The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
Overview of Commentary Organization
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<li>Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.</li>
<li>Each section of the commentary includes:</li>
<li>Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.</li>
<li>Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.</li>
<li>Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.</li>
<li>Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.</li>
<li>Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.</li>
<li>Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.<ul><li>General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.</li></ul>
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Job 1-20, Volume 17 (17) (Word Biblical Commentary)

Clines, David J.A.

Religion & Spirituality

Zondervan Academic

Job 21-37, Volume 18A (18) (Word Biblical Commentary)

Job 38-42, Volume 18B (18) (Word Biblical Commentary)

Job (3-Volume Set---17, 18A, and 18B) (Word Biblical Commentary)

Very Clean inside, back cover have a few stains

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Eerdmans

Esther Scroll: The Story of the Story (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testam...

Esther Scroll: The Story of the Story (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Sheffield Academic+press

Complete the Old Testament series of the Word Biblical Commentary with Dr. David Clines' monumental study of Job.Volume 18B is devoted entirely to the response of the Lord from the tempest to Job, together with the replies of Job (Job 38-42), presenting the Lord's own explanation of his manifold purposes in creation and bringing to an unexpected conclusion Job's dramatic quest for justice. Difficult portions of the Hebrew text are thoroughly handled, but the commentary is written for the non-technical reader and scholar alike. Clinesuncovers the driving force of the argument and the drama of the book. The Explanation sectionsat the end of each chapter brilliantly summarize the views of the speakers and offer thoughtful reflections on their theological value. The volume concludes with a unique 250-page bibliography of virtually everything that has been written about the Book of Job, including its influence on art, music and literature. 
Features include:
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<li>Complete new translation and verse by verse commentary on the Book of Job, in constant dialogue with other commentators</li>
<li>Extensive scholarly notes on the Hebrew text of the book and its many obscure terms</li>
<li>Unparalleled bibliography gives sweeping coverage of all aspects of the Book of Job from scholarly books to art, literature, and music </li>
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Job 38-42 (Word Biblical Commentary 18B)

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

The New Century Bible Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther

Eerdmans Pub.Co.

The WBC is the best-selling multi-volume commentary series on the market today with more than a million volumes in circulation.
WBC authors are all experts in their field and skillfully bring the text to meaning through careful exegesis and exposition. Each WBC contributor creates his own translation based on the best texts and literature available.
The WBC has the largest bibliography of any commentary. To take full advantage of this bibliography, it is uniquely placed at the beginning of every passage being exegeted.

Word Biblical Commentary: Job 21-37

I, He, We and They: A Literay Approach to Isaiah 53

Literature & Fiction

Clines, D J

History & Criticism

UNKNO

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