Eerdmans Commentary on the BibleJames D. G. Dunn, John William Rogerson 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 readers 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 introductory and context-setting articles that do justice to the biblical documents both as historical sources and as scriptures. 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.Special features of the ECB
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Contents
Old Testament and Apocrypha | 1 |
Premodern Modern and Postmodern in Old Testament Study | 13 |
and Biblical Archeology | 21 |
The Pentateuch | 25 |
Genesis | 30 |
Exodus | 70 |
Leviticus | 99 |
Numbers | 123 |
Greek Esther | 756 |
The Wisdom of Solomon | 761 |
Sirach | 777 |
Baruch | 797 |
Additions to Daniel | 801 |
1 Maccabees | 805 |
2 Maccabees | 829 |
1 Esdras | 849 |
Deuteronomy | 151 |
Joshua | 172 |
Judges | 188 |
Ruth | 206 |
1 and 2 Samuel | 211 |
1 and 2 Kings | 244 |
1 and 2 Chronicles | 280 |
Ezra | 311 |
Nehemiah | 318 |
Esther | 327 |
Job | 335 |
The Psalms | 362 |
Proverbs | 435 |
Ecclesiastes | 465 |
Song of Songs | 472 |
Introduction to Prophetic Literature | 480 |
Isaiah | 487 |
Jeremiah | 541 |
Lamentations | 615 |
Ezekiel | 621 |
Daniel | 663 |
Hosea | 674 |
Joel | 684 |
Amos | 688 |
Obadiah | 694 |
Jonah | 697 |
Micah | 701 |
Nahum | 706 |
Habakkuk | 708 |
Zephaniah | 713 |
Haggai | 716 |
Zechariah | 719 |
Malachi | 728 |
Tobit | 734 |
Judith | 746 |
The Prayer of Manasseh | 857 |
Psalm 151 | 860 |
3 Maccabees | 863 |
2 Esdras | 874 |
4 Maccabees | 886 |
Introduction to the Pseudepigrapha | 900 |
1 Enoch | 902 |
The Hebrew Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls | 940 |
New Testament | 948 |
to the New Testament Tradition | 970 |
Introduction to the Gospels | 987 |
Matthew | 998 |
Mark | 1062 |
Luke | 1102 |
John | 1159 |
Acts | 1211 |
1 Corinthians | 1312 |
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Ephesians | 1383 |
Philippians | 1392 |
Colossians | 1402 |
1 and 2 Thessalonians | 1411 |
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Philemon | 1445 |
Hebrews | 1449 |
James | 1481 |
1 Peter | 1491 |
2 Peter | 1502 |
1 2 and 3 John | 1510 |
Jude | 1527 |
Revelation | 1533 |
The New Testament Apocrypha | 1571 |
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament | 1575 |
Index | 1585 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aaron Abraham ancient Asherah Assyrian Bible biblical blessing book of Judges books of Samuel Canaan Canaanite chapter Chronicler's Chronicles command commentary concern context contrast covenant cultic David death described Deut Deuteronomy divine Edom Egypt Egyptian enemies Esther exile Exod Exodus Ezra faith Genesis God's Hebrew holy human interpretation Israel Israelites Jacob Jerusalem Job's Josh Joshua Judah Judges king Kingdom lament land later Levites Leviticus LORD Manasseh means ment Moab Moses narrative Nehemiah NRSV offering original Passover Pentateuch Persian petitioner Pharaoh Philistines postexilic praise prayer present priestly priests promise prophets psalm readers reference reign righteous ritual sacrifice Samuel sanctuary Saul Saul's Sheffield Solomon sons speech story strophe suggests temple Testament theme theological tion tradition Transjordan tribes verses wicked wisdom words worship Yahweh
References to this book
What is it that the Scripture Says?: Essays in Biblical Interpretation ... Philip McCosker No preview available - 2006 |