{"product_id":"judges-ruth-revised-edition-9780310114765","title":"Judges, Ruth Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe books of Judges and Ruth have relevance for our lives today. Judges, because it reveals a God who employs very human deliverers but refuses to gloss over their sins and their consequences. And Ruth, because it demonstrates the far-reaching impact of a righteous character. K. Lawson Younger Jr. shares literary perspectives on the books of Judges and Ruth that reveal ageless truths for our contemporary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's context, each passage is treated in three sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBridging Contexts\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Significance\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYounger, K. Lawson:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eK. Lawson Younger, Jr. (PhD, University of Sheffield) is professor of Old Testament, Semitic languages, and ancient near eastern history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author, associate editor, and coeditor of several books, and has contributed to numerous collections of essays, dictionaries adn periodicals. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50438462570770,"sku":"9780310114765","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0276e2f5-fdfc-475d-9dac-4f3e0d700346.jpg?v=1729651158","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/judges-ruth-revised-edition-9780310114765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}