17 July 2008

NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible

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Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible




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The Spirit of Reformation Study Bible (NIV Spirit of Reformation Study Bible) provides a serious study Bible for men and women of the Reformed tradition. With extensive notes and other study aids designed for the knowledgeable Bible reader as well as for church workers, pastors, and seminarians, this study Bible offers a comprehensive understanding of the Christian faith from a distinctively Reformed perspective.


FEATURES

· Over 20,000 detailed study notes explain the meaning and implication of passages, verses, words, and terms
· 66 in-text articles focus on topics of particular significance to Reformed theology
· Complete texts of essential Reformed doctrinal standards, including:
Ø The Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF)
Ø The Westminster Shorter Catechism (WSC)
Ø The Westminster Larger Catechism (WLC)
Ø The Heidelberg Catechism (HC)
Ø The Belgic Confession (BC)
Ø The Canons of Dort (CD)
· Section and book introductions supply key information, painting a broad and accurate picture of the scriptural message
· In-text maps, charts, and graphs offer visual aids for understanding the Scriptures
· Complete New International Version – most read, most trusted
· Side-column reference system
· 16-page, full-color map set
· NIV concordance
· Indexes to notes and maps




CONTRIBUTORS

Executive Director: Rev. Prof. Luder Whitlock, Jr., Ph.D.
(Senior Fellow with The Trinity Forum and works with Excelsis, an Orlando-based nonprofit; graduated from the University of Florida, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Vanderbilt University)



General Editor:
Rev. Prof. Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Th.D.
(President of Third Millennium Ministries and Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: Bachelor of Arts–B.A. from Roanoke College; Westminster Theological Seminary; Master of Divinity–M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary; and Doctor of Theology–Th.D. in Old Testament Studies from Harvard University)



Old Testament Editor: Prof. Bruce K. Waltke, Th.D., Ph.D.
(Professor of Old Testament in Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A. and President of the Evangelical Theological Society; Education: B.A. from Houghton College; Master of Theology–Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary; Doctor of Philosophy–Ph.D. from Harvard University)



New Testament Editors:
Prof. Vern S. Poythress, Ph.D., D.Th.
(Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary and Editor Westminster Theological Journal; Education: B.S. from California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. from Harvard University, 1970; M.Div. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Litt. from University of Cambridge; and Doctor of Theology–D.Th. from University of Stellenbosch)

Prof. Gregory K. Beale, Ph.D.
(Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois; Education: B.A. in Humanities {majored in Philosophy and History} from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.; Master of Arts–M.A. in History {concentration in Augustinian and Reformation studies} from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.; Th.M. {concentrated in Greek, Hebrew, biblical and theological studies; graduated with honors in the Department of Semitics and Old Testament} from Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.; and Ph.D. in Divinity {concentrated in Greek and Hebrew exegesis} from University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England)



Theological Editors:
Prof. John M. Frame, D.D.
(Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: Bachelor of Arts–A.B. from Princeton University; Bachelor of Divinity–B.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.A. and Master of Philosophy–M.Phil. from Yale University; Doctor of Divinity–D.D. from Belhaven College)

Prof. James Innell (J. I.) Packer, D.Phil.
(Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at
Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia; Education: B.A.; M.A.; and Doctor of Philosophy–D.Phil. from Oxford University, UK)



Associate Editors:
Rev. James Montgomery Boice, D.Theol., D.D. (HC) (deceased)
(Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church; Education: A.B. from Harvard University; B.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary; Doctor of Theology–D.Theol. from the University of Basel, Switzerland; and D.D. honorary from the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church)

Rev. Prof. Edmund P. Clowney, S.T.M., D.D. (deceased)
(Adjunct professor at
Westminster Theological Seminary, California and part-time theologian-in-residence at Trinity Presbyterian Church; Education: B.A. from Wheaton College; Bachelor of Theology–Th.B. from Westminster Theological Seminary; Master of Sacred Theology–S.T.M. from Yale Divinity School; and D.D. from Wheaton College)

Prof. Roger R. Nicole, Th.D., Ph.D., D.D.
(Emeritus Professor of Theology at
Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida and a founding member of both the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy and the Evangelical Theological Society; Education: M.A. from Sorbonne; S.T.M. and Th.D. from Gordon Divinity School; Ph.D. from Harvard University; and D.D. from Wheaton College)



Associate General Editor: Ra McLaughlin, M.Div.
(
Webmaster and Director of Curriculum in Third Millennium Ministries; Education: M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, U.S.A.)



Old Testament Contributors:
1. Prof. Carl E. Armerding, Ph.D. (academic director of Schloss Mittersill Study Center in Austria and director of Old Testament research at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in England; Education: M.Div. from Trinity International University; and Ph.D. from Brandeis University)
2. Prof. Raymond B. Dillard, Ph.D. (deceased) (Professor professor of Old Testament language and literature at Westminter Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Dropsie University)
3. Prof. William J. Dumbrell, Th.D. (Professor at Moore Theological College, Sydney; Education: Th.D. from Harvard University)
4. Prof. Mark D. Futato, Ph.D. (Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, U.S.A.; Education: B.A. from Geneva College; M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.A. and Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America)
5. Prof. Graeme Goldsworthy, Ph.D. (Professor of Old Testament, Biblical Theology, and Hermeneutics at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia; Education: M.A. from University of Cambridge; Th.M. and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary, Virginia)
6. Prof. J. Alan Groves, Ph.D. (Professor at Westminster Theological Seminary; Education:
B.A. and Bachelor of Engineering from Dartmouth College; Master of Arts in Religion–M.A.R. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary)
7. Prof. R. Laird Harris, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: Bachelor of Science–B.S. from University of Delaware; Th.B. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.A. from University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. from Dropsie University)
8. Prof. Kenneth J. Howell, Ph.D. (Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University and Ph.D. in the History of Christianity and Science from the University of Lancaster, U.K.)
9. Rev. Prof. Meredith M. Kline, Ph.D. (deceased) (Professor Emeritus at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church; Education: B.A. from Gordon College; Th.B. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia; Ph.D. in Assyriology and Egyptology from Dropsie University)
10. Prof. Gary N. Knoppers, Ph.D. (Professor at Pennsylvania State University; Education: B.A. in philosophy {cum laude} from
Calvin College; M.Div. in Old Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; M.A. with distinction in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; and Ph.D. from Harvard University)
11. Prof. Donald A. Leggett, Th.D. (Professor Emeritus at Tyndale Seminary; Education: Th.D. from Free University of Amsterdam)
12. Prof. V. Phillips Long, Ph.D. (Professor of Old Testament at Regent College, Canada; Education: B.A. from Wheaton College; M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Cambridge University)
13. Prof. Tremper Longman III, Ph.D. (Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Westmont College; Education: B.A. in Religion from Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature from Yale University)
14. Prof. Allan Alexander MacRae, Ph.D. (a co-founder of
Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, Pennsylvania with Dr. Jack Murray; Education: Th.B. from Princeton Theological Seminary; Master of Arts–A.M. from Princeton University; and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania)
15. Prof. J. Gordon McConville, Ph.D. (Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, and a member of the Faculty of Theology at Oxford University; Education: B.A. from Cambridge University; M.A. from University of Edinburgh; Ph.D. from The Queen's University of Belfast)
16. Prof. Jeffrey J. Niehaus, Ph.D. (Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Education: B.A. from Yale University; M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Master of Arts–M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University)
17. Prof. Dirk H. Odendaal, Jr., Ph.D. (deceased) (University of Stellenbosch)
18. Rev. Raymond C. Ortlund, Ph.D. (First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, PA; Education: B.A. from Wheaton College; Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary; M.A. from University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D. from University of Aberdeen)
19. Prof. Gary D. Pratico, Th.D. (Professor of Old Testament, Director of the Hebrew Language Program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Education: B.A. from Berkshire Christian College; M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; and Th.D. from Harvard Divinity School)
20. Rev. Prof. Richard L. Pratt, Jr., Th.D. (President of Third Millennium Ministries and Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: Bachelor of Arts–B.A. from Roanoke College; studied at Westminster Theological Seminary; Master of Divinity–M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary; and Doctor of Theology–Th.D. in Old Testament Studies from Harvard University)
21. Prof. Elmer Smick, Ph.D. (deceased) (Education: B.A. from The King's College; Th.B. and S.T.M. from Faith Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Dropsie College)
22. Prof. Marion Ann Taylor, Ph.D. (Professor of Biblical at Wycliffe College; Ph.D. from Yale University)
23. Prof. Willem A. VanGemeren, Ph.D. (director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies program and professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois; Diploma from Christelijk Lyceum in Holland; Education: Diploma from Moody Bible Institute; B.A. in philosophy from University of Illinois; B.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; M.A. and Ph.D. in Hebrew and Old Testament from the University of Wisconsin; studied at the Hebrew University in JerU.S.A.lem, Israel)
24. Prof. J. Robert Vannoy, Th.D. (Professor Emeritus at Biblical Theological Seminary, U.S.A.: Education: B.A. from Shelton College; M.Div. and S.T.M. from Faith Theological Seminary; and Th.D. from Free University of Amsterdam)
25. Prof. Bruce K. Waltke, Th.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Old Testament in Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A. and President of the Evangelical Theological Society; Education: B.A. from Houghton College; Master of Theology–Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary; Doctor of Philosophy–Ph.D. from Harvard University)
26. Prof. Barry G. Webb, Ph.D. (Head of the Old Testament Department at Moore Theological College; Education: B.A. and Diploma of Education–Dip.Ed. from Qld; B.D. from London; and Ph.D. from University of Sheffield)
27. Prof. Gordon J. Wenham, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire and lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol)
28. Rev. Canon Prof. John D. Woodhouse, Ph.D. (Principal and Professor of Old Testament and Theology at Moore Theological College; Education: Bachelor of Science–B.Sc. from UNSW; B.D. from London; and Ph.D. from Manchester)



New Testament Contributors:
1. Prof. John Knox Chamblin, Th.D. (Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Reformed Theological Seminary; Education: B.A. from Wheaton College; B.D. and Th.M. from Columbia Theological Seminary; and Th.D. from Union Theological Seminary, Th.D.)
2. Karl J. Cooper, Th.M. (Providence RI)
3. Rev. Prof. Sinclair B. Ferguson, Ph.D. (Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina; Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology at
Westminster Theological Seminary's Dallas, Texas campus, prior to which he held the Charles Krahe Chair for Systematic Theology at the Philadelphia campus; and a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals; Education: Ph.D. from University of Aberdeen)
4. Prof. T. David Gordon, Ph.D. (Professor of New Testament at Grove City College, U.S.A.; Education: B.L.A. from Roanoke College; M.A.R. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary)
5. Prof. Wayne A. Grudem, Ph.D. (Research Professor of
Bible and Theology at Phoenix Seminary; Education: B.A. from Harvard University; M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from University of Cambridge)
6. Prof. Charles E. Hill, Ph.D. (Professor of New Testament in Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A. and a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas; Education: B.A. from University of Nebraska; M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in California; Ph.D. from University of Cambridge)
7. Prof. Kenneth J. Howell, Ph.D. (Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University and Ph.D. in the History of Christianity and Science from the University of Lancaster, U.K.)
8. Prof. Dennis J. Ireland, Ph.D. (John and Frances Gwinn Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: A.B. from Gordon College; M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; and Ph.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary)
9. Prof. Dennis E. Johnson, Ph.D. (Academic DeanProfessor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in California, U.S.A. and associate pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Escondido; Education: B.A. from Westmont College; M.Div. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary.)
10. Prof. Peter R. Jones, Ph.D. (Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in California, U.S.A.; Education: B.A. from University of Wales; B.D. from Gordon Divinity School; Th.M. from Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.)
11. Prof. Reggie McReynolds Kidd, Ph.D. (Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: B.A. from The College of William & Mary; M.A.R. and M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D. from Duke University)
12. Prof. Simon J. Kistemaker, Th.D. (Professor of New Testament Emeritus at Reformed Theological Seminary; Education: A.B. from Calvin College; B.D. from Calvin Theological Seminary; Th.D. from Free University of Amsterdam)
13. Prof. W. Harold Mare, Ph.D. (professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri)
14. Prof. Dan G. McCartney, Ph.D. (Department Coordinator Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary; Education: B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University; M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Th.M. and Ph.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary)
15. Prof. Leon Morris, Ph.D. (deceased) (
Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge (1960-64); Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia; and Visiting Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Education: Ph.D. from University of Cambridge, England)
16. Prof. Vern S. Poythress, Ph.D., D.Th. (Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary and Editor Westminster Theological Journal; Education: B.S. from California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. from Harvard University; M.Div. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Litt. from University of Cambridge; and D.Th. from University of Stellenbosch)
17. Prof. Moises Silva, Ph.D. (a writer and editor who previously taught biblical studies at Westmont College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Education: B.A. from Bob Jones University; B.D. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D. from University of Manchester)
18. Prof. Frank S. Thielman, Ph.D. (Presbyterian Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School; Education: B.A. from Wheaton College; B.A. and M.A. from University of Cambridge; and Ph.D. from Duke University; Additional studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)
19. Prof. Joseph Trafton, Ph.D. (member of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University)



REVIEWS:

“Finally! An up-to-date study Bible which gives clear expression to the Reformed faith!”
Prof. Samuel T. Logan, Jr., Ph.D.
(Professor Emeritus of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary; Education: B.A. from Princeton University; M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D. from Emory University)

“This study Bible is without question the best I have found! Not only is it extremely user-friendly, but more importantly, it is filled with biblically sound and time-tested instructional aids.”
Rev. Randy Pope
(Founding Pastor, Lead Teacher, & Directional Leader of Perimeter Church in Duluth [Atlanta], Georgia and Chairman of the Board of Perimeter Ministries International; a graduate of the University of Alabama and Reformed Theological Seminary)

“It is wonderful to see this fine study Bible now in the NIV; and the notes have been significantly enriched. Our congregation will love it and benefit greatly from it.”
Rev. Sanders L. Willson, D.D.
(Senior Minister at Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN; Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Virginia; M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; and D.D. from Crichton College, Memphis)

“At last, the long awaited Reformed study Bible to accompany the widely used and highly respected New International Version. The careful explanations and up-to-date research in the Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible powerfully affirm and unfold the eternal truth and unified message of all Scripture.”
Prof. Bryan Chapell, Ph.D.
(President and Professor of Practical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, U.S.A.; Education: B.S.J. from Northwestern University; M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary; and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University)

“I have used and recommended various study Bibles over the years. This one is in a class by itself. It will very quickly become an indespensible tool in the hands of Christians who wish to read, study, understand and apply the Word of God.”
Rev. Dr. John R. De Witt
(First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC, trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust, and an associate editor of The Banner of Truth; Education: B.A. from Hope College; B.D. from Western Theological Seminary both in Holland, Michigan; Th.D. from the John Calvin Academy of the Theological University of the Reformed Churches in Kampen, the Netherlands; and D.D. honorary degree from Rhodes College in Memphis Tennesse)

“The Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible's inviting format, concise, accurate comments on the text and unabashed expression of the spirit of the Reformation make using it profoundly edifying for the individual believer and for the bride of Christ, his beloved church.”
Rev. Joel Nederhood, Th.D.
(Preaching Pastor of the Cottage Grove Christian Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois and Director of Ministries Emeritus at the Back to God Hour; Education: B.A. from Calvin College; B.D. from Calvin Theological Seminary; and Th.D. from Free University of Amsterdam)

“This attractive study Bible stands in the best tradition of the Reformation, a tremendous movement of spiritual and ecclesial renewal in the sixteenth century from which we still have much to learn today. A wonderful resource for everyone who loves the Bible and the Gospel rediscovered by the Reformers.”
Prof. Timothy George, Th.D.
(Dean and Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, U.S.A.; Education: A.B. from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School; and Th.D. from Harvard University)





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