Offers profiles of all popes from Saint Peter to Pope John Paul II and describes important religious and historical events during each one's term

Product Description: During the past few years, there has been a growing interest among evangelicals in the early Church Fathers, evidenced by various publications concerning this period in the church's history: The Apostolic Fathers, The Ante-Nicene and The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, and the new Ancient Christian Commentary series...read more

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Product Description: Jerome was to medieval biblical and historical scholarship what his contemporary Augustine was to medieval theology: a founding father whose works were revered for centuries. His knowledge of Greek and Hebrew equipped him to produce the Vulgate, the Latin version that was the official Bible of the Catholic church until recent decades...read more

Product Description: Black's New Testament Commentary series presents a reliable and enlightening exposition of the New Testament for the modern reader. Written by highly respected biblical scholars, each volume offers a fresh translation; a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary providing insights into important historical, literary, and theological issues; and highlighted key terms and phrases...read more

Since its appearance nearly thirty-five years ago, Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Each book in the series includes: an insightful introduction to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary where they are discussed; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index.