Full Description
A balanced, accessible commentary for Spirit-filled Christians
The Spirit who inspired the authors of the New Testament is at work today around the globe, as evidenced by the explosive growth of pentecostal, charismatic, and renewalist movements; the number of adherents is now estimated at more than half a billion.
The Word and Spirit Commentary on the New Testament meets the need for a balanced, affordable, and accessible commentary series aimed at Christians who identify as Spirit-filled.
Features include:
· Written by pastorally sensitive biblical scholars from the Spirit-filled tradition
· Paragraph-by-paragraph commentary
· Images, illustrations, and sidebars on pentecostal/charismatic/revival history or insights
· Engages biblical books in their ancient setting
· Emphasizes how we listen alongside ancient audiences for the Spirit's voice in our time and contexts
Series volumes explore how God works in the biblical texts and how Christians can expect God to work today, even if in new or culturally surprising ways. Series editors are Holly Beers, Westmont College, and Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary.
Contents
Series Preface
Introduction
Colossians
Colossians 1:1-2 Greeting the Colossians
Colossians 1:3-8 Thanksgiving to God and Praise for the Colossians
Colossians 1:9-14 Casting the Vision (1): Rescue and Inheritance through Christ
Colossians 1:15-23 Casting the Vision (2): Christ as Creator and Redeemer of Creation
Colossians 1:24-2:7 Casting the Vision (3): The Mystery of Christ Revealed to Us
Colossians 2:8-3:4 Casting the Vision (4): Fullness in Christ as a Challenge to Idolatry
Colossians 3:5-17 Embodying the Reality (1): Resisting Vices and Embodying Virtues
Colossians 3:18-4:1 Embodying the Reality (2): Embodying Christ in the Household
Colossians 4:2-6 Embodying the Reality (3): Embodying Christ in the World
Colossians 4:7-18 Final Greetings and Blessing
Philemon
Philemon 1-3 Greeting Philemon and the Church
Philemon 4-7 Thanksgiving to God and Praise for Philemon
Philemon 8-22 Paul's Appeal for Onesimus
Philemon 23-25 Final Greetings and Blessing
Indexes
