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Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul

David A deSilva

"In this beautifully designed volume, a leading New Testament scholar explores the archaeology of particular sites and their relevance for thinking about Paul's missionary activity, his congregations, and his letters"--

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Judea under Greek and Roman Rule

David A. deSilva

This volume provides a reconstruction of the history of Judea and its neighboring regions from 334 BCE, when Alexander's eastward conquests brought Judea into the Greek empire, through 135 CE…

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In Season and Out: Sermons for the Christian Year

David A deSilva

Grow in the Scriptures throughout the church year with David deSilva as your mentor. Beginning with Advent and moving through the church year, David deSilva brings his years of experience…

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The Hope of Glory: Honor Discourse and New Testament Interpretation

David A Desilva

The Hope of Glory: Honor Discourse and New Testament Interpretation invites the reader to examine how the New Testament sought to shape the ambitions, behaviors, and social interactions of honor-sensitive…

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The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective

David A Desilva

A lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. But by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the impasses…

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Global Readings: A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

David A Desilva

Reading Scripture with a view to hearing its significance and challenge within its original, foreign context is the essence of exegesis and an anchor point for responsible hermeneutics. Reading Scripture…

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Galatians: A Handbook on the Greek Text

David A. deSilva

Offers teachers and students a comprehensive guide to the grammar and vocabulary of Galatians. A perfect supplement to any commentary, this volume’s lexical, analytical, and syntactical analysis is a helpful…

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4 Maccabees

David deSilva

This commentary examines 4 Maccabees as a contribution to the ongoing reformulation of Jewish identity and practice in the Greek-speaking Diaspora.

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Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

David A Desilva

Fourth Maccabees is a superbly crafted oration that presents a case for the Jewish way of life couched almost entirely in terms of Greek ethical ideals. Its author delights in…

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Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

David A Desilva

Fourth Maccabees is a superbly crafted oration that presents a case for the Jewish way of life couched almost entirely in terms of Greek ethical ideals. Its author delights in…

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Global Readings: A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

David A. deSilva

Synopsis: Reading Scripture with a view to hearing its significance and challenge within its original, foreign context is the essence of exegesis and an anchor point for responsible hermeneutics. Reading…

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Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

The fascinating history of this extracanonical text, its background and reception

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Hebrews

David A. DeSilva

Connecting God’s grace in our lives with the call to invest ourselves in God’s mission.

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Hebrews Leader Guide

David A. DeSilva

Connecting God’s grace in our lives with the call to invest ourselves in God’s mission.

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The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective

David A. deSilva

Synopsis: A lot of mystery surrounds the book of Hebrews, especially regarding its authorship, date, and audience. But by asking the right kind of questions, one can move beyond the…

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Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity - Unlocking New Testament Culture

David A. Desilva

In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a milestone study, a careful explanation of four essential cultural themes offers readers a window into how early Christians sustained commitment to…

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New Testament Themes

David A. deSilva

New Testament Themes focuses on the worldview and values of the early church, tracing the development of the themes of grace, discipleship, community, and apocalypticism.

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An Introduction to the New Testament - Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation

David A. Desilva

This New Testament introduction is different. Many introductions zero in on the historical contexts in which the New Testament literature was written. This introduction goes further-to give particular attention to…

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Immersion Bible Studies: Apocrypha

David A. DeSilva

Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind…

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Seeing Things John’s Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation

David A. deSilva

The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of…

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Afterlife: Finding Hope Beyond Death

David A. DeSilva

Great mystery surrounds questions about the afterlife. What is afterlife? When and how does it happen? What happens to me when I die? The sessions in this study will provide…

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Ephesians

David A. deSilva

A new approach to how first-century audiences in Roman Asia would have understood and responded to Ephesians, while offering guidance for how the text might form - and challenge -…

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Ephesians

David A. deSilva

A new approach to how first-century audiences in Roman Asia would have understood and responded to Ephesians, while offering guidance for how the text might form - and challenge -…

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Letter to the Galatians

David A. deSilva

New volume in a favorite Bible commentary series. Writing a commentary on Galatians is a daunting task. Despite its relative brevity, this Pauline letter raises a number of foundational theological…

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A Week In the Life of Ephesus

David A. Desilva

In this historical novel, David deSilva paints a vivid portrait of Ephesus and brings to life the compelling struggles faced by early Christians. Supplemented by historical images and explanatory sidebars…

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Sacramental Life: Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer

David A. deSilva

As David deSilva has experienced the ancient wisdom of the Book of Common Prayer, he’s been formed spiritually in deep and lasting ways. In these pages, he offers you a…

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4 Maccabees

David deSilva

This commentary examines 4 Maccabees as a contribution to the ongoing reformulation of Jewish identity and practice in the Greek-speaking Diaspora.

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Discovering Revelation: Content, Interpretation, Reception

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary)

First published 2021 in Great Britain by Society for Promoting Christians Knowledge –Title page verso.

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Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews

David Arthur Desilva

This commentary is the first to fully apply the resources of socio-rhetorical analysis to Hebrews. Insights into the cultural and social world of the audience are combined with analysis of…

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An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods And Ministry Formation

Professor David A deSilva

Integrates scholarship with application to ministry formation.

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Despising Shame: Honor Discourse and Community Maintenance in the Epistle to the Hebrews

David Arthur deSilva

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Discovering Revelation

Professor David A deSilva

Discovering Revelation is a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to Revelation that offers commentary on structure, content and interpretation that is ideal for students of theology.

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The Letter to the Galatians: An Eight-Week Bible Study

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary)

What is the Christian’s relationship to the Old Testament? How does Christ fit in to the larger story of salvation reaching as far back as Abraham? What is the role…

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Invitation to the New Testament: Leader

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary),Emerson Powery

The Leader’s Guide provides process guidance for weekly group sessions and understands the role of leader as facilitator of small-group sessions. Procedures for guiding sessions include: directions for using related…

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Day of Atonement: A Novel of the Maccabean Revolt

Dr David Desilva,Lewis A Drummond

In the blank pages between Malachi and Matthew, the course of an entire nation was changed … His brother, the high priest Honiah, enjoyed the authority of the high priesthood…

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Introducing the Apocrypha - Message, Context, and Significance

David A. Desilva,James Charlesworth

This comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the Old Testament apocryphal books summarizes their context, message, and significance. Now substantially revised and updated throughout.

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James and Jude

John Painter,David A. Desilva,Mikeal Parsons,Charles Talbert

Two respected New Testament scholars expose theological meaning in James and Jude by tracing the use of rhetorical strategies from the ancient cultural and educational context.

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Invitation to the New Testament: Student

David Desilva,Emerson Powery

The Participant’s Guide guides daily study and preparation for discussion in the weekly group meeting. The expectation for daily study will be no more than thirty minutes.

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Transformation: The Heart of Paul’s Gospel

David A. deSilva

The gospel is often presented as little more than a get out of hell free pass. But is that all there is to it? What made it so compelling that…

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Unholy Allegiances: Heeding Revelation’s Warning

Prof David A Desilva, PH D

Amidst the fervor for popular apocalyptic books and unfounded end-times theology, New testament scholar David deSilva has written a book to help readers thoughtfully and properly approach Revelation as it…

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Canvas: A Portrait of Grace Leader Guide

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary)

We recognize the challenges churches face in engaging high school teens in deeper faith formation. Made up of 5 4-week studies, Canvas will captivate your students as they experience and…

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Apocrypha, The

Louis Stulman,David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary)

For many across the world, the books of the Apocrypha are Christian Scripture. Learn more about them as you learn more about how Jesus thought and lived.

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Apocrypha, The

Louis Stulman,David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary)

For many across the world, the books of the Apocrypha are Christian Scripture. Learn more about them as you learn more about how Jesus thought and lived.

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The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

David A. deSilva (Trustees' Professor of New Testament and Greek, Trustees' Professor of New Testament and Greek, Ashland Theological Seminary)

Jews have sometimes been reluctant to claim Jesus as one of their own; Christians have often been reluctant to acknowledge the degree to which Jesus’ message and mission were at…

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Canvas: A Portrait of Grace Student Guide

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary),Rev Natalya Cherry

We recognize the challenges churches face in engaging high school teens in deeper faith formation. Made up of 5 4-week studies, Canvas will captivate your students as they experience and…

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Canvas: A Portrait of God Student Guide

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary),Rev Natalya Cherry

We recognize the challenges churches face in engaging high school teens in deeper faith formation. Made up of 5 4-week studies, Canvas will captivate your students as they experience and…

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Canvas: A Portrait of God Leader Guide

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary),Rev Natalya Cherry

We recognize the challenges churches face in engaging high school teens in deeper faith formation. Made up of 5 4-week studies, Canvas will captivate your students as they experience and…

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Canvas: A Portrait of Jesus Student Guide

David A deSilva (Ashland Theological Seminary),Rev Natalya Cherry

We recognize the challenges churches face in engaging high school teens in deeper faith formation. Made up of 5 4-week studies, Canvas will captivate your students as they experience and…

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Archaeology and the Ministry of Paul

Judea under Greek and Roman Rule

In Season and Out: Sermons for the Christian Year

The Hope of Glory: Honor Discourse and New Testament Interpretation

The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective

Global Readings: A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

Galatians: A Handbook on the Greek Text

4 Maccabees

Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

Global Readings: A Sri Lankan Commentary on Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

Hebrews

Hebrews Leader Guide

The Letter to the Hebrews in Social-Scientific Perspective

Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity - Unlocking New Testament Culture

New Testament Themes

An Introduction to the New Testament - Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation

Immersion Bible Studies: Apocrypha

Seeing Things John’s Way: The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation

Afterlife: Finding Hope Beyond Death

Ephesians

Ephesians

Letter to the Galatians

A Week In the Life of Ephesus

Sacramental Life: Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer

4 Maccabees

Discovering Revelation: Content, Interpretation, Reception

Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews

An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods And Ministry Formation

Despising Shame: Honor Discourse and Community Maintenance in the Epistle to the Hebrews

Discovering Revelation

The Letter to the Galatians: An Eight-Week Bible Study

Invitation to the New Testament: Leader

Day of Atonement: A Novel of the Maccabean Revolt

Introducing the Apocrypha - Message, Context, and Significance

James and Jude

Invitation to the New Testament: Student

Transformation: The Heart of Paul’s Gospel

Unholy Allegiances: Heeding Revelation’s Warning

Canvas: A Portrait of Grace Leader Guide

Apocrypha, The

Apocrypha, The

The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

Canvas: A Portrait of Grace Student Guide

Canvas: A Portrait of God Student Guide

Canvas: A Portrait of God Leader Guide

Canvas: A Portrait of Jesus Student Guide

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