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Marc Zvi Brettler, How to Read the Bible

Posted in Apocalyptic, Cult, Historical criticism, History, of Israel, Ideology, royal, Jewish interpretation, Law, Old Testament, Prophets/prophecy, Source criticism, tagged 1 Chronicles 1, 1 Chronicles 20, 1 Chronicles 5, 1 Kings 16, 1 Kings 17–22, 1 Kings 1–12, 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 1–2, 2 Chronicles 33, 2 Chronicles 35, 2 Chronicles 7, 2 Kings 17–25, 2 Kings 1–9, 2 Samuel, Amos, Brettler Marc Zvi, Daniel 12, Daniel 1–6, Daniel 8–9, Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes 10, Ecclesiastes 12, Ecclesiastes 1–3, Ecclesiastes 7–8, Esther, Exodus 19–24, Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 1–11, Ezekiel 23, Ezekiel 33–40, Ezekiel 48, Ezra 9–10, Genesis, Genesis 12–50, Genesis 1–3, Haggai 2, Isaiah 10–11, Isaiah 13, Isaiah 1–2, Isaiah 20, Isaiah 31, Isaiah 40–41, Isaiah 44–45, Isaiah 49, Isaiah 51, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 55, Isaiah 63, Isaiah 6–7, Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 15, Jeremiah 17, Jeremiah 20–21, Jeremiah 25–26, Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah 3, Jeremiah 31, Jeremiah 36, Jeremiah 52, Job, Joshua, Judges, Leviticus 16, Nehemiah 13, Nehemiah 8, Proverbs 1, Proverbs 10, Proverbs 22–23, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 30–31, Proverbs 6–7, Psalm 1, Psalm 118, Psalm 24, Psalm 3, Psalm 53, Psalm 6, Psalms 14–15, Ruth, Song of Songs, Zechariah 1–2, Zechariah 5, Zechariah 7–8 on Friday, 31 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bibliographical details: Brettler, M. Z. (2005). How to Read the Bible. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society. Publisher’s information: In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Brettler argues that today’s contemporary readers can only understand the ancient Hebrew scripture by knowing more about the culture that produced it. And so Brettler unpacks the [...]

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Alice Ogden Bellis, Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes: Women’s Stories in the Hebrew Bible

Posted in Eve, Feminist interpretation, Women, tagged 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Bellis Alice Ogden, Esther, Exodus, Genesis, Genesis 2:4–3:24, Hosea 1–3, Joshua, Judges, Judith, Numbers, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Susanna on Friday, 24 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bibliographical details: Bellis, A. O. (2007). Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes: Women’s Stories in the Hebrew Bible. 2nd ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. Publisher’s information: ‘In this significantly updated second edition, Alice Ogden Bellis continues to provide a broad and balanced sampling of feminist interpretations of the sweep of women characters in the Old [...]

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Blackwell Bible Commentaries (Blackwell)

Posted in Biblical commentaries, Reception history, tagged 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Carruthers Jo, Christianson Eric, Ecclesiastes, Edwards Mark J., Esther, Exodus, Galatians, Gillingham Susan E., Gunn David M., John, Judges, Kovacs Judith, Langston Scott, Psalms, Revelation, Riches John, Rowland Christopher, Titus, Twomey Jay on Wednesday, 15 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is a fairly new, innovative series, which is devoted especially to the ‘reception history’ of the biblical books. Thus it looks at the way the Bible down the ages has been – and still is – used in hymns, sermons, official church statements and the like; it considers its role in the evolution of [...]

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Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative & Poetry (Liturgical Press)

Posted in Biblical commentaries, tagged 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Kings, Amos, Beal Timothy K., Bergant Dianne, Cohn Robert L., Cotter David W., Davies Gordon F., Deuteronomy, Esther, Ezra, Genesis, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hawk L. Daniel, Hosea, Jobling David, Joel, Jonah, Joshua, Judges, Leviticus, Linafelt Tod, Malachi, Micah, Nahum, Nehemiah, Numbers, Obadiah, Psalms, Ruth, Schaefer Konrad, Schneider Tammi J., Sherwood Stephen K., Song of Songs, Sweeney Marvin A., Walsh Jerome T., Zechariah, Zephaniah on Saturday, 5 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Despite the subtitle, this is not a series of monographs. However, the subtitle is highly appropriate, because these commentaries focus on the final form of the text, approaching the books of the Old Testament as literary works and with the conviction that their truth can be better appreciated only with a fuller understanding of the [...]

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The Anchor Bible (Doubleday)

Posted in Biblical commentaries, tagged 1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 10–29, 1 Chronicles 1–9, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Samuel, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Chronicles, 2 Corinthians, 2 John, 2 Kings, 2 Peter, 2 Samuel, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Albright W. F., Amos, Andersen Francis I., Barth Markus, Berlin Adele, Blankes Helmut, Blenkinsopp Joseph, Boling Robert G., Bright John, Brown Raymond E., Buchanan George Wesley, Campbell Edward F. Jr., Christensen Duane, Cogan Mordechai, Colossians, Crenshaw James L., Dahood Mitchell, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 12–34, Deuteronomy 1–11, DiLella Alexander A., Ecclesiastes, Elliott John E., Ephesians, Ephesians 1–3, Ephesians 4–6, Eskenazi Tamara Cohn, Esther, Exodus, Exodus 19–40, Exodus 1–18, Ezekiel, Ezekiel 1–20, Ezekiel 21–37, Ezekiel 38–48, Ezra, Fitzmyer Joseph, Ford J. Massyngberde, Fox Michael V., Freedman David Noel, Furnish Victor Paul, Galatians, Genesis, Goldstein Jonathan A., Greenberg Moshe, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hartman Louis F., Hebrews, Hendel Ronald S., Hill Andrew E., Hillers Delbert R., Hosea, Isaiah, Isaiah 1–39, Isaiah 34–35, Isaiah 40–55, Isaiah 40–66, Isaiah 56–66, James, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 1–20, Jeremiah 21–36, Jeremiah 37–52, Job, Joel, John, John 13–21, John 1–12, Johnson Luke Timothy, Jonah, Joshua, Jude, Judges, Knoppers Gary N., Koester Craig, Lamentations, Levine Baruch A., Leviticus, Leviticus 17–22, Leviticus 1–16, Leviticus 23–27, Luke, Luke 10–24, Luke 1–9, Lundblom Jack R., Malachi, Malherbe Abraham J., Mann C. S., Marcus Joel, Mark, Mark 1–8, Mark 9–16, Martyn J. Louis, Matthew, McCarter P. Kyle Jr., McKenzie John L., Meier John P., Meyers Carol L., Meyers Eric M., Micah, Milgrom Jacob, Moore Carey A., Munck Johannes, Myers Jacob M., Nahum, Nehemiah, Neyrey Jerome H., Numbers, Numbers 1–20, Numbers 21–36, Obadiah, Orr William F., Philemon, Philippians, Pope Marvin H., Propp William H., Proverbs, Proverbs 10–31, Proverbs 1–9, Psalms, Psalms 101–150, Psalms 1–50, Psalms 51–100, Quinn Jerome D., Raabe Paul, Reicke Bo, Reumann J., Revelation, Romans, Ruth, Sasson Jack, Scott R. B. Y., Seow Choon-Leong, Skehan Patrick W., Song of Songs, Speiser E. A., Tadmor Hayim, Titus, Walther James Arthur, Weinfeld Moshe, Winston David, Wright G. Ernest, Zechariah, Zechariah 1–8, Zechariah 9–14, Zephaniah on Friday, 30 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This series, which tends to be moderately critical, is of mixed value, with individual volumes ranging from excellent to very poor. The Anchor Bible covers both Testaments, including the Apocrypha. Each volume offers an introduction, a new translation, linguistic and exegetical notes. Some commentaries in this series also feature a detailed exposition of the text, [...]

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Abingdon Old/New Testament Commentaries (Abingdon)

Posted in Biblical commentaries, tagged 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Chronicles, 2 Corinthians, 2 John, 2 Kings, 2 Peter, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, 3 John, Acts, Amos, Bassler Jouette M., Bergant Dianne, Boring M. Eugene, Brueggemann Walter, Clifford Richard J., Colossians, Daniel, Day Linda, Ephesians, Esther, Furnish Victor Paul, Galatians, Gaventa Beverly R., Gowan Donald E., Habakkuk, Haggai, Hay David, Hebrews, Hens-Piazza Gina, Horsley Richard, Hosea, James, Jeremiah, Joel, John, Jonah, Jude, Keck Leander, Kraftchick Steven, Lamentations, Luke, Malachi, Matthew, McKenzie Steven L., Micah, Nahum, O'Brien Julia M., Obadiah, Osiek Carolyn, Perkins Pheme, Pfitzner Victor, Philemon, Philippians, Psalms, Psalms 1–72, Psalms 73–150, Rensberger David, Revelation, Roetzel Calvin J., Romans, Senior Donald, Simundson Daniel J., Sleeper Freeman, Smith Moody D., Stulman Louis, Tannehill Robert C., Thompson Leonard, Titus, Williams Sam, Zechariah, Zephaniah on Tuesday, 27 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

These are designed to be ‘compact, critical commentaries’ on the books of the Old and New Testament. They offer section-by-section exposition and are written with theological students and pastors in mind. In addition to the commentary proper, these volumes include helpful discussions of the literary genre and structure of the book(s) in question. The commentary [...]

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Lawrence Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

Posted in Afterlife, Ageing, Apocalyptic, Archaeology, Baalism, Biblical interpretation, Canon, Conquest, Covenant, Death, Deuteronomistic history, Egypt, Elijah, Elisha, Essenes, Exile, Exodus, Family, Form criticism, Geography, Hellenism, Historical books, Judaism, early, Justice, Kingship, Land, Law, Messianism, Old Testament, Old Testament theology, Patriarchs, Pentateuch, Pharisees, Prayer, Prophets/prophecy, Religion, Canaanite, Revelation, Rhetorical criticism, Sadducees, Semitic peoples, Sexual attitudes, Sickness, Slavery, Source criticism, Textual criticism, Tradition criticism, Wisdom, Worship, tagged 1 Baruch, 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 1 Maccabees, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 2 Maccabees, 2 Samuel, Amos, Boadt Lawrence, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus/Sirach, Esther, Exodus, Ezekiel, Ezra, Genesis, Genesis 12–50, Genesis 1–11, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hosea, Isaiah, Isaiah 40–55, Isaiah 56–66, Jeremiah, Job, Joel, Jonah, Joshua, Judges, Judith, Lamentations, Letter of Jeremiah, Leviticus, Malachi, Micah, Nahum, Nehemiah, Numbers, Obadiah, Proverbs, Psalms, Ruth, Song of Songs, Tobit, Zechariah on Monday, 26 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bibliographical details: Boadt, L. (1984). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press. Publisher’s information: Reading the Old Testament is a clear and carefully organized introduction for contemporary readers. It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, [...]

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Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

Posted in Apocalyptic, Baalism, Bible, authority of, Canon, Covenant, Creation, Elijah, Elisha, Exile, Exodus, Holiness, Holy war, Lament, Land, Law, Monarchy, Old Testament, Prophets/prophecy, Sacrifices, Temple, Temple worship, Theology, Torah, Wisdom, tagged 1 Chronicles, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 2 Chronicles, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, Amos, Birch Bruce C., Brueggemann Walter, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Exodus, Ezekiel, Ezra, Fretheim Terence E., Genesis, Habbakuk, Haggai, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Job, Joel, Jonah, Joshua, Judges, Lamentations, Leviticus, Malachi, Micah, Nahum, Nehemiah, Numbers, Obadiah, Petersen David L., Proverbs, Psalms, Review, Ruth, Song of Songs, Zechariah, Zephaniah on Thursday, 27 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bibliographical details: Birch, B. C., W. Brueggemann, T. E. Fretheim, and D. L. Petersen. (1999). A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Publisher’s information: This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church’s scripture. It introduces the Old Testament [...]

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