NIV Application Commentary | NIVAC: Old Testament, 24 vols.

by John H. Walton; Peter Enns; Roy E. Gane; Daniel I. Block; Robert L. Hubbard Jr.

and

21 more

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 1999–2021

Bringing the Old Testament to life in our postmodern world

These Old Testament volumes of the NIV Application Commentary guide readers to bring an ancient message into our contemporary context. It explains not only what the Bible meant, but also how God’s Word still speaks powerfully today. Whether it’s the wisdom books, the Pentateuch, the historical books, or the prophetic books, the Old Testament is reviewed in detail and reflections provided on how passages have bearing on our society today.

What makes the NIVAC: Old Testament unique?

Every volume of the NIV Application Commentary breaks down passages into three parts:

1. Original Meaning

All methods of traditional exegesis are considered in a concise format. Gain an understanding of the problems, questions, and concerns of the original audience and how the biblical author addressed those issues.

2. Bridging Contexts

Focusing on God’s Word as both timely and timeless, the authors consider how the larger context behind the meaning of the passage can be applied to similar situations in our personal lives today.

3. Contemporary Significance

While carefully observing differences in how the church today approaches difficult texts, the authors identify contemporary situations, problems, or questions in our society that are comparable to those faced by the original audience.

 

Other helpful features

• Detailed footnotes point toward other scholarly works for further reading and research
• A lengthy bibliography is included in each volume
• The NIV Application Commentary will appear whenever you run Passage Guides and other reports in Logos Bible Software
• All Scripture references are linked directly to the Bibles in your digital library

 

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Endorsements

The NIV Application Commentary series doesn’t fool around. It gets right down to business, bringing this ancient and powerful Word of God into the present so that it can be heard and delivered with all the freshness of a new day, with all the immediacy of a friend’s embrace.

—Eugene H. Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College

It is encouraging to find a commentary that is not only biblically trustworthy but also contemporary in its application. The NIV Application Commentary will prove to be a helpful tool in the pastor’s sermon preparation. I use it and recommend it.

—Charles F. Stanley, Founder and President, In Touch Ministries

The NIV Application Commentary series promises to be of very great service to all who preach and teach the Word of God.

—J. I. Packer,, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College

This series promises to become an indispensable tool for every pastor and teacher who seeks to make the Bible's timeless message speak to this generation.

—Billy Graham, American Evangelist

The NIV Application Commentary is an outstanding resource for pastors and anyone else who is serious about developing 'doers of the Word.'

—Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Valley Community Church

If you want to avoid hanging applicational elephants from interpretive threads, then the NIV Application Commentary is for you! This series excels at both original meaning and contemporary significance. I support it one hundred percent.

—Howard G. Hendricks, Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary

The NIV Application Commentary will be a great help for leaders who want to understand what the Bible means, how it applies, and what they should do in response.

—Stuart Briscoe, Pastor, Elmbrook Church

This is the pulpit commentary for the twenty-first century.

—George K. Brushaber, former President, Bethel College and Seminary

The NIV Application Commentary builds bridges that make the Bible come alive with meaning for contemporary life.

—Warren W. Wiersbe, General Director, Back to the Bible

The NIV Application Commentary meets the urgent need for an exhaustive and authoritative commentary based on the New International Version. This series will soon be found in libraries and studies throughout the evangelical community.

—D. James Kennedy, Founder, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

The NIV Application Commentary series helps pastors and other Bible teachers with one of the most neglected elements in good preaching—accurate, useful application. Most commentaries tell you a few things that are helpful and much that you do not need to know. By dealing with the original meaning and contemporary significance of each passage, the NIV Application Commentary series promises to be helpful all the way around.

—James Montgomery Boice, former Pastor, Tenth Presbyterian Church

Here, at last, is a commentary that makes the proper circuit from the biblical world to Main Street. The NIV Application Commentary is a magnificent gift to the church!

—R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church, Wheaton, IL

This series dares to go where few scholars have gone before—into the real world of biblical application faced by pastors and teachers every day. This is everything a good commentary series should be.

—Leith Anderson, President, National Association of Evangelicals

Here at last is a commentary which is not only academically well informed but which helps the contemporary reader hear God’s Word and consider its implications: scholarship in the service of the Church.

—Arthur Rowe, Tutor in New Testament and World Religions, Spurgeon’s College

Product Details

• Title: NIV Application Commentary: Old Testament
• Series: NIV Application Commentary (NIVAC)
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Volumes: 24
• Resource Type: Commentaries
• Format: Logos Research Edition
• Topic: Biblical Studies
• Resource ID: {FF01A132-AC43-4A46-851E-3525E437179C}