Commentary on the New Testament

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Verse-by-verse explanations with a literal translation Shouldnt a Bible commentary clarify what Gods Word actually says? Going beyond questions of authorship date sources and historicity respected linguist and teacher Gundry offers a one-volume exposition of the New Testament that focuses on what is most useful for preaching teaching and individual study--what the biblical text really means. Providing interpretive observations in a "breezy" style thats easy to read and adaptable for oral use in pulpit or classroom presentations Gundry directs his book to an evangelical audience. His crisp translation of the New Testament inserts various phrasings of passages in brackets allowing for smooth transition from original text to alternative and contemporary readings. SAMPLE TEXT OF TRANSLATION JOHNS PREDICTING A MORE POWERFUL BAPTIZER THAN HE (Mark 1:1-8) 1:1-3: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ Gods Son according as its written in Isaiah the prophet "Behold Im sending my messenger before your face ahead of you wholl pave your way the road youll travel the messenger who is the voice of one crying out in the wilderness Prepare the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight." Pastors Sunday school teachers small-group leaders and laypeople will welcome Gundrys non-technical explanations and clarifications. And Bible students at all levels will appreciate his sparkling interpretations of the NT Scriptures. A trustworthy guide for anybody wanting to delve deeper into Gods Word. SAMPLE TEXT OF COMMENTS "Gospel" means "good news." Jews would associate this good news with Isaiah 52:7. Non-Jews would think of the good news of an emperors accession to power birthday visit to a city military victory or bringing of prosperity to the empire. But Marks good news has to do with the salvation and victory brought by Jesus over evil in all its demonic and physical forms. "The gospel of Jesus Christ" therefore means "the gospel about Jesus Christ" and refers to a proclaimed message ("the voice of one crying out") not a book (though because books like Marks contain that proclaimed message the term came to refer to those books in the capitalized form of "Gospels" to distinguish them from the message kept uncapitalized as "gospel").