From the Publisher: Scholars,
pastors, and serious Bible students will welcome the fresh light that
this commentary series casts on ancient yet familiar biblical texts.
The contributors apply their proven scholarly expertise and wide
experience as teachers to illumine our understanding of the Old
Testament. As gifted writers, they present the results of the best
recent research in an interesting manner. Each commentary opens with an introduction to the biblical book,
looking especially at questions concerning its background, authorship,
date, purpose, structure, and theology. A select bibliography also
points readers to resources for their own study. The author’s own
translation from the original Hebrew forms the basis of the commentary
proper. Verse-by-verse comments nicely balance in-depth discussions of
technical matters — textual criticism, critical problems, and so on —
with exposition of the biblical writer’s theology and its implications
for the life of faith today.
New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT):
