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Opening Up Commentary Series Upgrade (3 vols.)

Name: Opening Up Commentary Series Upgrade (3 vols.)
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by Jim Newheiser; Ian McNaughton; Kurt Strassner

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Day One

, 2014

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Overview

The Opening Up commentary series offers accessible and easy-to-read introductions to individual books of the Bible. The commentaries tackle the key issues in each book by introducing the history and context and by giving an overview of important themes and events. The authors wrestle with common questions and navigate difficult issues with a keen eye for application and contemporary relevance.

Each book in the Opening Up commentary series is well organized, clearly and concisely written, and includes discussion questions for further reflection and study. The series is ideal for readers seeking in-depth study and for those encountering the Bible for the first time. The study guides make these the perfect commentaries for church and Bible study groups looking to take their Bible reading to the next level.

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Expand your library with 40 more volumes in the Opening Up Commentary Series (40 vols.).

Key Features

Includes study guide, discussion questions, and colorful maps and timelines
Provides accessible and concise commentary for laypeople and new Christians
Tackles the key issues and themes in 2 Samuel, Job, and Ephesians

Praise for the Print Edition

I continue to be thankful for the publications of Day One. They are biblical; they have sound theology; and they are relative to the issues at hand.

—John MacArthur, pastor-teacher, Grace Community Church, CA

Product Details

Title: Opening Up Commentary Series Upgrade
Series: Opening Up
Publisher: Day One
Publication Date: 2014
Volumes: 3
Pages: 480
Christian Group: Evangelical, Reformed
Resource Type: Commentary
Topic: Biblical Studies

Individual Titles

Opening up 2 Samuel by Jim Newheiser
Opening up Ephesians by Kurt Strassner
Opening up Job by Ian McNaughton

Opening up 2 Samuel

Author: Jim Newheiser
Series: Opening up the Bible
Publisher: Day One
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 144

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

The book of 2 Samuel centers around the reign of Israel’s greatest king: David. Tragically, when David is at the height of his powers, he commits his great sin with Bathsheba—the greatest king Israel ever produced is not good enough. Only the Messiah, the Son of David, will be able to reign in righteousness forever.

This commentary gives a brief explanation of the text and then shows how these events have direct and profound application to our lives today, having been recorded “for our instruction” (1 Corinthians 10:11). It also reveals how every event points to the coming of Jesus Christ (Luke 24:27), the final and ultimate leader of God’s people.

Jim Newheiser earned an MA and DMin from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Opening up 1 Samuel and Opening up Proverbs. He has been practicing biblical counseling for over 20 years, is a NANC Fellow, has served as the director of IBCD since 2006, and has been a pastor at Grace Bible Church in Escondido, California since 1990. Jim is a founding member and an executive board member of the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals.

Opening up Ephesians

Author: Kurt Strassner
Series: Opening up the Bible
Publisher: Day One
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 160

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Like Paul’s letter to Rome, his letter to the church in Ephesus serves as an invaluable exposition of the Christian gospel. In Ephesians, the apostle has the opportunity simply to explain the riches of the good news, to unfold how the grace of God works in the lives of his people, and to give some basic moral principles. In this commentary, Kurt Strassner conveys the apostle Paul’s sheer joy in the riches of the gospel, and provides challenging practical application for Christian living in today’s world.

Kurt Strassner is pastor of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also the author of Opening up Genesis and Hints and Signs of the Coming King. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, Tennessee.

Opening up Job

Author: Ian McNaughton
Series: Opening up the Bible
Publisher: Day One
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 176

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Why do bad things happen to good people? Can suffering serve any good purpose? Why me? These are real questions that many wrestle with today—and that Job wrestled with thousands of years ago. The book of Job is a historical biography of Job, “a blameless and upright man,” one justified by faith in the sight of God. This commentary traces his spiritual journey through tragic bereavement and illness, and helps us find solutions to these and other questions, showing us that sickness and suffering are not inevitably linked to personal sin.

Ian McNaughton studied theology at the Free Church of Scotland College, Edinburgh, and gained his ThM in historical theology from Westminster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Darwin and Darwinism 150 Years Later, Opening up Colossians and Philemon and Opening up 2 Thessalonians. He has served as a pastor in FIEC churches for almost 30 years (in both Scotland and England) and now represents Day One Christian Ministries as their Scottish Secretary.