TOTC: Numbers (Tyndale Commentaries Series) - Softcover

Gordon J. Wenham

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9780851118369: TOTC: Numbers (Tyndale Commentaries Series)
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ISBN 10: 0851118364 ISBN 13: 9780851118369
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press, 1981

Synopsis

"Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah" is one of the best-known hymns in the world. Yet the book of numbers, whose story that hymn summarizes, is seldom read. Why?"Its very title puts the modern reader off," writes Gordon Wenham. "In ancient time numbers were seen as mysterious and symbolic, a key to reality and the mind of God himself. Today they are associated with computers and the depersonalization that threatens our society."In his effort to bridge the great gulf between the book and our age, Wenham first explains the background of Numbers, discussing its structure, sources, date and authorship as well as its theology and Christian use. A passage-by-passage analysis follows, which draws useful insights on Old Testament ritual from modern social anthropology.

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Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Publication date
1981
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0851118364
ISBN 13 
9780851118369
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240
Rating
  • 4.04 out of 5 stars
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