Mercer Commentary on the Bible, Vol. 2: History of Israel (Mercer Commentary on the Bible) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865545073 ISBN 13: 9780865545076

Publisher: Mercer University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Volume 2 of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible (MCB, 1994), the fascicle edition, comprises commentaries on the so-called "historical" books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, along with several appropriate articles from the Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (MDB, 1990; 5th corrected printing, August 1997). This convenient yet thorough text is for the classroom and for anyone who wishes to focus on the study of the Old Testament "historical" books. Other volumes in the series focus on other appropriate groups of canonical and deuterocanonical writings (Prophets, Torah, Gospels, and so forth -- see p. vii for list). Each volume includes the complete MCB commentaries on the focus texts and several relevant articles from MDB.

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Praise for the Mercer Commentary and Dictionary It is easy to criticize a one-volume commentary on the whole Bible for what it does not say. The Mercer Commentary on the Bible should be praised for how much it does say. Having all this information...makes it especially useful. The contributors write clearly.... They write for the church, laity as well as clergy. I am sure I will refer to this commentary often.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0865545073
• ISBN 13: 9780865545076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Mills Watson E, Wilson Richard F