Tremper Longman III

For many people, skeptics and believers alike, the Old Testament is rife with controversial passages and events that make both belief and sharing our beliefs with others difficult. Often our solutions have tended toward the extremes--ignore problem passages and pretend they don't matter or obsess over them and treat them as though they are the only thing that matters. Now with clarity of purpose and fidelity to the message and spirit of Scripture as a whole, Tremper Longman confronts pressing questions of concern to modern audiences, particularly young people in the church: - the creation/evolution debate - God-ordained violence - the historicity of people, places, and events - human sexuality Pastors, leaders in the church, and thoughtful and troubled Christians in the pews will find here a well-reasoned and faithful approach to dealing with the Old Testament passages so many find challenging or disconcerting.

Pressing Questions about Evolution, Sexuality, History, and Violence

Confronting Old Testament Controversies

John H. Walton

The Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for centuries. But what might the biblical author have been saying to his ancient audience? In order to rediscover the biblical flood, we must set aside our own cultural and interpretive assumptions and visit the distant world of the ancient Near East. Walton and Longman lead us on this enlightening journey toward a more responsible reading of a timeless biblical narrative.

Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate

The Lost World of the Flood

Scot McKnight

Sermon on the Mount

Tremper Longman III describes different types of psalms, explains how they were used in Hebrew worship and shows how they relate to other Scripture.

How to Read the Psalms

Genesis

Richard F. Carlson

Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the long-standing problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve seeming conflicting descriptions.

Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins

Science, Creation and the Bible

2014 Readers' Choice Award Winner "Christians love the Bible, but they often do not know what to do with the Old Testament," writes Westmont College professor Tremper Longman. Further, he points out that it includes many types of writing—history, prophecy, poetry, wisdom and apocalyptic. In this helpful volume he offers different strategies for understanding each of these important types of writing. Jesus made a point to tell his disciples that the whole Old Testament anticipated his coming (see especially Luke 24:25-27, 44-45). And so each session includes a special feature called "Anticipating the New Testament." Through this you will begin to discover the links between the two testaments and gain a fuller sense of our unfolding salvation history. Following the format of the other volumes of the Essenitals series, originally designed by Greg Ogden, author of Discipleship Essentials, each session includes the following elements: a memory verse a Bible study a reading "Anticipating the New Testament" a life application section Designed to work well on your own, with a partner or triad, or in a small group, Old Testament Essentials offers a comprehensive overview that will enrich your knowledge and deepen your faith. "Tremper Longman is for me—and countless others—a treasured 'go-to' resource to uncover the treasures of Old Testament wisdom. This survey will be of huge value to anyone who wants the big picture of the Great Story." —John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and author of Who Is This Man?

Creation, Conquest, Exile and Return

Old Testament Essentials

Peter Enns

Tremper Longman III and Peter E. Enns edit this collection of 148 articles by over 90 contributors on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther.

A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings

Por toda a Bíblia, o relacionamento com Deus é descrito pela metáfora do casamento. Como com toda metáfora, o leitor deve observar uma reticência apropriada no que diz respeito a forçar a analogia. Entretanto, no Cântico aprendemos sobre a intensidade emocional, a intimidade e a exclusividade de nosso relacionamento com o Deus do universo. (Da Introdução) Os relacionamentos são uma parte maravilhosa, misteriosa, muitas vezes indescritível, às vezes dolorosa, da experiência humana. O mais íntimo de todos os relacionamentos humanos, de acordo com a Bíblia, é aquele entre um marido e uma esposa. Não é surpresa, portanto, que haja um livro da Bíblia, o Cântico dos Cânticos, que enfoque esse relacionamento. O que surpreende é quão pouca atenção seja dada ao Cântico dos Cânticos pelos estudiosos, pela igreja e pelos leitores da Bíblia. Com este volume, Tremper Longman III descompacta para as pessoas modernas o que este antigo poema de amor diz sobre a relação homem-mulher e, por analogia, sobre o amor de Deus por seu povo.

Comentários do Antigo Testamento - Cântico dos cânticos

DI LUAR DARI KISAH GUA SINGA DAN TUNGKU API, Sebagian besar kisah yang ada di kitab Daniel terlihat aneh bagi pembaca masa kini. Paruh pertama penuh dengan berbagai cerita tentang pola kehidupan Timur Dekat kuno dan drama di istana raja; paruh kedua berisi berbagai penglihatan apokaliptik tentang makhluk-makhluk mengerikan dan konf­lik kosmis. Banyak orang Kristen yang salah paham atau menghindari kitab ini. Tapi, gagal membaca kitab Daniel dengan baik berarti kehilangan bagian penting dari pesan Allah kepada kita. Menurut Tremper Longman III, ketika kita membaca kitab ini dengan mengikuti bahasa dan konteks aslinya, kita akan mendapati bahwa kitab ini lebih mudah daripada yang kita pikirkan. Penulis memakai keterampilannya sebagai ahli dan pengajar Perjanjian Lama untuk mengarahkan para pembaca dalam membaca kitab Daniel dengan benar. Dia membahas genre, susunan, latar belakang sejarah, dan pesan teologis utama dari kitab tersebut sebelum masuk lebih dalam ke setiap kisah dan penglihatan yang ada. Saat kita belajar memasuki dunianya Daniel, kita menemukan sebuah pesan yang tetap relevan, tidak saja bagi generasi Daniel tapi juga bagi generasi kita: di tengah situasi dunia yang kacau dan sulit, Allah yang memegang kendali, dan Dia yang memiliki kemenangan akhir. Ia berusaha membantu orang Kristen abad ke-21 untuk hidup berhasil di tengah dunia yang toksik dan berpengharapan di dalam dunia yang kompleks. Buku ini adalah titik awal yang sangat baik bagi siapa saja yang ingin mempelajari, mengajar, atau mencari bimbingan yang bisa diandalkan tentang kitab kuno ini.

Hidup Berhasil dalam Dunia yang Toksik

Dan B. Allender

We live in a sexually mad world where God's gift of sex has been distorted through pornography, promiscuity, prostitution, abuse, trafficking, and rape. The church's position on sexual matters has been made clear throughout history: all sexual activity outside the boundaries of Christian marriage is sin. But rarely has the church honestly addressed the true needs of Christians who are struggling with sexual desires they believe to be counter to the Bible. So we hide our struggles and pretend to live above the erotic fray, or else we cozy up to the culture's redefinition of which sins are acceptable. But what does the Bible really say about sexual desire and sexual intimacy? God Loves Sex offers a truly liberating, godly view of holy sensuality by recovering the clear meaning of the Song of Songs as God-sanctioned eroticism. Then it uses that lens to answer questions posed by a fictional new Christian struggling with expectations of sexual purity. It asks provocative questions, such as What does it mean to be both holy and filled with rich sexual desire? and How can our sexual struggles take us deeper into the purposes of God? Pairing psychological insight with sound biblical scholarship, Allender and Longman bring it all out into the open, allowing Christians of any age and any marital status to discover sex the way God meant it to be.

An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness

God Loves Sex

Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III have together written this brief, simple and engaging introduction to help couples build healthy and happy marriages. Following the "leave, weave and cleave" imagery of the Bible, they help couples learn how to leave their parents, weave a life together and cleave to each other.

Creating Strength and Beauty in Your Marriage

The Intimate Mystery

While many proverbs speak to us directly, we can gain much greater insight by studying the book of Proverbs as a whole. In How to Read Proverbs Tremper Longman III provides a welcome guide to reading, studying, understanding, and savoring the Proverbs for all their wisdom. Most important for Christian readers, we gain insight into how Christ is the climax and embodiment of wisdom.

How to Read Proverbs

Do you know how to listen to your spouse? How can you "give life" to your marriage with your words? Dan B. Allender and Tremper Longman III have together written this inductive Bible study guide to help couples build healthy and happy marriages. Through six study sessions for individuals, couples or groups, they help you explore differences that might hinder communication and learn strategies that can strengthen your marriage. Intimate Marriage Bible studies bring spouses into deeper communion with God and with each other. In marriage a man and a woman are called to leave their families of origin, to weave their individual lives into a unity and to cleave to each other. How can fallen human beings even begin to contemplate this ideal--God's ideal? These studies will help you take small but real steps toward honoring the image of God in each other and living out God's goal for marriage. As you explore and respond to Scripture together, you will discover strength and beauty in your marriage and become even more intimate companions.

Communication

Leland Ryken

James C. Wilhoit

Los escritores de la Biblia –afirman los autores de este diccionario– eran verdaderos artistas desde un punto de vista literario. Por tanto, leer y estudiar la Biblia desde una perspectiva literaria que incluya la aclaración de sus imágenes, símbolos y figuras de lenguaje, aporta una comprensión mucho más amplia de su significado y con ello una mejor captación de su mensaje moral y espiritual. Aunque pensado y escrito a nivel académico, su principal audiencia no son los eruditos. Los autores se han esforzado en conseguir una obra legible y entendible, que no solo sirva como herramienta de referencia indispensable para complementar los diccionarios bíblicos, sino también que despliegue nuevas vías de lectura y apreciación de la Biblia.

Gran diccionario enciclopédico de imágenes y símbolos de la Biblia

We often turn to the book of Job when we encounter suffering. We look for an explanation for the questions "Why me?" or "Why her?" But what if it turns out that although Job does suffer, the book is not really about his suffering? If ever a book needed a "How to Read" instruction manual, it is the book of Job. And when two respected Old Testament scholars team up—both of whom have written commentaries on Job—we have a matchless guide to reading and appreciating the book. From their analysis of its place in the wisdom literature of the Bible and the ancient Near East to their discussions of its literary features and relationship to history, Walton and Longman give us the best of their expertise. They explore the theology of Job, placing it within Israelite religion and Old Testament theology. And they coach us in how to read Job as Christians. When it turns out the book is not what we thought it was, our reading is richly layered and more satisfying. Whether you are preparing for preaching, teaching, leading a Bible study, studying for a class or for personal enrichment, How to Read Job is your starting point.

How to Read Job

This second edition of An Introduction to the Old Testament integrates and interacts with recent developments in Old Testament scholarship. Several distinctive set it apart from other introductions to the Old Testament: • It is thoroughly evangelical in its perspective • It emphasizes “special introduction”—the study of individual books • It interacts in an irenic spirit with the historical-critical method • It features points of research history and representative scholars rather than an exhaustive treatment of past scholarship • It deals with the meaning of each book, not in isolation but in a canonical context • It probes the meaning of each book in the setting of its culture Including callouts, charts, and graphs, this text is written with an eye on understanding the nature of Old Testament historiography. This upper-level introduction to the Old Testament offers students a solid understanding of three key issues: historical background, literary analysis, and theological message.

Second Edition

An Introduction to the Old Testament

John Hilber

Duane Garrett

Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings. Features include • Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh life into the text. • Passage-by-passage commentary presents archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic insights, notes on manners and customs, and more. • Analysis into the literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages. • Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top scholars in background studies.

Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs

Yechiel Eckstein

This year, learn to see Scripture in a whole new way as you embark on a deeper understanding of its history—and your faith’s deep roots in the land, events, people, and faith of Israel. The One Year Holy Land Moments Devotional contains 52 weeks of reflections from both a Jewish rabbi and a Christian theologian, demonstrating the timeless and universal themes in both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and New Testament. Each day offers a fascinating glimpse into the Jewish faith, history, and perspective, while exploring the Christian interpretation of beloved biblical verses, places, people, and events. Spend a reflective moment each day contemplating the history of God’s work in the world, celebrating his word and love for you.

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