Deus Artefacta: ECM Commentaries

Here are the Commentaries that are written for the undergraduate level. They are available from Amazon (see more information under each book for direct links).

1. Jesus Speaks to Seven of His Churches: A Historical and Exegetical Commentary on the Messages to the Seven Churches in Revelation. Electronic Christian Media, May 2017.

Over 500 pages on Chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation. One of the most comprehensive commentaries on these chapters that I am aware of.

Available in Black & White Paperback ISBN: 978-0994806086

Full color hardcover ISBN: 979-8711827122**

The Online Biblical Archaeology Companion website is free for everyone and accessible through this LINK.

This book is a first of its kind: an innovative exegetical commentary on the messages (letters) to the Seven Churches in Revelation (Rev 2–3). It is perhaps the most comprehensive commentary on the Seven Churches in modern times. It examines the Graeco-Roman local references from the first century, in the tradition of Sir William M. Ramsay[1] and Colin J. Hemer[2], but also considers the Hebraic-Semitic covenant lawsuit influences (see below) and deals with the material set out in Graves’ PhD dissertation “The Influence of Ancient Near Eastern Vassal Treaties on the Seven Prophetic Messages in Revelation with Special Reference to the Message to Smyrna” at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (2008), under the late I. Howard Marshall.

Link to Further Information on this Commentary.

2. The Acts of the Apostles: An Exposition. Updated and Revised Edition. Toronto, Ont.: Electronic Christian Media. 2016. Classic Biblical Reprints Series no. 1. Arno C. Gaebelein. Updated and Edited by David E. Graves.

Photocopies of this work have been published in the past, but this work has included a completely new typeface and page layout that makes it easier to read. The language and format was updated for modern readers, and the English Standard Version (ESV with permission) has been used for a modern translation of scripture. Maps, timelines, and many photographs have been added to provide the most recent scholarly research. An updated bibliography and index of subjects is also provided to assist the user in accessing the material. Through the years there have been many Commentaries on the Book of Acts published, but few have endured in popularity and readability as this work. Gaebelein, a noted Methodist pastor, has carefully crafted a doctrinally sound and reliable commentary on the book of Acts, that will provide invaluable insight into the life and work of Peter, and Paul. It was first published in 1912, and translated into many foreign languages, but has now been updated and revised, leaving the majority of the original material intact. It is easy to see why this work has seen continued success.

7X10 format, 285 Pages. ISBN 978-0994806079