Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLICAL STORY

Introduction	2015	C. Baylis	REF
The BiblicalStory: God's Rule in Christ	2015	C. Baylis	REF
Individual Rule: God's Rule Through Man	2015	C. Baylis	REF
National Rule: God's Rule Through the Nation Israel	2015	C. Baylis	REF

FINDING JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

Finding Jesus in the Old Testament

2015

C. Baylis

REF

THE GARDEN OF EDEN IN THE BIBLICAL STORY

The Literary Significance and Location of the Garden of Eden

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THE BOOK OF GENESIS

TITLE	SCRIPTURE REFERENCE	AUTHOR	DATE
Introduction	Overview	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 1: The Biblical Story - God's Rule in Christ	Overview	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 2: Individual Rule - God’s Rule Through Man	Overview	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 3: National Rule - God’s Rule Through the Nation Israel	Overview	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Part I: The Individual Rule of the Christ in Adam/Noah	Genesis 1-9	C. Baylis	1/10/22
Chapter 4: The Setting	Genesis 1-2	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 5: The Conflict	Genesis 3:1-7	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 6: The Philosophy of the Hero	Genesis 3:8-24	C. Baylis	1/10/22
Chapter 7: The Hope of New Adam - Cain and Abel	Genesis 4-5	C. Baylis	1/10/22
Chapter 8: The Individual Rule of Man - Noah, the New Adam and a New Earth	Genesis 6-9	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Part II: The National Rule of Israel in Abraham/Jacob	Genesis 10-50	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 9: The National Rule: The Creation of the Nations	Genesis 10-11	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 10: Creation of the Nation Israel to Represent God	Genesis 12-26	C. Baylis	2/16/15
Chapter 11: Creation of the Nation, Israel (Jacob) to Represent God	Genesis 27-50	C. Baylis	2/16/15

THE BOOK OF EXODUS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Part III - The Equipping of Israel: Exodus to 1 Kings 10	C. Baylis	10/1/15
Chapter 12 - Exodus	C. Baylis	10/1/15
-- Detailed Exodus Notes	C. Baylis	10/1/15
Chapter 13 - The Law	C. Baylis	10/7/15

THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Chapter 14 - Leviticus	C. Baylis	10/7/15

THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Part IIIA - Equipping: The Land (Numbers to Joshua)	C. Baylis	10/7/15
Chapter 15 - Numbers	C. Baylis	10/7/15

THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Chapter 16 - Deuteronomy	C. Baylis	10/7/15

ADDITIONAL READING

Title	Author	Date
Repentance in Acts in Light of Deuteronomy 30	C. Baylis	1/12/15

THE BOOK OF JOSHUA

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Joshua	C. Baylis	10/31/15

THE BOOK OF JUDGES

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Judges	C. Baylis	11/12/15

THE BOOK OF RUTH

INTRODUCTION

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Introduction to Ruth	C. Baylis	8/3/15
Ruth and the Biblical Story	C. Baylis	8/3/15

FULL COMMENTARY

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Ruth Chapter 1	C. Baylis	8/3/15
Ruth Chapter 2	C. Baylis	8/3/15
Ruth Chapter 3	C. Baylis	8/3/15
Ruth Chapter 4	C. Baylis	8/3/15

ADDITIONAL READING

Title	Author	Date
Naomi in the Book of Ruth in Light of the Mosaic Covenant	C. Baylis	1/12/15
The Messianic Message of the Book of Ruth	C. Baylis	8/3/16

THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel	C. Baylis	8/27/15

THE BOOKS OF KINGS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Books of 1 and 2 Kings	C. Baylis	8/4/16

THE BOOKS OF CHRONICLES

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles	C. Baylis	8/27/15

THE BOOK OF EZRA

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Ezra	C. Baylis	8/27/15

THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Nehemiah	C. Baylis	8/27/15

THE BOOK OF ESTHER

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Esther	C. Baylis	8/27/15

INTRODUCTION TO WISDOM LITERATURE

Introduction to Wisdom Literature

THE BOOK OF JOB

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Job	C. Baylis	9/5/15

Commentary by Chapter

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Psalm 2	C. Baylis	6/5/15

THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Proverbs	C. Baylis	9/5/15

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Ecclesiastes	C. Baylis	9/5/15

THE BOOK OF SOLOMON

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Song of Solomon	C. Baylis	9/6/15

THE PROPHETS

Introduction to the Prophets

Isaiah Full Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Isaiah	C. Baylis	2/11/17

Isaiah Chapter 7—Detail Commentary

Much confusion surrounds the messianic prophesy of Isaiah 7:14. Through careful exegesis, Dr. Klingler clarifies the contextual flow of this passage to reveal the depth of Isaiah’s pivotal message to King Ahaz from God.

Title	Author	Date
The Use of Isaiah 7	D. Klingler	6/5/14

THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Jeremiah	C. Baylis	2/11/17

THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Ezekiel	C. Baylis	2/11/17

THE BOOK OF DANIEL

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Overview	C. Baylis	5/16/15
Daniel 1-7	C. Baylis	5/16/15
Daniel 7-12	C. Baylis	5/16/15

THE BOOK OF JONAH

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Jonah	C. Baylis	8/2/15

THE BOOK OF ZECHARIAH

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Zechariah	C. Baylis	2/11/17

THE BOOK OF MALACHI

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Malachi	C. Baylis	2/11/17

INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPELS

Introduction: The Gospels as Story
Part I: The Gospels – A Unique Time
Part II: A Cataclysmic Change
Part III: The Last Days…are here!
Part IV: The Nature of Historical Narrative
Part V: An Introductory Illustration for Gospel Narrative

THE BOOK OF MATTHEW

Introduction to Gospel Literature

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Gospels as a Story	C. Baylis	5/20/15

Matthew — Full Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Matthew	C. Baylis	6/3/15

The Sermon on the Mount — Detail Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Preface	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Introduction	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Matthew 5:1-16	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Matthew 5:17-48	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Matthew 6:1-18	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Matthew 6:19-7:12	C. Baylis	1/27/15
Matthew 7:13-27	C. Baylis	2/13/15
The Discourses in Matthew	C. Baylis	2/13/15

The Olivet Discourse — Detail Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Matthew 24-25	C. Baylis	5/20/15

THE BOOK OF MARK

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Mark	C. Baylis	6/12/15

THE BOOK OF LUKE

Luke Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Luke 1:1-3:23	C. Baylis	6/12/15
Luke 3:24-9:50	C. Baylis	6/12/15
Luke 9:51-13:21	C. Baylis	6/12/15
Luke 13:22-19:27	C. Baylis	6/12/15
Luke 19:28-24:53	C. Baylis	6/12/15

The Story of the Lost Son: An Old Testament Story Retold

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
Chapter 1: God's "Lost Son" from Deuteronomy 30:1-9	C. Baylis	7/8/15

THE BOOK OF JOHN

Introduction to Gospel Literature

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Gospels as a Story	C. Baylis	5/20/15

John Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Introduction	C. Baylis	6/5/14
John 1:1-18	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 1:19-2:22	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 2:23-4:54	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 5:1-8:11	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 8:11-11:54	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 11:55-12:50	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 13-17, "The Upper Room Discourse"	C. Baylis	6/5/15
John 18-22	C. Baylis	6/5/15

Additional Reading

Title	Author	Date
Psalm 2	C. Baylis	6/5/15
The Woman Caught in Adultery: A Test of Jesus as the Greater Prophet	C. Baylis	1/12/15

THE BOOK OF ACTS

Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Acts	C. Baylis	8/15/15

Additional Reading

Title	Author	Date
Repentance in Acts in Light of Deuteronomy 30	C. Baylis	1/12/15

INTRODUCTION TO THE EPISTLES

Introductory Film: Interpreting Epistles

The Biblical Story and Epistles
A New Heart: The Fulfillment of Prophecy
Apostles
False Teachers
Determining the Literary Message of an Epistle

THE BOOK OF ROMANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Introduction	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 1:1-16	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 1:17-3:20	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 3:21-5:11	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 5:12-8:39	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 9:1-11:36	C. Baylis	7/16/15
Romans 12:1-16:27	C. Baylis	7/16/15

THE BOOK OF 1 CORINTHIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 1 Corinthians	C. Baylis	12/4/15

THE BOOK OF 2 CORINTHIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 2 Corinthians	C. Baylis	12/4/15

THE BOOK OF GALATIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Galatians	C. Baylis	2/25/21

THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Ephesians	C. Baylis	8/1/15

THE BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Philippians	C. Baylis	2/22/19

THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Colossians	C. Baylis	12/8/15

THE BOOK OF 1 THESSALONIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 1 Thessalonians	C. Baylis	12/8/15

THE BOOK OF 2 THESSALONIANS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
2nd Thessalonians	C. Baylis	12/8/15

THE BOOK OF 1 TIMOTHY

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 1 Timothy	C. Baylis	5/11/20

THE BOOK OF 2 TIMOTHY

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 2 Timothy	C. Baylis	12/8/15

THE BOOK OF TITUS

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Titus	C. Baylis	10/6/15

THE BOOK OF PHILEMON

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Philemon	C. Baylis	7/11/15

THE BOOK OF HEBREWS

Multimedia

Film: Introduction to Hebrews

Introduction to the Book of Hebrews

Title	Author	Date
Part I: Contents and Introduction	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Part II: Determining the Antagonist	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Part III: Determining the Theology of the Antagonist and Protagonist	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Part IV: Determining the Application	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Part V: Prominent Views of the Book of Hebrews	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Part VI: Summary - Problem and Solution of the Epistle	C. Baylis	5/20/17

Hebrews — Full Commentary

Title	Author	Date
Introduction to the Commentary	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Hebrews 1-2: The Son is the Final Revelation of God	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Hebrews 3-4: The Son Provides the Final Rest	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Hebrews 5-7: The Son is the High Priest Like Melchizedek	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Hebrews 8-10: The Son is the Priest in the Heavenly Tabernacle	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Hebrews 11-13: Faith in the Son was Always the Means of Obtaining the Promise	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Short Commentary	C. Baylis	5/20/17
Appendix: The Spiritual (New Heart) and the Physical (Land)	C. Baylis	5/20/17

Additional Reading

Title	Author	Date
The Author of Hebrews’ Use of Melchizedek from the Context of Genesis	C. Baylis, Dissertation	6/8/15

THE BOOK OF JAMES

Multimedia

Film: The Book of James Video Series

Full Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Introduction to James	C. Baylis	11/27/18
James 1	C. Baylis	6/19/15
James 2	C. Baylis	6/19/15
James 3	C. Baylis	6/19/15
James 4:1–5:20	C. Baylis	6/19/15

THE BOOK OF 1 PETER

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 1st Peter	C. Baylis	6/15/15

THE BOOK OF 2 PETER

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of 1st Peter	C. Baylis	6/15/15

THE BOOK OF 1 JOHN

Multimedia

Film: Introduction to 1st John

Introduction to 1st John — Determining the “Children of God” and the “Children of the Devil”

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
Part 1: Introduction	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 2: The Place of the Epistle in the Canonical Plot	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 3: Identifying the Protagonist and the Antagonist	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 4: The Conflicting Theologies	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 5: True Membership in the Family of God	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 6: The Old Testament as the Source of John's Proof	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Part 7: Verses Frequently Misunderstood	C. Baylis	7/11/15
Conclusion: The Problem of the Epistle - Claiming Access to God Apart from Christ	C. Baylis	7/11/15

1st John — Full Commentary

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE
1st John 1	C. Baylis	7/11/15
1st John 2	C. Baylis	7/11/15
1st John 3	C. Baylis	7/11/15
1st John 4	C. Baylis	7/11/15
1st John 5	C. Baylis	7/11/15

Additional Reading

Title	Author	Date
The Meaning of Walking "in the Darkness" (1 John 1:6)	C. Baylis	7/11/15

THE BOOK OF JUDE

TITLE	AUTHOR	DATE	REF
The Book of Jude	C. Baylis	5/27/15

THE BOOK OF REVELATION

Title	Author	Date
Overview Charts	C. Baylis	5/27/15
Introduction	C. Baylis	5/27/15
Revelation 1—3	C. Baylis	5/27/15
Revelation 4—9	C. Baylis	5/27/15
Revelation 10—16	C. Baylis	5/11/20
Revelation 17—20	C. Baylis	5/27/15
Revelation 21—22	C. Baylis	5/27/15