Background Commentary
A New Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Situations in Bible Order
W. Harold Mare
Mentor
Elizabeth P. Mare and Maria Deutschmann
Copyright © W H Mare 2004
ISBN 1-85792-955-1
Published in 2004
in the
Mentor imprint
by
Christian Focus Publications,
Geanies House, Fearn, Tain,
Ross-shire, IV20 1TW, Scotland
Cover design by Alister MacInnes
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Dedicatory Foreword by Bryan Chapell
W. Harold Mare
(1918–2004)
The Rev. Dr. William Harold Mare faithfully served Christ and His church as a preacher, teacher, writer, and archaeologist for over 60 years. Born in Portland, Oregon on July 23, 1918 he attended Wheaton College (B.A., 1941 and M.A., 1946), Faith Theological Seminary (B.Div., 1945), and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1961).
Dr. Mare was ordained in 1944. During his ministry he served as a pastor in Arden, Delaware. (1945–46); as an instructor at Faith Theological Seminary (1946–53); as the founding pastor of the First Bible Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado (1953–60); and as pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina (1960–63).
Dr. Mare was a founding trustee of Covenant Theological Seminary and joined the faculty in 1963. He served as Professor of New Testament until retirement in 1984. After his retirement, Dr. Mare continued to teach as an emeritus professor at Covenant Seminary until his death in 2004 while doing archaeological excavations in Jordan. As a colleague, Dr. Mare insisted that I call him “Harold,” but he was my seminary professor first and I always felt a bit cheeky if I didn’t address him as “Dr. Mare”. Dr. Mare’s great passion was the study of Biblical Archaeology. He served as director and professor for the Near East School of Archaeology in Jerusalem in 1963 and was a leader of the Near East Archaeological Society. His many books, articles, and lectures helped both students and scholars better interpret the history and language of Scripture. In 1980, Dr. Mare became director of the excavation at Abila of the Decapolis, in Jordan. He organized continuing digs at the site for over 20 years. Covenant Theological Seminary now houses the W. Harold Mare Archaeology Institute, a museum and research lab home to hundreds ...
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About New Testament Background Commentary: A New Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Situations in Bible OrderThe New Testament is a fascinating collection of documents that illuminate the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. It contains an amazing number of details in its texts that can easily be lost on the modern mind. This means that the full impact can pass by the reader, yet sometimes that snippet of information has major consequences for the meaning of the passage. Commentaries usefully explain the main teaching of a passage, but do not always explore the broader context. Bible dictionaries are helpful, but they are often more interested in expressing the meaning of specific words rather than the significance of situations. Harold Mare has helped the modern reader by combining the best elements of both commentaries and dictionaries in his New Testament Background Commentary. It is both a commentary and a dictionary of words, phrases, and situations that shed light on the text. An invaluable companion to studying the New Testament, you will wonder how you managed without it. |
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