HarperCollins Bible Commentary

This total revision of the HARPER COLLINS BIBLE COMMENTARY offers concise, lucid, expert guidance on every aspect of the complete Bible the Old and New Testament, as well as 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 outstanding 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.

The Bible -- sacred scripture, literary classic, historical document. No matter how it is viewed, it remains the basis of much of Western culture. 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 Hebrew 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 major sections of the Bible
• Commentaries on the individual books themselves by the finest contemporary biblical scholars

  The HarperCollins Bible Commentary is unprecedented in its clarity, organization, and insight into the Bible. Helpful cross-references to its companion, the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, mean that readers will have all they need to explore the riches of the Scriptures for years to come.

  Every section of the Commentary offers concise and authoritative guidance that will enable the reader to return to the text equipped to understand and appreciate the Bible more fully. Each of the eighty-three contributors to this splendid volume is a leading expert in his or her field and a member of the Society of Biblical Literature. They have produced a volume that belongs in homes, schools, houses of worship, and libraries -- wherever there is a Bible.

  General editor James L. Mays is the Cyrus McCormick Professor of Hebrew and the Old Testament Emeritus at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. He has served as president of the Society of Biblical Literature and is a widely respected aut
  

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  	ISBN 9780060655488 Fiction/Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Publisher Harper San Francisco Pages 1203 List Price $49.99 Publication Date 11/01/2000 Release Status In Print Format Hardcover Language English Measurements Weight: 3.3 Pounds Height: 9.5 Inches Length: 6.5 Inches Thickness: 2.25 Inches Edition Revised; Subsequent Editor James Luther Mays Beverly Roberts Gaventa Carol A. Newsom David L. Petersen Gene M. Tucker Jon D. Levenson Joseph Blenkinsopp Wayne A. Meeks