Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures

The importance of the Gospel of Matthew in church history cannot be overstated. For Jewish readers, it affirmed the Messiahship of Jesus, referring consistently to the Scriptures to establish his credentials. For Gentile disciples, it provided powerful and dramatic support of their inclusion in God's kingdom. The cross of Christ had removed the division between Jew and non-Jew, and through Matthew's writings, we see Israel's God drawing the entire world to himself through Jesus.

Historians and theologians alike have long recognized that at the heart of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations that distinguished the movement from other expressions of the Christian faith. Now we live in a different time with fresh challenges to our faith. Yet these rallying cries of the Reformation continue to speak to us. In God's Word Alone: Audio Lectures, scholar and professor Matthew Barrett explores the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine that Scripture alone is the final and decisive authority for God's people.

Galatians 1-3: Audio Lectures features top New Testament scholar Thomas R. Schreiner teaching through Galatians 1-3 in these engaging and challenging lessons. These lessons help bring the meaning of one of Paul's great letters into the 21st century. As he works his way through Galatians 1-3 passage-by-passage, Schreiner focuses on the textual structure of the book, enabling viewers to better understand the literary elements of Galatians, comprehend the author's revolutionary goals, and ultimately discover the book's vital claims upon the church today.

Galatians 4-6: Audio Lectures features top New Testament scholar Thomas R. Schreiner teaching through Galatians 4-6 in these engaging and challenging lessons. Based on Schreiner's Galatians commentary in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series, these lessons help bring the meaning of one of Paul's great letters into the 21st century. As he works his way through Galatians 4-6 passage-by-passage, Schreiner enables listeners to better understand the literary elements of Galatians.

Useful for formal students wanting additional instruction and for self-learners alike, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures by William Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard provides an excellent, thorough primer on the discipline of biblical hermeneutics.

In 2 and 3 John: Audio Lectures, author and New Testament scholar Karen Jobes seeks to bridge the distance between academic biblical studies and pastors, students, and laypeople who are looking for an in-depth treatment of the issues raised by these New Testament books. She approaches the three letters of John as part of the corpus that includes John's gospel, while rejecting an elaborate redactional history of that gospel that implicates the letters.

Productivity isn't just about getting more things done. It's about getting the right things done - the things that count, make a difference, and move the world forward. In our current era of massive overload, this is harder than ever before. So how do you get more of the right things done without confusing mere activity for actual productivity? The What's Best Next: Audio Lectures, by author and productivity expert Matt Perman, offers a practical approach for improving productivity in all areas of life.

In Historical Theology: Audio Lectures, Gregg Allison offers listeners the opportunity to study the historical development of theology by a topical-chronological arrangement, setting out the history one doctrine at a time. This approach allows listeners to concentrate on one tenet of Christianity and its formulation in the early church, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, and post-Reformation era, and into the modern period.

In Ezra-Nehemiah: Audio Lectures, Donna and Thomas Petter teach through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah passage-by-passage. These lessons, based on the Ezra-Nehemiah commentary in the NIV Application Commentary series, help listeners grasp the message of Deuteronomy and the powerful impact it can have today.

Paul's letter to the Romans remains one of the most important expressions of Christian truth ever written. Its message forces believers to evaluate who they are, who God is, and what their place in this world ought to be. Romans 1-7: Audio Lectures features top New Testament scholar Douglas J. Moo teaching through Romans 1-7 in these engaging and challenging lessons.

Recent years have seen much controversy about the apostle Paul, his context, and its effect on his theology. In Four Views on the Apostle Paul: Audio Lectures, four leading scholars present their views on the best framework for describing Paul's theological perspective, including his view of salvation, the significance of Christ, and his vision for the churches.

In Matthew 11-28: Audio Lectures, professor Michael Wilkins explains Matthew's broad appeal not only to his ancient readers, but also to us today. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Wilkins shares perspectives on Matthew's Gospel that reveal its enduring relevance for our 21st century lives.

These audio lectures are a unique learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Revelation: Audio Lectures includes high-quality live recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources. Revelation: Audio Lectures features top New Testament scholar Craig S. Keener teaching through the book of Revelation in these engaging and challenging lessons.

In The Triune God: Audio Lectures, theologian Fred Sanders offers thoughtful, concise, and understandable lessons that explore the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of the doctrine of the Trinity. In particular, Sanders secures knowledge of the triune God in rightly ordered theological language. He presents conclusions about the Trinity based on the way the Trinity was revealed in Scripture.

There is a lot of talk about heresy these days. The frequency and volume of accusations suggest that some Christians have lost a sense of the gravity of the word. On the other hand, many believers have little to no familiarity with orthodox doctrine or the historic distortions of it. What's needed is a strong dose of humility and restraint, and also a clear and informed definition of orthodoxy and heresy. In Know the Heretics: Audio Lectures, scholar and author Justin Holcomb provides an accessible "travel guide" to the most significant heresies throughout Christian history.

The Way of Worship: Audio Lectures is a practical, hands-on series for college or seminary students, pastors, youth pastors, and worship leaders seeking to better equip themselves as worshipers. Alongside The Way of Worship book, this series provides interpretation and clarification of biblical principles of worship in an ever-changing culture.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, 2 Corinthians: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.

Four Portraits, One Jesus is a thorough yet accessible introduction to these documents and their subject, the life and person of Jesus. Like different artists rendering the same subject using different styles and points of view, the Gospels paint four highly distinctive portraits of the same remarkable Jesus.

In 1 John: Audio Lectures, author and New Testament scholar Karen Jobes seeks to bridge the distance between academic biblical studies and pastors, students, and laypeople who are looking for an in-depth treatment of the issues raised by these New Testament books. She approaches the three letters of John as part of the corpus that includes John's gospel, while rejecting an elaborate redactional history of that gospel that implicates the letters.

In The Story of Reality: Audio Lectures, best-selling author and host of Stand to Reason Gregory Koukl explains the words that form the narrative backbone of the Christian story. Each lecture identifies the most important things that happen in the story in the order they take place, beginning with an examination of reality, and God, and moving though man, Jesus, the cross, and resurrection.