Genesis (Continental Commentaries) 3 Volume Set: Vol.1 - Genesis 1-11 / Vol.2 - Genesis 12-36 / Vol.3 - Genesis 37-50

Westermann, Claus; Scullion S.J., John J. [trans]

ISBN 10: 0800695003 / ISBN 13: 9780800695002

Published by Augsburg Publishing House, 1985

3 volume set. Minor shelf wear to books and dust jackets. Owner signature on inside front cover of each volume. Otherwise these are tight, unmarked books. Index. xii, 636, 604, 269 pp. ** volume 1 is Fortress Press from 1994, volume 2 i Augsburg from 1985, and volume 3 is Augsburg from 1986. Seller Inventory # 065132

Synopsis:

""As a work of scholarship it is difficult to greet this commentary with anything but enthusiasm. It is certaily the most exhaustive and the very best treatment of these chapters available to us today. One can have little but praise for the breadth of Westermann's scholarship, and for the thoroughness, the clarity, and the fairness with which his discussion is presented. This is a commentary of outstanding usefulness which may be commended without reservation to all serious students of the Old Testament. It will stand as the definitive commentary on Genesis for years to come.""
-- John Bright
in Interpretation

""Westermann's commentary has the merit of taking a definite stand in the hermeneutical debate. In the tradition of Gunkel, it takes full advantage of the methods of form criticism and of the phenomenological study of religion. Again and again Westermann opens up dimensions of meaning which are not only relevant for theology but for human existence in the modern world.""
-- Bernhard W. Anderson
Journal of Biblical Literature

About the Author:

Claus Westermann is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Genesis (Continental Commentaries) 3 Volume ...
Publisher: Augsburg Publishing House
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition