Philippians

by Frank Thielman

Book Overview

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....

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310493005
• ISBN13: 9780310493006
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Really enjoy this commentary!

This is a very good commentary. Besides giving the background of the text, it gives, as the title says, good practical perspectives on living out that text! Very good for pastors.

An excellent commentary from an excellent series!

The NIV Application Commentary Series is one of the best commentary series I have ever encountered. Each commentary goes through the text of its respective book and 1) grapples with the original meaning, 2) finds bridging concepts from other passages of Scripture and historical sources, and 3) gleens present day applications out of the biblical text. While this commentary is sound theologically, its focus is more pastoral. It seeks to answer the question, "How do I live by these principles today?" The Philippians commentary follows this template with great success. One of the most profound themes of the commentary, and the book of Philippians, deals with the question of suffering. It is both intellectually stimulating and painfully practical.