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Genesis

John H. Walton

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The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context.

To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections:

  • Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context.
  • Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible.
  • Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved.

This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Zondervan Academic
  • Publish Date: Oct 15th, 2001
  • Pages: 768
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.40in - 6.32in - 1.69in - 2.62lb
  • EAN: 9780310206170
  • Categories: • Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Pentateuch• Biblical Meditations - Old Testament• Christian Living - Spiritual Growth

About the Author

Walton, John H.: -

John H. Walton (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is professor emeritus of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Old Testament Today, with Andrew E. Hill; volumes on Job and Genesis in the NIV Application Commentary series; the Lost World series; and Old Testament Theology for Christians. He was also coeditor, with Craig Keener, of the ECPA 2017 Bible of the Year winner, the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible.?

More books by John H. Walton

Book Cover for: The Lost World of the Prophets: Old Testament Prophecy and Apocalyptic Literature in Ancient Context, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: A Survey of the Old Testament, Andrew E. Hill
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Book Cover for: Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: A Survey of the Old Testament: Fourth Edition, Andrew E. Hill
Book Cover for: The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis: Advances in the Origins Debate, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate, Tremper Longman
Book Cover for: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Bible Story Handbook: A Resource for Teaching 175 Stories from the Bible, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the Canaanites, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Essential Bible Companion: Key Insights for Reading God's Word, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority Volume 3, John H. Walton
Book Cover for: Wisdom for Faithful Reading: Principles and Practices for Old Testament Interpretation, John H. Walton

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@ppeapen You're referring to Skinner's century old commentary on Genesis? I suggest you start with John Walton.

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@ThomasDierson @bethfelkerjones Along these lines, John Walton has done excellent work explaining the early chapters of Genesis as in conversation with surrounding cultures and their creation myths.

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@Philosopher_Rob @CapturingChrist YEC is based on bad hermeneutics but that’s another story. John Walton’s work on Genesis is the most compelling interpretation I’ve read.)

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"This series promises to become an indispensable tool for every pastor and teacher who seeks to make the Bible's timeless message speak to this generation."--Billy Graham
"Brings the ancient and powerful Word of God into the present so that it can be heard and believed with all the freshness of a new day."--Eugene H. Peterson
The NIV Application Commentary series has been an essential resource for a generation of pastors and laypeople seeking a deeper understanding of the biblical text and its relevance today. The series features careful exposition of the text by some of the most well-respected evangelical scholars alive today with an eye to contemporary relevance. I'm delighted to commend it to a new generation for personal and group Bible study, preaching, and classroom use.--Carmen Joy Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
"The NIV Application Commentary series promises to be of great service to all who preach and teach the Word of God."--J. I. Packer, Regent College
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"The NIV Application Commentary series doesn't fool around: It gets right down to business, bringing this ancient and powerful Word of God into the present so that it can be heard and delivered with all the freshness of a new day, with all the immediacy of a friend's embrace."--Eugene Peterson
"It takes more than interpretation of God's Word to change lives, it takes application. Application is the bottom line in preaching and teaching. Without it, we've missed the point of the Bible. The NIV Application Commentary is an outstanding resource for pastors and anyone else who is serious about developing 'doers of the Word.'"--Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Valley Community Church
"The NIV Application Commentary series helps pastors and other Bible teachers with one of the most neglected elements of good preaching---accurate, useful application. Most commentaries tell you a few things that are helpful and much that you do not need to know. By dealing with the original meaning and contemporary significance of each passage, the NIV Application Commentary series promises to be helpful all the way around."--Dr. James Montgomery Boice, Tenth Presbyterian Church
"It is encouraging to find a commentary that is not only biblically trustworthy but also contemporary in its application. The NIV Application Commentary series will prove to be a helpful tool in the pastor's sermon preparation. I use it and recommend it."--Charles F. Stanley, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Atlanta
"The NIV Application Commentary meets the urgent need for an exhaustive and authoritative commentary based on the New International Version. This series will soon be found in libraries and studies throughout the entire evangelical community."--Dr. James Kennedy, PhD, Senior Minister, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
"The NIV Application Commentary series will be a great help for readers who want to understand what the Bible means, how it applies, and what they should do in response."--Stuart Briscoe, Pastor, Elmbrook Church
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"This is the pulpit commentary for the 21st Century"--George K. Brushaber, President, Bethel College & Seminary
"The NIV Application Commentary dares to go where few scholars have gone before---into the real world of biblical application faced by pastor and teachers every day. This is everything a good commentary series should be."--Leith Anderson, Pastor, Wooddale Church
"Here at last is a commentary which is not only academically well informed but which helps that commentary reader hear God's Word and consider its implications; scholarship in service of the Church."--Arthur Rowe, Spurgeon's College
"At a time when many pastors are deeply in need of inspiration and encouragement, these volumes... would be a good investment for congregations, even if it means adding a line to the annual budget."--Christianity Today
"There are commentaries that provide insights into the historical, cultural, and literary contexts of the Bible. Others get us into the pastoral application of the text for our cultural moment. Wouldn't it be nice to have a commentary series that does both with excellence? That's exactly what NIVAC accomplishes. This series is one of the first places I turn to in my theological process for exegesis and building the bridge of application."--Joel Muddamalle, director of theology and research, Proverbs 31 Ministries

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