Dr. Craig Blomberg is a distinguished scholar of the New Testament, whose work delves deeply into the interpretation of parables and the writings of Luke-Acts. His extensive scholarship, encompassing over twenty books and numerous articles, is characterized by rigorous biblical research and analytical insight. Blomberg focuses on connecting ancient texts with contemporary issues, offering readers a profound understanding of biblical messages and their practical application.
With over 9 million copies sold, the bestselling NIV Study Bible features a stunning four-color interior with photographs, maps, charts, and illustrations. This fully revised edition includes dozens of new articles and a thorough update to all its study features set in Zondervan's exclusive NIV Comfort Print typeface.
In the last century, more studies of the parables were produced than for any other section of comparable length in the Bible. The problem is that most Bible readers are unlikely ever to know of most of them. In this substantially new and expanded edition, Craig Blomberg surveys and evaluates contemporary critical approaches to the parables, challenging the prevailing consensus and making his own important new contribution to parable studies. Within proper definitions and boundaries, the author defends a limited allegorical approach. In support of this view of parable interpretation, Blomberg not only sets forth theoretical considerations but devotes attention to all the major parables, providing brief interpretations that highlight the insights to be gained from his distinctive method. Interpreting the Parables can be read with profit by scholars, students, pastors and educated laypeople. - Publisher.
More than four hundred "over 40" women share their views on the joys and challenges of life after 40, including some outrageous 40th birthday stories and Liz Curtis Higgs' own hilarious observations of life on the other side of 40. It's all original and mostly true! Not to mention, very funny.
Examining the history of Gospel criticism, the persistent allegations of inconsistency among the Gospels, and the information provided by extrabiblical sources, Craig Blomberg makes a strong and comprehensive case for the historical reliability of these texts.