the power of the Spirit to be sanctified as disciples of Jesus. We refuse to believe that the church is not hungry for a deeper, more intelligent, and even more demanding encounter with the biblical text. Indeed, our years of experience teaching in local churches have convinced us that many who populate the pews each week seek a far higher level of Christian education than what they are frequently offered. We write out of the humble hope that our book might find its place as one more provision toward
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