Daniel: Faith Under Pressure (Bringing the Bible to Life) - Softcover

Longman III, Tremper; Nygren, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310320429 ISBN 13: 9780310320425

Publisher: HarperChristian Resources, 2010

Synopsis

If you want to move from the biblical text to contemporary life on solid ground, this series has been written for you. The Bringing the Bible to Life series, a companion to Zondervan’s NIV Application Commentary, is intended to bring both the historical meaning of the biblical text and its contemporary significance. Each guide provides an introduction to the biblical book, six to twelve sessions with discussion questions, and a closing section that assists the group in responding to God’s Word together or individually. The included Leader’s Guide helps busy people prepare to lead the study. Sessions on Daniel include: · Who’s in Charge? · True Wisdom · Saving Power · Pride Goes Before a Fall · Weighing In · Prevailing Law · The Horror of Human Evil · How Long, Lord? · How Then Shall We Pray? · A Great War

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From the Back Cover

Bringing the Bible to Life--a series of Bible study guides following the format and content of the NIV Application Commentaries Series--looks at the original meaning of scripture, bridging contexts and contemporary significance of the text, to offer small group participants a better understanding and relevant application of the biblical material to their daily lives. Each study in this series is written by a recognized scholar and provides an introduction to the biblical book, six to twelve sessions with discussion questions, and a closing section that assists the group in responding to God's Word together or individually.

About the Author

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is a distinguished scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is on the advisory council of the BioLogos Foundation, and is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and general editor for the Story of God Bible Commentary Old Testament, and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Old Testament books.

Janet Nygren is currently the Women’s Ministry Coordinator for the Princeton Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Princeton, NJ.

Karen H. Jobes (PhD, Westminister Theological Seminary) is the Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor Emerita of New Testament Greek and Exegesis at Wheaton College and Graduate school in Wheaton, Illinois. The author of several works, she has also been involved in the NIV Bible translation. She and her husband, Forrest, live in Philadelphia and are members of an Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0310320429
• ISBN 13: 9780310320425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128