"An abridged edition of the bestselling book An Introduction to the Old Testament, this rich guide makes Old Testament scholarship accessible to the average reader. Renowned Bible scholar Tremper Longman III gathers the best in historical research and literary analysis to lead the reader through each book of the Old Testament. Most significantly, Longman explores the meaning of each book in light of its cultural setting. Abbreviated ..."
"2009 Christianity Today Merit Award winner! 2009 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Christian Book Award winner! The Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the prophets. The divine voice does not peal from Sinai, there are no narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often speak ..."
"Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. The thoroughly revised features ..."
"Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. The thoroughly revised features ..."
"This title comprises: Volume 10 - "Luke-Acts", Volume 11 - "Romans-Galatians", Volume 12 - "Ephesians-Philemon", and Volume 13 - "Hebrews-Revelation." To keep pace with current evangelical scholarship and resources, the Gold Medallion Award-winning "Expositor's Bible Commentary" has been revised and updated. Continuing the legacy of excellent evangelical scholarship, these volumes offer a major contribution to the study and understandin ..."
How to Read Ser. How to Read Exodus by TremperLongmanIii 187 Pages, Published 2010 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-7865-9, ISBN: 0-8308-7865-3
"... the exodus How to Read Exodus gives a roadmap for interpreting this
important book it is the fourth book in a series that includes How to Read Psalms,
How to Read Proverbs and How to Read Genesis These are not commentaries
on the books, but guides to interpretive strategies even so, How to Read Exodus
chapters seven through nine will provide an overview of the contents of the book
in the light of the background provided in the ..."
"If you want to move from the biblical text to contemporary life on solid ground, this series has been written for you. The Bringing the Bible to Life series, a companion to Zondervan's NIV Application Commentary, is intended to bring both the historical meaning of the biblical text and its contemporary significance. Each guide provides an introduction to the biblical book, six to twelve sessions with discussion questions, and a closi ..."
"Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman III ... Further, careful literary analysis enables
us to see unity in texts where previous scholars saw only the results of ancient
editors' vain attempts to bring together disparate tribal traditions. ... Rather than
viewing this passage as an instance of two traditions, tribes and elders, ineptly
spliced together by an editor, Alter offers it as a paradigm of the biblical literary
stratagem now known ..."
"Israel was in conflict with her neighbors, particularly in the area of religion, and
this frequently led to armed conflict. Frederick Schwally has the distinction of
being the first in the modern period to present a study devoted to holy war in
ancient Israel. He did his work at the turn of the century. Like Wellhausen,
Schwally realized that warfare was at the center of Israel's national and
theological existence. He drew close co ..."
"Several times the Lord is called upon to look on the distress of *Zion and come to
her aid (Lam 1:9-10, 11, 20; 2:18-20; 3:55-59; 5:1, 20-21). Besides invocations
and ... Judah too complains about her treatment at the hands of the nations (Lam
1:2-3, 5, 10; 3:52-54, 60-63;4:18-20) but recognizes that all of this is from the Lord
(Lam 1:5, 12-15, 17; 2:1-8, 17, 22; 3:1-18, 43-45; 4:11). ... deliverance (Lam 5:1,
19-21) that the auth ..."
How to Read Ser. How to Read the Psalms by TremperLongmanIii 172 Pages, Published 2009 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-7562-7, ISBN: 0-8308-7562-X
"InterVarsity Press, USA P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426, USA
World Wide Web: www.ivpress.com E-mail: ... InterVarsity Press', U.S.A, is the
book-publishing division of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA* , a student
movement active on campus at ... How to read the Psalms. Bibliography: p. I.
Bible O.T. Psalms— Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. BSI430.2.L66 1988 223\
206 88-8835 ..."
How to Read How to Read Genesis by TremperLongmanIii 193 Pages, Published 2009 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-7560-3, ISBN: 0-8308-7560-3
"And we distort the message if we demand that this book answer questions that are strange to it. To read Genesis intelligently, we must consider the questions, the literature and the times in which Genesis was written."
Jeremiah, Lamentations(Reprint) (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series) by Iii Dr TremperLongman Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 by Baker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-4695-7, ISBN: 0-8010-4695-5
"Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition---Matthew and Mark---in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in reader’s hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. Its fift ..."
"Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. The thoroughly revised features ..."
"Christians sometimes approach the Old Testament with a mixture of awe and bewilderment, knowing that it contains pearls of wisdom, but unsure how to dive for them ... especially when it comes to the Prophets. In The Message of the Prophets, author J. Daniel Hays offers a scholarly, yet readable and student-friendly survey of the Old Testament prophetic literature that presents the message of each prophet in its historical and its bib ..."
"This is a completely revised edition of Gold Medallion Award-winning Expositor’s Bible Commentary. This revised commentary has undergone substantial revisions that keep pace with current evangelical scholarship and resources. Just as its previous edition, it offers a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Providing pastors and Bible students with a comprehensive and scholarly tool for the exposition of the ..."
"Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition---1 Chronicles - Job---in The Expositor's Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in reader's hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors' studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. Its fi ..."
"Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors' studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition of The Expositor's Bible Commentary series once again gathers the most current evangelical scholarship and resources. Its fifty-six contributors, thirty of whom are new, represent the best in evangelical scholarship committed to the divine inspiration, complete trustworthines ..."
"This is a completely revised edition of Gold Medallion Award-winning Expositor's Bible Commentary. This revised commentary has undergone substantial revisions that keep pace with current evangelical scholarship and resources. Just as its previous edition, it offers a major contribution to the study and understanding of the Scriptures. Providing pastors and Bible students with a comprehensive and scholarly tool for the exposition of the ..."