Ezra and Nehemiah : An Introduction and Commentary Volume 12

Geert Lorein

ISBN 10: 1514005409 / ISBN 13: 9781514005408

Published by Intervarsity Press Apr 2024, 2024

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Neuware - This Tyndale Old Testament Commentary charts the checkered story of the kings which ended after nearly five centuries, with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia. It was a death to make way for rebirth. As the drama unfolds, Geert Lorein explains, we see the good hand of God at work through it all.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ezra and Nehemiah : An Introduction and Commentary Volume 12
• Publisher: Intervarsity Press Apr 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1514005409
• ISBN 13: 9781514005408
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 207W x 139H x 21D millimeters 207 millimeters width by 139 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 412 grams

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Synopsis

<p><strong>The checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth.</strong> The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that rebirth. As the drama unfolds, Geert Lorein explains, we see the good hand of God at work throughit all.</p><p>Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The <em>Introduction</em> to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural <em>Analysis</em>, the <em>Commentary</em> takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. <em>Additional Notes</em> provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties. In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: <em>Context, Comment</em>, and <em>Meaning</em>. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.</p>

About the Authors

<p>Geert W. Lorein is professor of Old Testament studies at Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium. He is the author of <em>The Antichrist Theme in the Intertestamental Period</em> and a contributor to <em>Presence, Power and Promise.</em></p>

<p>Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author or coauthor of over thirty books, including <em>How to Read the Psalms</em>, <em>How to Read Proverbs</em>, <em>Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation</em>, and <em>Old Testament Essentials</em>.</p>

<p>David G. Firth is tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of <em>1 and 2 Samuel</em> (Apollos Old Testament Commentary), <em>The Message of Joshua</em>, and <em>Including the Stranger</em>, and the coeditor of <em>Interpreting the Psalms</em>, <em>Interpreting Isaiah</em>, <em>Words and the Word</em>, and <em>Presence, Power and Promise</em>.</p>