The Books of Numbers

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Overview

The book of Numbers tells a story that has two main characters -- God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. In spite of the difficulties imposed by Numbers on today's readers, the main point of the book is of immense importance for God's people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial.This comprehensive and erudite commentary -- resulting from nearly a decade of study of Numbers by Timothy Ashley -- presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text. Ashley's introduction to Numbers discusses such questions as structure, authorship, and theological themes, and it features an extended bibliography of major works on the book of Numbers, concentrating mainly on works in English, French, and German.Dividing the text of Numbers into five major sections, Ashley's commentary elucidates the theological themes of obedience and disobedience that run throughout the book's narrative. His detailed verse-by-verse comments are intended primarily to explain the Hebrew text of Numbers as we have it rather than to speculate on how the book came to be in its present form.

Details

  • SKU: 9780802825230
  • SKU10: 0802825230
  • Series: New International Commentary on the Old Testament
  • Qty Remaining Online: 3
  • Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • Date Published: Jul 1993
  • Pages: 683
  • Weight lbs: 2.42
  • Dimensions: 6.55 X 9.52 X 1.59

Review

"A balanced and sensitive treatment. Highly recommended as a fresh and authoritative approach to this difficult but theologically rich Old Testament book." — Bibliotheca Sacra

"The book is an impressive collation of the opinions of numerous previous commentators on specific textual problems throughout Numbers." — Journal of Religion

"Slowly but steadily the NICOT, probably the best consistently evangelical commentary series now being publishing, is being completed." — Librarian's World

"A thorough well-informed exegetical study of Numbers in the conservative evangelical tradition typical of the NICOT series." — Society for Old Testament Study Book List

"A good commentary for the student or pastor." — Studies in Religion / Sciences Religieuses

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