Gordon Fee is a distinguished New Testament scholar, focusing on textual criticism and interpretation. His work illuminates complex passages, offering profound insights into the theology and practice of early Christianity. Valued for both scholarly rigor and accessibility, his writings aim to make biblical texts understandable to a wider audience, with a particular emphasis on the renewal of the church.
Gordon Fee delves into the significance of Christian witness and service across all aspects of life, emphasizing the calling to belong to Christ. By closely analyzing the context and messages of Paul's letters, he illuminates how a Christian identity manifests in the home, workplace, and church. His work encourages a more integrated faith, addressing the contemporary desire for a cohesive spiritual life.
A quality guidebook that opens up new vistas and insights into the whole BibleMarked by a broad evangelical perspective, up-to-date research, and contributions from respected biblical scholars, The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible offers a reliable and illuminating guide to the entire Bible. Whether readers find the Bible familiar or foreign, they will appreciate the Companion’s informative articles and its commentary by Connie Gundry Tappy on all of the Old and New Testament books. This comprehensive reference work promises to make the Word of God come alive as never before.
Delving into the complex imagery of Revelation, Gordon Fee offers a clear and engaging exposition aimed at demystifying its apocalyptic themes. He explores significant concepts like the rapture and millennium, inviting readers to understand John's message as a powerful confrontation of sin, evil, and death through the Revelation of Jesus Christ. By immersing readers in John's perspective, Fee illuminates how the harsh realities of life are transformed by the joyous promises of heaven, making this commentary a valuable resource for Christians seeking clarity in their faith.
Nothing cripples a church's effectiveness like internal strife. In Philippi, Paul addressed a congregation whose private struggles were compounded by opposition and suffering from without. Paul's strategy was to write them a letter of friendship and moral exhortation, reminding them of their "partnership in the gospel," their mutual suffering for the cause of Christ, and their need to "stand firm in one spirit." His approach and counsel can serve us well today.In this warm study of Philippians by Gordon Fee, you will discover what this letter meant for its original hearers as well as what it means to us today.
In this commentary Gordon Fee aims first and foremost to offer a fresh exposition of the text of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He shows the reader what is in the biblical text, what the text meant in the first century, and what it means now. Fee reveals the logic of each argument or narrative before moving on to the details of each verse, and he concludes each section with a theological-practical reflection on the meaning of the text for today. Among other things, Fee explores the occasion for Paul s writing of each epistle, restoring 2 Thessalonians to its rightful place as a full companion to the first letter, not merely a tagalong to 1 Thessalonians. / A labor of love on Fee s part, this commentary will serve to help rescue 1 and 2 Thessalonians from their Cinderella status among Paul's letters. Fee s primary target is the proverbial busy pastor who wants help in understanding the biblical text as he or she prepares to preach or teach. However, as with all his commentaries, he also provides solid exposition for students in the process of learning how to preach or teach and enough technical material (mostly in the footnotes) so that even the scholar can benefit.
With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word?How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible translators, here is an authoritative guide through the maze of translations issues, written in language that everyday Bible readers can understand.Learn the truth about both the word-for-word and meaning-for-meaning translations approaches. Find out what goes into the whole process of translation, and what makes a translation accurate and reliable. Discover the strengths and potential weaknesses of different contemporary English Bible versions. In the midst of the present confusion over translations, this authoritative book speaks with an objective, fair-minded, and reassuring voice to help pastors, everyday Bible readers, and students make wise, well-informed choices about which Bible translations they can depend on and which will best meet their needs.
"Perhaps no other issues more directly affect the lives of professing Christians as do the issues of health and wealth and their relationship to the will of God. In Disease of the Health & Wealth Gospels, Dr. Gordon Fee looks at the treatment of these two themes as frequently found in popular Christian teaching. Based on solid exegesis of the Scriptures, looking at each theme separately, this book suggests that there may be yet a "more excellent way" in viewing these emotionally charged issues."--Page 4 of cover.
A guide to understanding the Bible in its literary dimensions with techniques for interpreting scripture while being faithful to the literary genres. A book written for the layman.
Focusing on the interpretation of biblical texts, this guide offers a clear, systematic approach to exegetical procedures. Gordon Fee's work has established itself as a foundational textbook for nearly twenty years, now enhanced with an updated bibliography and an appendix on reader-response criticism. It serves as an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and clergy seeking to deepen their understanding of the New Testament and the divine-human intentions within its writings.
How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart helps people read the Bible as a whole by showing how each book fits into the grand narrative of Scripture. For each book of the Bible readers are given orienting data, a brief overview, advice for reading, and a section-by-section walkthrough.