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Romans offers a fresh account of Paul's Letter to the Romans, attending to the dynamic character of the event of Jesus as Paul presents it in this overture to his planned visit to Rome, touching on vital concerns, including the Jewishness of Paul, apocalypse, the cosmic horizon of the gospel, and the role of women in emerging Roman Christianity.

A leading New Testament scholar invites readers to linger in the Book of Romans, staying long enough to see how it reframes our tidy categories and dramatically enlarges our sense of the gospel.

In his epistles, Paul at various points uses maternal imagery to talk about his apostolic labors, sometimes actually referring to himself as a mother. For example, Paul writes that he must behave "like a nurse caring for her own children." Later, he writes, he "is in labor again" and must continue to nurse his fellow Christians with milk. These...

Based on the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, this unique and comprehensive resource--the first in a series of three volumes--provides resources for an entire year of sermons and offers practical help to preachers and others involved using the Revised Common Lectionary. Beginning with Advent, it deals with the texts for Year B. Each...

Based on the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, this third in a series of three volumes provides resources for an entire year of sermons and offers practical help for preachers and others who use the Revised Common Lectionary. Beginning with Advent, this unique and comprehensive resource deals with lectionary texts for Year A. Each of...

Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.