Numbers

by Rolf P. Knierim

Overview

This new commentary on Numbers is not only the latest volume in the respected FOTL series; it is also the first commentary to be written using the exegetical methods of the recently redesigned form-critical approach to the Old Testament literature.
Rolf Knierim and George Coats make clear what has traditionally been a difficult portion of Scripture by showing how form criticism sheds light on the text's structure, genre, setting, and intention. Following an extensive introduction to the historical and social background of Numbers, the commentary proper leads readers unit by unit through the text, highlighting the literary development of Numbers and the meaning that it meant to convey to its audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467467308
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/19/2005
Series:	The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL)
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	379
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rolf P. Knierim is professor emeritus of Old Testament, Claremont School of Theology, and Avery Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, California.
Rolf P. Knierim (1928–2018) was professor emeritus of Old Testament at Claremont School of Theology. He also served as Avery Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, where he developed the school’s PhD program in Hebrew Bible. He published numerous works on form-critical methodology and Old Testament theology, and cofounded the Forms of the Old Testament Literature commentary series.

Table of Contents

	Abbreviations and Symbols	vi
	Editors' Foreword	xi
Chapter 1	The Book of Numbers: The Saga of the Migratory Campaign (1:1-36:13)	3
Chapter 2	The Legend of the Organization of the Sanctuary Campaign (1:1-10:10)	27
Chapter 3	The Individual Units (1:1-10:10)	42
Chapter 4	The Saga of the Campaign Itself (10:11-36:13)	135
Chapter 5	The Individual Units (10:11-36:13)	148
	Appendix	332
	Glossary	337