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Of Prophets' Visions and the Wisdom of Sages

Author : Heather A. McKay

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 25,57 MB

Release : 1997-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0567041026

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Book Description

Old Testament prophecy and wisdom are two of the main themes with which Norman Whybray, formerly of the University of Hull, has concerned himself in his highly productive and innovative scholarly career. In honour of his seventieth birthday,a distinguished international group of scholars have expressed their personal and professional admiration for him with essays that Are particularly rich And significant. The roll-call of contributors reads: Brenner, Brueggemann, Cazelles, Clements, Clines, Coggins, Crenshaw, Eaton, Gelston, Gordon, Goulder, Grabbe, Jeppersen, Knibb, Mayes, Mettinger, Soggin and Williamson.



A History of Prophecy in Israel

Author : Joseph Blenkinsopp

Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 36,49 MB

Release : 1996-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780664256395

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Book Description

This revised and enlarged edition of Joseph Blenkinsopp's 1983 book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of serious Biblical scholars. The author critically recounts the history of Israelite prophecy from a social-historical perspective.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Esther

Author : Sidnie White Crawford

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 27,88 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453633

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Crawford’s introduction to and concise commentary on Esther. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Daniel

Author : Iain Provan

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 46,19 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453870

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Provan’s introduction to and concise commentary on Daniel. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Job

Author : Katherine J. Dell

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 47,63 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453668

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Dell’s introduction to and concise commentary on Job. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Leviticus

Author : Walter J. Houston

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 32,18 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453366

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Book Description

This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Houston’s introduction to and concise commentary on Leviticus. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Ezra and Nehemiah

Author : Lester L. Grabbe

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 23,23 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453609

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Book Description

This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Grabbe’s introduction to and concise commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Samuel

Author : Graeme Auld

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 38,90 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 146745351X

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Book Description

This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Auld’s introduction to and concise commentary on First and Second Samuel. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: First and Second Kings

Author : Roger Tomes

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 40,89 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467453544

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Book Description

This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Tomes’ introduction to and concise commentary on First and Second Kings. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.



Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible: Judges and Ruth

Author : P. Deryn Guest

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 1672 pages

File Size : 29,30 MB

Release : 2019-06-18

Category : Religion

ISBN : 146745348X

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This extract from the Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible provides Guest and West’s introduction to and concise commentary on Judges and Ruth. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible presents, in nontechnical language, the best of modern scholarship on each book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Reader-friendly commentary complements succinct summaries of each section of the text and will be valuable to scholars, students, and general readers. Rather than attempt a verse-by-verse analysis, these volumes work from larger sense units, highlighting the place of each passage within the overarching biblical story. Commentators focus on the genre of each text—parable, prophetic oracle, legal code, and so on—interpreting within the historical and literary context. The volumes also address major issues within each biblical book—including the range of possible interpretations—and refer readers to the best resources for further discussions.