The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
Overview of Commentary Organization
- Introductioncovers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
- Each section of the commentary includes:
- Pericope Bibliographya helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
- Translationthe authors own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
- Notesthe authors notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
- Form/Structure/Settinga discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
- Commentverse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
- Explanationbrings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
- General Bibliographyoccurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology.
| Editorial Preface |
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| Author's Preface |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Main Bibliography |
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| Introduction |
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| Bibliography |
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| The Nature of the Commentary |
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| The Growth and Structure of the Literary Tradition |
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Ezekiel's Visionary Call (1:1--3:15) |
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Prophetic Signs and Their Interpretation (3:16--5:17) |
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46 | (35) |
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Yahweh's Campaign against the Mountains of Israel (6:1--14) |
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81 | (11) |
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Excursus: The Relation between Leviticus 26 and Ezekiel 4--6 |
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92 | (5) |
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Judah's Day of the Lord (7:1--27) |
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97 | (17) |
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The Temple Vision (8:1--11:25) |
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114 | (56) |
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Further Signs and Meanings (12:1--20) |
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170 | (15) |
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The Validity of Ezekiel's Prophetic Ministry (12:21--14:11) |
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185 | (26) |
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Jerusalem's Inevitable Fate (14:12--15:8) |
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211 | (12) |
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Jerusalem, Cinderella and Ugly Sister (16:1--63) |
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223 | (26) |
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The Death and Resurrection of the Judean Monarchy (17:1--24) |
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249 | (14) |
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Living the Hope (18:1--32) |
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263 | (19) |
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Two Elegies for a Doomed Dynasty (19:1--14) |
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1 An enthroned deity supported by lions |
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27 | (1) |
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2 Winged bullmen as skybearers |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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5 Asshur as a storm god drawing his bow |
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6 Busink's reconstruction of the palace complex |
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140 | (152) |
| Indexes |
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Leslie C. Allen is Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. Formerly he was Lecturer in Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaism at London Bible College. He holds the MA degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, in Classics and Oriental Studies. His PhD is from the University College of London, In Hebrew. Among his publications are The Greek Chronicles Parts 1 and 2 (supplements to Vetus Testamentum) and The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah for The New International Commentary on the Old Testament, as well as the section on Psalms 101-150 in the Word Biblical Commentary and Psalms in the Word Biblical Themes series.
David Allan Hubbard (1928 1996), former president and professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, was a recognized biblical scholar. In addition to over 30 books, he has written numerous articles for journals, periodicals, reference works. He was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 1996).
Glenn W. Barker (d. 1984) was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 1984).
John D. W. Watts (1921 2013) was President of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Ruschlikon, Switzerland, and served as Professor of Old Testament at that institution, at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His numerous publications include commentaries on Isaiah (2 volumes), Amos, and Obadiah. He was Old Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 2011).
Ralph P. Martin (1925-2013) was Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Fuller Theological Seminary and a New Testament Editor for the Word Biblical Commentary series. He earned the BA and MA from the University of Manchester, England, and the PhD from King's College, University of London. He was the author of numerous studies and commentaries on the New Testament, including Worship in the Early Church, the volume on Philippians in The Tyndale New Testament Commentary series. He also wrote 2 Corinthians and James in the WBC series.
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