Harpercollins Bible Commentary: Revised Edition - Hardcover

Mays, James L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060655488 ISBN 13: 9780060655488

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

Newly revised, this one-volume Bible commentary features some of the best scholars in the world, analysing in depth the content of each book of the Bible.

This completely revised edition offers concise, lucid, expert guidance on every aspect of the Bible – the Old and New Testaments, and also the Apocrypha.

The contributors represent the best scholarship available today: James Mays of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, USA is general editor, and he has assembled an outstanding team of editors and contributors including Beverley Gaventa of Princeton Theological Seminary, Carol Newsom and Gene Tucker, both of Emonry University, Atlanta, Georgia, David Peterson of Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado, as well as Luke Timothy Johnson, P. Kyle McCarter Jr., Lawrence H. Schiffman and Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza.

Together they have produced a first-class presentation of biblical knowledge that is accessible to the general public for reference at home or in study groups, yet highly useful also for priests and ministers wanting a succinct, reliable handbook.

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HardCover Pub Date: November 2000 Pages: 1232 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers The Bible - sacred scripture. Literary classic. Historical document No matter how it is On viewed by Western culture it remains the basis of much of This fully revised edition of the HarperCollins Bible Commentary is the most up-to-date reference book of its kind for understanding and interpreting the meaning of the Bible. The accessible and highly readable format sets a new standard for excellence. The Commentary covers all of the Heew Bible. as well as the books of the Apocrypha and those of the New Testament. and thus addresses the biblical canons of Judaism. Catholicism. Eastern Orthodoxy. and Protestantism. its innovative format covers the books of the Bible in three ways: General essays setting the literary. cultural. and historical context for the entire Bible Articles introducing maj...

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This completely revised edition offers concise, lucid, expert guidance on every aspect of the complete Bible – the Old and New Testaments, and also the Apocrypha. The contributors represent the best scholarship available today. They address the full variety of questions and concerns readers have about the Bible. Widely respected scholar James Mays has assembled an oustanding team of editors and contributors and together they have produced a first-class presentation of the best of our biblical knowledge for professionals, students, and lay readers alike. This volume is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand and embrace the Bible more fully.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060655488
• ISBN 13: 9780060655488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1232