The interpreter's one-volume commentary on the Bible : introduction and commentary for each book of the Bible including the Apocrypha with general articles
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Provides commentaries on each book of the old and new testaments as well as maps and an index of Scripture references.Keywords:
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This volume contains commentary on the Gospel of John chapters 1-10. These classic commentaries by Calvin laid the basis for later scholarly exegesis of the Bible. The commentary is verse-by-verse, with anywhere from a paragraph to a whole page of commentary per verse. This is a completely new translation into modern English of Calvin's Commentaries on the New Testament.
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This informative new resource is an introductory study bible that presents essential biblical information in an innovative style that makes concepts easily accessible to those reading and studying the bible for the first time. This book was prepared by a group of renowned Catholic scholars and includes the complete text of the New American Bible together with over 400 pages of study materials outlining key biblical concepts, together with a glosdsary of biblical terms.
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'The Bible of the Poor', with translation and commentary by Labriola and Smeltz, reprints a 15th-century illustrated blockbook. The 40-leaf blockbook presents 120 illustrations of significant episodes in Scripture, each page contains three illustrations. These depict related scenes, and the biblical passages and interpretation on each page highlight the relationship between Old and New Testaments. The original text (now housed in the British Library) is written in Latin, and in this present volume transcriptions of the Latin text are included, as well as complete English translations. In the extensive commentary section Labriola and Smeltz identify important visual details in the illustrations, and discuss the typological significance of elements in the drawings. In addition, the two scholars point out the important connections made between the Old and New Testaments by the anonymous medieval compiler. This volume is the key to understanding how the Bible was taught in the Middle Ages, and illustrates how friars taught the fundamentals of the Christian faith to the ordinary people. It may also be seen as a handbook for meditation and spirituality, enabling the reader to develop a much deeper insight into the meaning of the Bible.
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A classic commentary on the Old and New Testaments, complete and unabridged. Written in a clear, lucid style, it combines a profound reverence for the Bible with a rare objectivity in its exegesis.
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The Oxford Bible Commentary, edited by John Barton and John Muddiman. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. xxv + 1386 pp. $65.00. Readers looking for a convenient and authoritative reference work on the interpretation of the Bible frequently turn in the first instance to a one-volume commentary on the entire Bible. The Oxford Bible Commentary joins a growing list of titles, such as The HarperCollins Bible Commentary (ed., James Luther Mays et al.; San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2000) or The International Bible Commentary: A Catholic and Ecumenical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century (ed., William R. Farmer et al.; Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998), as one of the comprehensive, scholarly volumes on the market today. Seventy-nine scholars from Europe, North America, and Israel have contributed overview essays or commentaries to all the books recognized in the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox canons (i.e., books that were included in the New Revised Standard Version [NRSV] of the Christian Bible). Indeed, the NRSV is considered the normal or default version for the purposes of this volume (p. 4). Books found only in the Ethiopian or Coptic canons were not included among the commentaries. In addition, the volume includes a selection of color maps of Israel, the ancient Near East, and the Mediterranean world; a bibliographical guide to biblical studies; and indices that enable the reader to trace proper names, themes, subjects, etc., throughout the entire volume. The editors label the interpretative approach employed in the volume as chastened historical criticism (p. 1), i.e., the commentary employs traditional historical criticism, but it also engages many newer literary-critical and socio-historical methodologies throughout its various commentaries and essays. Dates are listed as BCE and CE rather than as BC and AD. An assessment of this volume for a Jewish studies journal requires that the reviewer ask two fundamental questions: 1) to what extent is this volume useful to the reader interested in Jewish studies? and 2) to what extent is this volume useful to the general reader? To be sure, these questions will frequently intersect, but they also frequently presuppose distinct sets of interests. We must note at the outset that this volume is not designed to address the needs of readers oriented to the interests of Jewish studies. Although the volume treats all of the biblical books that constitute the Jewish Bible (Tanakh), it is written to address the interpretation of the Christian Bible. The overview essays and commentaries on individual books are organized according to the Protestant Christian canon, including the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. Proportionately more space is given to the interpretation of the New Testament, i.e., 612 pages are devoted to commentary on the Old Testament; 175 pages are devoted to commentary on the Apocrypha; and 476 pages are devoted to commentary on the New Testament (compare, for example, The HarperCollins Study Bible [ed., Wayne Meeks et al.; New York: HarperCollins, 1993], which devotes 1432 pages to the Old Testament; 405 pages to the Apocrypha; and 500 pages to the New Testament). An additional 38 pages provide a survey of post-biblical Jewish literature, and 25 pages treat extra-canonical Christian literature. Although six (by my count; rumor holds that some Jewish scholars bear non-Jewish names!) Jewish scholars contribute to the volume, only two wrote commentaries on books of the Old Testament, whereas the other four wrote on books of the Apocrypha (which ironically function as Christian scripture, not as Jewish scripture). Of the six, five are women, and four of those women wrote on books that are frequently seen to address women's concerns, i.e., Esther (Carol Meyers), Song of Solomon (Athalya Brenner), Judith (Amy-Jill Levine), and Greek Esther (Adele Reinhartz). Other commentaries written by Jewish scholars include 1 Maccabees (Uriel Rappaport) and 1 Esdras (Sara Japhet). …
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Hebrews provides a significant challenge to the pastor or teacher. There is first the task of properly understanding the structurally and theologically complex letter. Then the communicator must find ways to help the modern audience connect with the ancient message. This article surveys seven commentaries which may assist in this process, focusing on three significant exegetical commentaries: William Lane's two volume contribution to the Word Biblical Commentary series, Paul Ellingworth's commentary in the New International Greek Testament Commentary series, and Harold Attridge's volume in the Hermenia series. Four additional works are examined: Edgar McKnight's recently released work in the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary series, David deSilva's socio-rhetorical commentary, George contribution in the NIV Application Commentary series, and Thomas Long's work in the Interpretation commentary series. The article concludes that pastors and teachers should consult at least one of the three major commentaries and then select from the others to assist in application.
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Find available Bible commentaries in CLICnet, along with their viewpoint - Conservative, Moderate, or Liberal.
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