Description
A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.
Three easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story:
- LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story
- EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting
- LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students
Praise for SGBC Series:
"Pastors and lay people will welcome this new series, which seeks to make the message of the Scriptures clear and to guide readers in appropriating biblical texts for life today."
--Daniel I. Block, Wheaton College and Graduate School
"An extremely valuable and long overdue series that includes comment on the cultural context of the text, careful exegesis, and guidance on reading the whole Bible as a unity that testifies to Christ as our Savior and Lord."
--Graeme Goldsworthy, author of According to Plan
"Engagingly readable, it not only explores the biblical text but offers a range of applications and interesting illustrations."
--Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary
"A perfect tool for helping every follower of Jesus to walk in the story that God is writing for them."
--Judy Douglass, Cru
Praise for Job
“Shields’s commentary is highly readable and informed by careful scholarship on the text and its ancient Near Eastern contexts. His proposals for Job’s interpretation for his contemporary Christian perspective are presented with nuance.”
—Rachelle Gilmour, Bromby Associate Professor of Old Testament, Trinity College, University of Divinity, Australia
“Martin Shields finds the perfect balance between providing helpful background on the ancient context, offering profound insights into the text, and giving wise counsel on how to understand this troubling book in the light of Scripture, and how to apply its wisdom to our lives today.”
—David T. Lamb, MacRae Professor of Old Testament, Missio Seminary
“They don’t know everything about God’s ways or the complexities of the universe. Not Job. Not his friends. Not Elihu. Accepting our limitations, according to Martin Shields’s commentary on Job, is paramount to learning wisdom in the face of catastrophe and suffering. This study explores Job in its ancient and biblical contexts offering pointed and reliable interpretation. Shields’s commentary will assist pastors, students, and Christian readers. It has already helped me with the most difficult passages of Job.”
—Gary Edward Schnittjer, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Cairn University
“Martin Shields remarkably combines rigorous scholarship with pastoral and practical sensitivity in this impressive volume that unpacks one of Scripture’s most challenging books. He masterfully confronts questions concerning suffering, justice, and divine sovereignty, while tracing the biblical story’s arc to its fulfillment in Christ.”
—David Emanuel, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Hebrew Language, Westmont College
“Martin Shields provides the reader with an exegetically rich and theologically sensitive reading of this challenging book. Taking fully into account the ancient Near Eastern context of the book of Job, Shields demonstrates time and again the significance of Job for the twenty-first century.”
—W. Dennis Tucker, Professor of Christian Scripture, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
“This is an invaluable guide to the book of Job. With close attention to the Hebrew text and ancient Near Eastern literature, Shields navigates readers through the complexities and questions inherent in the book. More than clarifying the logic of the text and the story of the book of Job, Shields illuminates its place within the story of God and its contributions to the life of faith. In the face of undeserved and inexplicable suffering, Shields leads readers to God and to God’s governance of and involvement in finite human lives, each of which bring comfort.”
—Christopher Ansberry, Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Grove City College
“Rooted in thorough scholarly study, Shields’s nuanced treatment balances Job’s complexity with practical application, honoring its mystery within a theologically faithful exposition. With insight and grace, he reads Job’s wisdom in the light of the Gospel in this accessible and compelling commentary.”
—Paul S. Evans, Professor of Old Testament, McMaster Divinity College
“Martin Shields’s commentary on Job is faithful, fresh, and fearless. He is unafraid to challenge assumptions about the book and brings a compelling new reading which is anchored in the text and its ancient context. He illuminates the pith and pathos of this passionate ancient work in a way which modern readers will find challenging, sensitive, and deeply rewarding. It is must-read for those wanting insight into Job and the problem of suffering.”
—George Athas, Director of Research, Moore Theological College
“Martin Shields has produced an extremely useful commentary. He displays an obvious command of the comparative Ancient Near Eastern literature. His explanations of the text are careful, lucid, and do not shy away from honestly addressing the more troubling passages in the book. The connections to the New Testament, Christ, and contemporary Christian living are astutely drawn with a truly pastoral concern. Readers, teachers, and preachers will be well served by this contribution to the series.”
—Jerry Shepherd, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, Taylor Seminary
