The period 800-1200 saw many changes in attitude towards death, sin and salvation. Visual sources can provide a valuable complement to written sources, often modifying or adding another dimension to what scholars and theologians expressed in words. Taking miniatures showing the Fall of Man and those with personifications of death, this study looks at the ideas they express and the relationship between them. It examines both the general tendencies and specific manuscripts, relating them to their contexts and to the writings of the time. This book shows the shifts in ideas as to what constitutes sin, the merging of eschatological death with sin and a new emphasis on physical death, thereby giving new insights into medieval thought and culture.

The Wiersbe Bible Commentary is a must have for believers wanting a deeper and practical resource for studying God’s Word and includes: The complete Old and New Testament (Genesis to Revelation) Section-by-section commentary Biblical charts Book introductions Extended notes References Dr. Warren Wiersbe is one of the most beloved Bible teachers with over 40 years of pastoral experience. His bestselling Bible Commentaries are one of the most trustworthy resources used by pastors, Bible teachers, and persons interested in knowing more about God’s Word. His easy-to-read and insightful explanations provide a comprehensive understanding of the Bible.

This issue of The Ministry contains a complete record of the six messages given during the 2006 Thanksgiving Weekend Conference held in Washington, D.C. in November 23-26, 2006. The general subject of the conference was "Living in the Mingled Spirit for the Reality of the Body of Christ." The burden of these messages can be summarized in the following four statements: (1) God's unique purpose is to mingle Himself with us so that He becomes our life, nature, and content and so that we become His corporate expression. (2) The mingled spirit is the unique organ for us to live the life of a God-man and for God to bring forth and build up the Body of Christ. (3) We must be filled with the beautifying, bride-preparing Spirit mingled with our spirit so that we can be prepared to be Christ's glorious church, His beautiful bride, and the house of God's beauty for God's expression. (4) We must experience the slaying Spirit mingled with our spirit so that everything of God's adversary can be killed within us, enabling us to rule in the divine life of the Spirit over Satan, sin, and death for God's dominion. Following the conference messages there is an appendix containing some healthy fellowship regarding the present turmoil in the Lord's recovery. Last of all, we include additional reports concerning the gospel move in the Russian-speaking world.

In this issue we will continue four lines of ministry. The first line--The History of the Lord's Recovery--begins a new book, The Apostles' Teaching, which is in volume 1 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1990. This line includes chapters 1 through 4, which cover the entire speaking of God in the New Testament concerning God's New Testament economy and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit for the baptizing of all the believers into one Body. The second line--Words for New Believers--contains chapters 54 through 57 of Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Volume 6, which are in volume 4 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1932–1949. These chapters cover the subjects of the world, sin, death and resurrection, and judgment. The third line--Maturing in Life--contains chapters 45 through 48 of The Kingdom, which are in volume 2 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1972. These chapters cover the kingdom revealed in Hebrews, the harvest of the kingdom in Revelation, different aspects of the kingdom, and life under the ruling of the kingdom. The fourth line--The High Peak of the Divine Revelation--continues with chapters 18 through 21 of Crystallization-study of the Epistle to the Romans, which are in volume 1 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994–1997. These chapters cover the designation of Christ's humanity and the grace of God.

This work by one of the great commentators of the past is required reading for every student of the Bible. This book covers the entire Bible and includes all six volumes of Matthew Henry's work and is unabridged.

This issue of The Ministry of the Word contains the first eight of the sixteen messages given during the spring 2023 term of the full-time training in Anaheim, California. The general subject of this series of messages is "The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles-Romans.