New Bible Commentary (Century)

Jacket Description/Back: In recent years there have been many new developments in biblical scholarship, some challenging and some affirming scriptural accounts. This authoritative reference work brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of the church well into the next century. Brief Description: Concise and up to date, this volume features commentaries on each book of the Bible along with seven introductory articles on various aspects of Bible interpretation. Edited by G. J. Wenham, J. A. Motyer, D. A. Carson and R. T. France. Commendation Quotes: "An excellent study guide for anyone who wants to take Scripture seriously. The New Bible Commentary allows its users to read Scripture in some of the best company currently available. A book which will seriously enrich its readers' faith and understanding."Commendation Quotes: "The 21st century edition of the New Bible Commentary will prove as valuable to the rising generations as its predecessors did to those of us who are older."Commendation Quotes: "IVP is to be congratulated on producing this new edition of the New Bible Commentary. I warmly commend it to all those wanting to understand the Bible in greater depth."Commendation Quotes: "For many years I recommended the old New Bible Commentary as the best of its kind on the market. I expect to find myself saying the same of this new work that replaces it."Review Quotes: "IVP is to be congratulated on producing this new edition of the New Bible Commentary. I warmly commend it to all those wanting to understand the Bible in greater depth."--George Carey, former Archbishop of CanterburyReview Quotes: "An excellent study guide for anyone who wants to take Scripture seriously. The New Bible Commentary allows its users to read Scripture in some of the best company currently available. A book which will seriously enrich its readers' faith and understanding."--Alister E. McGrath, King's College, LondonReview Quotes: "For many years I recommended the old New Bible Commentary as the best of its kind on the market. I expect to find myself saying the same of this new work that replaces it."--J. I. Packer, author of Knowing GodReview Quotes: "The 21st century edition of the New Bible Commentary will prove as valuable to the rising generations as its predecessors did to those of us who are older."--D. Stuart Briscoe, author and pastor D. Stuart Briscoe, author and pastorTable of Contents: Maps, diagrams and tables Preface Explanations Contributors Abbreviations Transliterations Approaching the Bible Biblical history The Old Testament The Pentateuch Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 and 2 Samuel 1 and 2 Kings 1 and 2 Chronicles Ezra and Nehemiah Esther Poetry in the Bible Job The Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes The Song of Songs Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micha Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Apocrypha and apocalyptic The New Testament Reading the gospels Matthew Mark Luke John Acts Reading the letters Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians The pastoral letters Philemon Hebrews James 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 John 2 and 3 John Jude RevelationPublisher Marketing: Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year! For 40 years, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of its kind. Now in this completely revised fourth edition (including over 80% new and updated material), the New Bible Commentary is positioned to maintain its standing as the leading one-volume commentary on the whole Bible well into the 21st century. This readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries--one on each book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines and discussions of recent developments in biblical scholarship. In addition seven articles overview biblical history and types of biblical literature, including the Pentateuch, poetry, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Apocrypha and other apocalyptic writings. Completely updated for a new generation of readers, the newNew Bible Commentary will be a powerful aid for all who want to understand the foundational book of the Christian faith. Review Citations:

Library Journal 05/15/1994 pg. 77 (EAN 9780830814428, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Wenham, Gordon J Gordon J. Wenham is lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He was formerly professor of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire. He is a recognized expert on the Pentateuch and has written commentaries on Genesis, Leviticus and Numbers in addition to numerous studies in the Old Testament. Contributor Bio:  Wenham, G J wenham is professor of old testament, cheltenham and gloucester college of higher education. Contributor Bio:  Carson, D A D. A. Carson (PhD, Universidad de Cambridge) es Profesor de Investigacion del Nuevo Testamento en la Escuela Evangelica Trinity de Divinidades, en Deerfield, Illinois. Es autor o coautor de mas de cincuenta libros, entre ellos The Gagging of God, ganador de la Medalla de oro, asi como Una Introduccion al Nuevo Testamento. Es el Editor general de Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns, y de Worship by the Book. Ha sido pastor y se mantiene activo como conferenciante invitado, tanto en reuniones de iglesia como academicas, en diversos lugares del mundo. Contributor Bio:  Motyer, J A J. Alec Motyer (M. A., B. D., D. D.) was formerly principal of Trinity College in Bristol, England. He has extensive experience in parish ministry and is well known as a Bible expositor. He is author of The Prophecy of Isaiah, and he is Old Testament editor of IVP's commentary series, The Bible Speaks Today. He has written several volumes in that series. Contributor Bio:  France, R T R. T. France has taught at London Bible College and was principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1989 to 1995. He has also been the rector of seven Anglican parishes. He is the author of Matthew in the Tyndale New Testament Commentary series, The Evidence for Jesus, Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher, two volumes of Mark in both the Doubleday Bible Commentary and the New International Greek Testament Commentary, and Women in the Church's Ministry: A Test Case for Biblical Hermeneutics. Contributor Bio:  Carson, Donald A D. A. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.