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			Interpretation: A biblical commentary for teaching and preaching. Westminster/John Knox Press. 20% off special offer celebrating the opening of Churches Together Bookshop. (Prices vary.) The Interpretation series is a set of full-length commentaries written specifically for those who interpret the Bible through teaching and preaching in the Church. The writers were chosen for their proven ability as biblical scholars and their experience as teachers and/or preachers. Each has an outstanding record of publication demonstrating a keen sense for biblical interpretation and expository writing.
			…for Everyone. SPCK. Tom Wright. A major new series of guides to the books of the New Testament. Wright’s comments on the gospels and what they mean for us are combined with his new translation of the biblical text. Scholarly, approachable and anecdotal, Wright’s commentaries capture the immediacy of the New Testament texts.
			African Bible Commentary: A one-volume commentary written by 70 African scholars. Zondervan, 2006. £23.99. This commentary is one of the bestselling books at the URC bookshop in Church House, Tavistock Place, London. It represents a unique publishing event – the first one volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students and lay leaders. The African Bible Commentary gives a section-by-section interpretation that provides a contextual, readable, affordable and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible, Readers around the world will benefit from and appreciate the commentary’s fresh insights and direct style that engage both heart and mind.
			Jesus through Middle Eastern eyes: Cultural studies in the Gospels. SPCK, 2008. Kenneth E. Bailey. Jesus through Middle Eastern eyes leads us on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus on the four Gospels. In a provocative opening chapter, Bailey questions the accuracy of our popular understanding of the birth narratives before focusing in turn on the Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus’ relationship to women and especially his parables. Employing his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture, the author guides us into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus, lifting away obscure layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal him in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting.

			The Bible for sinners: Interpretation in the present time. Christopher Rowland and Jonathan Roberts. SPCK, 2008, £10.99. Two experts in biblical and literary studies offer a wide-ranging discussion of what is going on in different types of 'Christian' interpretation. They consider examples from history, from literature, and from a range of contentious present-day situations. Rather than providing answers, the authors open open out the fundamental interpretive questions raised by same-sex relationships, justice in society, religious heresy, and marriage and divorce.
			The Book of Revelation, Simon Woodman. An SCM Core Text, 2008 £19.99. This SCM Core Text seeks to bridge the gap between scholarly and technical commentaries and those more publicly accessible for a book that is often either ignored or subject to fanatical study and fanciful interpretation. Woodman writes with second and third year university students in mind, but also for pastors and those in local churches who want to take seriously their study of this often (needlessly) controversial book.
			Reading the Bible, ed. Howard Ingham, Jo Merrygold, Liam Purcell, Susan Rudge. SCM, 2006, £14.99. Whether you're leading Bible studies, training for ministry, or just interested in new ways of using the Bible, this book will equip you with a set of tools and approaches from across academic disciplines and church practices. Deeper and fuller understanding of the Bible is possible when you understand that it's a plural text and can be approached in different ways. The book includes accessible articles from experts in the field of biblical study, Bible studies suitable for groups or individuals which show how various approaches can be used to explore the Bible, a CD-ROM with printable handouts for study, liturgy and worship materials, multi-media resources, all kinds of facts, figures and quotes about the most translated book in the world.
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