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Eerdmans commentary on the Bible / James D.G. Dunn, general editor ; John W. Rogerson, editor of the Old Testament and Apocrypha.
LIBRA BS491.3 .E37 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Commentaries.
- Bible.
- Genre:
- Commentaries.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 1629 pages ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Commentary on the Bible
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, MI : W.B. Eerdmans, [2003]
- Summary:
- No one familiar with the Bible needs to be told that it is a truly remarkable work. But it takes help to understand this ancient collection of diverse forms of literature written by different people across many centuries. The Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible (ECB) is the finest, most up-to-date single-volume Bible handbook now available. Written by world-class Bible scholars, the ECB encapsulates in nontechnical language the best of modern scholarship on the sixty-six biblical books plus the Apocrypha. The only one-volume Bible commentary to cover all the texts (even including 1 Enoch) regarded by one or more Christian churches as canonical, the ECB provides reader-friendly treatments and succinct summaries of each section of the text that will be valuable to scholars, students, and general rewaders alike.
- The primary objective of this work is to clarify the meaning of each section of the Bible. Rather than attempting a verse-by-verse analysis (virtually impossible in a one-volume work), the ECB focuses on principal units of meaning -- narrative, parable, prophetic oracle, section of argument, and so on -- highlighting their interconnectedness with the rest of the biblical text. The volume also addresses and answers major issues, including the range of possible interpretations, and refers readers to the best fuller discussions. Beyond providing reliable, informative commentary, this hefty volume also includes thirteen outstanding introductory and context-setting articles on the biblical documents. The sixty-seven contributors to the ECB come from a wide variety of backgrounds and are acknowledged leaders in the field of biblical studies. Their contributions stand out either for their fresh interpretations of the evidence, or for their way of asking new questions of the text, or for their new angles of approach. While the translation of choice is the New Revised Standard Version, many of the contributors offer their own vivid translations of the original Hebrew or Greek. Cutting-edge, comprehensive, and ecumenical, the ECB is both a fitting climax to the rich body of interconfessional work undertaken in the latter part of the twentieth century and a worthy launching pad for biblical study in the twenty-first.
- Contents:
- Old Testament
- The History of the Tradition: Old Testament and Apocrypha / John W. Rogerson 1
- Premodern, Modern, and Postmodern in Old Testament Study / John A. Goldingay 13
- Syro-Palestinian and Biblical Archeology / Deborah A. Appler, Julye Bidmead 21
- The Pentateuch / David Noel Freedman 25
- Genesis / Gordon J. Wenham 32
- Exodus / William D. Johnstone 72
- Leviticus / Walter J. Houston 101
- Numbers / Philip J. Budd 125
- Deuteronomy / John W. Rogerson 153
- Joshua / K. Lawson Younger Jr. 174
- Judges / P. Deryn Guest 190
- Ruth / Gerald West 208
- 1 and 2 Samuel / Graeme Auld 213
- 1 and 2 Kings / Roger Tomes 246
- 1 and 2 Chronicles / Richard J. Coggins 282
- Ezra / Lester L. Grabbe 313
- Nehemiah / Lester L. Grabbe 320
- Esther / Sidnie White Crawford 329
- Job / Katharine J. Dell 337
- Psalms / Willem S. Prinsloo 364
- Proverbs / Ronald E. Clements 437
- Ecclesiastes / John Jarick 467
- Song of Songs / John W. Rogerson 474
- Introduction to Prophetic Literature / Paul L. Redditt 482
- Isaiah / Margaret Barker 489
- Jeremiah / A. R. Pete Diamond 543
- Lamentations / David J. A. Clines 617
- Ezekiel / John A. Goldingay 623
- Daniel / Iain Provan 665
- Hosea / Grace I. Emmerson 676
- Joel / Anthony Gelston 686
- Amos / M. Daniel Carroll R. 690
- Obadiah / Anthony Gelston 696
- Jonah / David Gunn 699
- Micah / John W. Rogerson 703
- Nahum / John W. Rogerson 708
- Habakkuk / Anthony Gelston 710
- Zephaniah / Anthony Gelston 715
- Haggai / John W. Rogerson 718
- Zechariah / John W. Rogerson 721
- Malachi / M. Daniel Carroll R. 730
- Old Testament Apocrypha
- Tobit / Lester L. Grabbe 736
- Judith / Gerald West 748
- Greek Esther / John Jarick 758
- The Wisdom of Solomon / A. Peter Hayman 763
- Sirach / John Snaith 779
- Baruch / John J. Schmitt 799
- Additions to Daniel / John W. Rogerson 803
- 1 Maccabees / John R. Bartlett 807
- 2 Maccabees / John R. Bartlett 831
- 1 Esdras / Hugh G. M. Williamson 851
- Prayer of Manasseh / Philip R. Davies 859
- Psalm 151 / Alison Salvesen 862
- 3 Maccabees / Philip S. Alexander 865
- 2 Esdras / John J. Schmitt 876
- 4 Maccabees / David A. deSilva 888
- Pseudepigrapha
- Introduction to the Pseudepigrapha / James R. Mueller 902
- 1 Enoch / Daniel C. Olson 904
- The Hebrew Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Daniel C. Harlow 942
- New Testament
- The History of the Tradition: New Testament / James D. G. Dunn 950
- Hermeneutical Approaches to the New Testament Tradition / Joel B. Green 972
- Introduction to the Gospels / Christopher M. Tuckett 989
- Matthew / Anthony J. Saldarini 1000
- Mark / Craig A. Evans 1064
- Luke / David L. Balch 1104
- John / J. Martin C. Scott 1161
- Acts / John T. Squires 1213
- Letters in the New Testament / Victor P. Furnish 1268
- Romans / John Reumann 1277
- 1 Corinthians / Stephen C. Barton 1314
- 2 Corinthians / John Barclay 1353
- Galatians / Beverly R. Gaventa 1374
- Ephesians / I. Howard Marshall 1385
- Philippians / Charles A. Wanamaker 1394
- Colossians / Morna D. Hooker 1404
- 1 and 2 Thessalonians / Robert K. Jewett 1413
- The Pastoral Epistles: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus / Pheme Perkins 1428
- Philemon / Morna D. Hooker 1447
- Hebrews / Anthony C. Thiselton 1451
- James / Richard Bauckham 1483
- 1 Peter / Graham N. Stanton 1493
- 2 Peter / Scot McKnight 1504
- 1, 2, and 3 John / John Painter 1512
- Jude / Scot McKnight 1529
- Revelation / Loren T. Stuckenbruck 1535
- New Testament Apocrypha / Robert E. Van Voorst 1573
- The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament / Daniel C. Harlow 1577.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802837115
- OCLC:
- 53059839
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