Old Testament Commentary Survey

by Tremper Longman

Overview

Leading Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III provides students and pastors with expert guidance on choosing a commentary for any book of the Old Testament. The fifth edition has been updated to assess the most recently published commentaries, providing evaluative comments. Longman lists a number of works available for each book of the Old Testament, gives a brief indication of their emphases and viewpoints, and evaluates them. The result is a balanced, sensible guide for those who preach and teach the Old Testament and need help in choosing the best tools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441241405
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	617 KB

About the Author

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Before coming to Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has authored or coauthored numerous books and commentaries.
Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. Before coming to Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years. He has served in leadership for the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than thirty books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Table of Contents

	Preface to the Third Edition	9
	Acknowledgments	11
	Abbreviations	13
	Introduction	15
	Who Should Read This Guide?	15
	Evaluation	16
	The Use and Abuse of Commentaries	17
	One-Volume Commentaries	19
	Commentary Sets	21
	Individual Commentaries	29
	Genesis	29
	Exodus	36
	Leviticus	39
	Numbers	42
	Deuteronomy	45
	Joshua	50
	Judges	53
	Ruth	55
	Samuel	58
	Kings	62
	Chronicles	66
	Ezra	69
	Nehemiah	71
	Esther	72
	Job	74
	Psalms	77
	Proverbs	82
	Ecclesiastes	86
	Song of Songs	90
	Isaiah	93
	Jeremiah	99
	Lamentations	103
	Ezekiel	105
	Daniel	108
	Hosea	112
	Joel	115
	Amos	117
	Obadiah	120
	Jonah	122
	Micah	125
	Nahum	127
	Habakkuk	130
	Zephaniah	132
	Haggai	133
	Zechariah	136
	Malachi	137
Appendix A	Five-Star Commentaries	141
Appendix B	Commentaries by Tremper Longman III	145
	Name Index	147