The IVP Bible background commentary : Old Testament

著者

• Walton, John H.
• Matthews, Victor Harold
• Chavalas, Mark W. (Mark William)

書誌事項

The IVP Bible background commentary : Old Testament

John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, & Mark W. Chavalas

InterVarsity Press, c2000

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [10]-20) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference How can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents--including theological documents--in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple in order to inform a future king who might undertake restoration of the building. What might the psalmist have had in mind when praising God for removing our transgressions "as far as the east is from the west" (Ps 103:12)? In an Egyptian hymn to Amun-Re, the deity is praised for his judgment of the guilty. As a result of the god's discernment the guilty are assigned to the east and the righteous to the west. What is meant by God "weighing the heart" (Prov 21:2)? In Egyptian religious tradition we find the notion of the dead being judged before the gods. As the soul is examined, the dead person's heart is weighed in a scale against a feather symbolizing Truth. If the answers are correct and the heart does not outweigh the feather, the soul may enter the realm of everlasting life. The narratives, genealogies, laws, poetry, proverbs and prophecies of the Old Testament are deeply rooted in history. Archaeologists, historians and social scientists have greatly advanced our knowledge of the ancient world of the Bible. When we illuminate the stories of Abraham or David, the imagery of the Psalms or Proverbs, or the prophecies of Isaiah or Jeremiah with this backlight of culture and history, these texts spring to new life. The unique commentary joins The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament in providing historical, social and cultural background for each passage of the Old Testament. From Genesis through Malachi, this single volume gathers and condenses an abundance of specialized knowledge--making it available and accessible to ordinary readers of the Old Testament. Expert scholars John Walton, Victor Matthews and Mark Chavalas have included along with the fruits of their research and collaboration a glossary of historical terms, ancient peoples, texts and inscriptions maps and charts of important historical resources expanded explanations of significant background issues introductory essays on each book of the Old Testament The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament will enrich your experience of the Old Testament--and your teaching and preaching from Scripture--in a way that no other commentary can do.

目次

Preface Other Resources Pentateuch: Introduction Genesis Ancient Near Eastern Mythology and the Old Testament Ancient Near Eastern Flood Accounts The Religion of Abraham Major Trade Routes in the Ancient Near East Exodus The Date of the Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy The Covenant and Ancient Near Eastern Treaties Historical Literature: Introduction Joshua Egyptian Information About Canaan and Israel Judges The Political Climate in the Early Iron Age Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings The Western Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser III, 734-732 1 Chronicles Significance of Genealogies to Postexilic Audience 2 Chronicles Sennacherib's Inscriptions Lachish Ezra Nehemiah Esther Herodotus Wisdom and Poetic Literature: Introduction Job Retribution Principle Psalms Common Concepts Common Metaphors for God Musical Terms Proverbs Proverbs Echoed in Ancient Near East How Proverbs Were Used Proverbs As Generalized Truth Ecclesiastes Song of Songs Sexual Metaphor Prophetic Literature: Introduction Isaiah Afterlife Beliefs in Israel and the Ancient Near East Jeremiah Seals and Bullae Lamentations Laments over Fallen Cities in the Ancient World Ezekiel Daniel Akkadian Apocalypses Hosea Joel Day of Yahweh Amos Economic Changes and Social Classes in Eighth-Century Israel Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Apocalyptic Literature Summary of the Temple-Building Connections to Zechariah's Visions Malachi Glossary Charts and Maps Topical Index

「Nielsen BookData」 より

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA91404684
• ISBN:
  • 0830814191
• LCCN: 00057545
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Downers Grove, Ill.
• ページ数/冊数: 832 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BS1151.2
  • DC21 : 221.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. -- Commentaries