Full Description
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.
Contents
Series Introduction
15
General Editor's Preface
17
Author's Preface
19
Abbreviations
23
Introduction to Ecclesiastes
43
Outline of Ecclesiastes
44
Select Bibliography on Ecclesiastes
49
Text and Commentary on Ecclesiastes
235
Introduction to Song of Songs
256
Outline of Song of Songs
257
Select Bibliography on Song of Songs
263
Text and Commentary on Song of Songs
379
Scripture Index
391
Subject Index
