusiasm and clarity, . . . cutting through the confusion and heretical dangers associated with Bible interpretation." —Moody Magazine
"John Phillips writes with enthusiasm and clarity, . . . cutting through the confusion and heretical dangers associated with Bible interpretation." —Moody Magazine
In this literary analysis of the Gospel of John, Resseguie examines rhetoric, setting, character, and plot to uncover the Gospel’s unique point of view. He shows the usefulness of the concepts of defa
In 1816, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to Charles Thompson that he had made "a wee little book . . . which I call the philosophy of Jesus; it is a paradigm of his doctrines, made by cutting the
"Who Do You Say I Am?"Four Witnesses Offer Strikingly Different Testimony to the Life and Death of JesusBringing the stories of Jesus to life for the contemporary reader, Robin Griffith-Jones revives
In this deeply personal and timely book, Cardinal Carlo Martini_the internationally known archbishop of Milan_helps us hear the ancient prayer of the Our Father again for the first time.
Gregory the Great (c. 560–604 C.E.) occupies a key position in the development of Christian commentary on the Scriptures. Using simple words to preach to the nobles and common people of Rome, Gregory
The foil to Jesus, the defiant antihero of the Easter story, mocking, skeptical Pilate is a historical figure who haunts our imagination. For some he is a saint, for others the embodiment of human wea
