The IVP NT Commentary: 2 Peter & Jude HB (op) Christian Living_Devotionals So begins Derek Kidner in

So begins Derek Kidner in this introduction and commentary to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah which chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that rebirth

a lake for Jesus to preach from

Knut Heim's Tyndale commentary shows that the book is intellectually sophisticated

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119 full-color maps of Canaan

The IVP NT Commentary: 2 Peter & Jude HB (op) Christian Living_Devotionals So begins Derek Kidner inThe miracle of being forgiven is perhaps equaled only by the wonder of also being trusted again. That wondrous experience in the life of Simon Peter ultimately produced remarkable letters, full of warning and hope, solemn instruction and glorious promise. Because of that grace in Peter's past, his words in the book of 2 Peter are able to strengthen we who are his brothers and sisters in faith. Jude follows 2 Peter, yet because of its brevity and