Like jewels of truth set in crowns of poetry, the proverbs sparkle with the light of ancient experience---and reflect the ageless counsels of God. While individual verses speak powerfully, How to Read Proverbs unveils even greater insight by placing the whole book within the context of biblical and ... (more)

Tremper Longman gives us the kind of help we need to overcome the distance between the psalmists' world and ours. He explains the various kinds of psalms, the way they were used in Hebrew worship and their relationship to the rest of the Old Testament. Then he looks at how Christians can appropriate... (more)