Joshua Judges Ruth And The First Book Of Samuel

The early church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narratives of the historical books that illumined the New Testament. This ACCS volume features a rich treasure trove of ancient wisdom, including homilies of Origen, commentaries from Gregory of Nazianzus and Bede the Venerable, and question-and-answer works from Augustine, Theodoret of Cyr, and Bede.

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"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.

At Halford House in Richmond, England, Lance taught through the Bible, book by book. Including tremendous teachings and study guides to encourage more seeking of the Lord, Lance gave an overview of each book. This proves quite helpful in grasping the big picture of the Lord's purpose in each book as well as including important details that may not be so plain to the every day reader. In Joshua, Judges and Ruth, Lance helps show that Joshua is such a positive story of overcoming and Judges is a less positive story with much defeat and how both show the Lord's way through for His people. He also helps give understanding of how Ruth fits into this purpose the Lord has in this area of history. The included study guides are helpful in returning to the Lord following your personal study, to consider what the Lord is saying through the text.