Earl F Palmer

In this expositional commentary of the Letter to the Ephesians, Paul shares that the universal goodness of the gospel--the news of grace and truth from Jesus Christ--is not just for Jews but is for all people, regardless of birth, tribe, or nationality. And, in his letter to the first-century church at Ephesus, Paul gives realistic and practical guidance for how to live as one people of the gospel in words that are as relevant today as they were in the first century.

In this expositional commentary of the Letter to the Ephesians, Paul shares that the universal goodness of the gospel--the news of grace and truth from Jesus Christ--is not just for Jews but is for all people, regardless of birth, tribe, or nationality. And, in his letter to the first-century church at Ephesus, Paul gives realistic and practical guidance for how to live as one people of the gospel in words that are as relevant today as they were in the first century.

The parables of Jesus are of untiring interest because they have the intriguing capacity to dole out their meaning here a little, there a little, new new insights revealed by changing times. Here, master Bible expositor Earl Palmer finds in them the truths awaiting our generation, and presents those truths with a gifted sense of illustration and application. Partly because their veiled nature, the parables never grow old. Far from what we sometimes hear, they are not little stories so simple that they can make truth transparent, so anyone can understand. Jesus used parables so that the truth will actually be hidden from those who had rather not see it in the first place (Matthew 13:11-15). But for those who long for the truth, it is there for the discovering.

In The book That James Wrote, Earl Palmer offers a user-friendly guide to James that is ideal for pastors and parishioners, for personal or small-group study. Written in a personal style, the book will enrich understanding of what James has to say to us today.

Every age needs its comfortable assumptions challenged by Scripture's unsettling call to live Christ's way -- hence the need for a fresh examination of the famed sermon of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 5-7. In The Enormous Exception Earl Palmer journeys through Jesus' most famous sermon, laying open fuller meanings all along the way. The result is the rediscovery of this vibrant oracle which grips the reader with conviction about life -- as it was originally heard when Jesus preached it. "The only way this sermon makes sense is if Jesus Christ himself, who spoke the words, is strong enough to make them really true," says the author. "The good news in the profoundest sense in the Sermon on the Mount is to be found in the one who is preaching the sermon." Enriching this concise commentary on the sermon are the author's observations on various Greek words in the text and his theological and psychological insights. "I believe that the best way to read this remarkable sermon is to dialogue with the teacher at all the radical edges of his sermon," notes Palmer. The sermon is "hardly mild; there is a good wildness in it... yet at the same time the Teacher is friendly toward those who are undone by the intensity of its demands."