Few books in the New Testament are better known or more often quoted as the Letter of James. Because James is so concise- so intensely practical- and so filled with memorable metaphors and illustrations- it has become one of the two or three most popular New Testament books in the church. This highly original commentary seeks to make the Letter of James clear and applicable to Christian living …
Using the same brilliant exegesis and sound practical insight found in his previous work- Douglas J. Moo here not only accurately explains the meaning of the Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon- but also applies that meaning to twenty-first-century readers. Moo introduces each book with a series of five similar questions: To whom was it written? Who wrote it? When? Why? and What? He then …
Douglas Moo's work on the Epistle to the Romans is part of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Prepared by some of the world's leading scholars- the series provides an exposition of the New Testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.
An Introduction to the New Testament focuses on "special introduction" that is historical questions dealing with authorship- date- sources- purpose- destination- and so forth. This approach stands in contrast to recent texts that concentrate more on literary form- rhetorical criticism- and historical parallels—topics the authors don’t minimiz…