Old Testament Parallels (Fully Expanded and Revised)3 reviews Victor H. Matthews, Don C. Benjamin Paulist Press, 1997 excellent + Interesting Compilation + OT Clarifications in Adoptions, Parallels or Allusions This book is a classic that has been used in seminary Old Testament classes for two decades. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in Old Testament and comparative religious studies. Victor Matthews is a great scholar who takes the Bible very seriously. What you will find in this ...             Genesis (Berit Olam series)3 reviews David W. Cotter Michael Glazier Books, 2003 Literary Criticism in the Service of Liberation + Delightful! + Required commentary While I as a liberation theologian am not usually enthusiastic about literary criticism, Cotter employs it in the service of liberation in this commentary. In the capsule summary of the book in the Eisenbraun's catalog, they state that he traces God's favoritism towards the oppressed throughout ...             Creation and the Persistence of Evil5 reviews Jon D. Levenson Princeton University Press, 1994 Bold, persuasive, and thought-provoking + powerful theological implications + A Theological Thriller + Provocative in proposing that God fails and can be faulted + This is THE book on creation theology!             Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia6 reviews Hendrickson Publishers, 2006 Absolutes Perfekt! + Cool find! + The Essential Edition of the Hebrew Bible + Good price and Delivery             The Wisdom Literature (Interpreting Biblical Texts) Richard J. Clifford Abingdon Press, 1998             Leviticus (Continental Commentary)2 reviews Jacob Milgrom Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2004 The best one volume commentary on Leviticus available! + Distilled expertise Few modern Bible scholars have revolutionized the study of one book to the extent Jacob Milgrom has revolutionized the study of Leviticus. Milgrom's massive three volume commentary on Leviticus in the Anchor Bible series, exceeding 2500 pages, is an exhaustive and sometimes exhausting study that ...             The Book of Exodus: A Critical Theological Commentary (Old Testament Library)5 reviews Brevard S. Childs Westminster John Knox Press, 1974 Serious scholarship with Attentiveness to Final Text + Excellent if used with care + A little confusion + Quick Review             Theology Of The Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy14 reviews Walter Brueggemann Fortress Press, 2005 Examining the evidence + Magnum Opus + Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute,Advocacy This work by Walter Brueggemann is perhaps his most comprehensive view of the Old Testament to date. As the title implies, this is a Christian reading of the Old Testament scriptures (for scholars who approach the collection from a more objective standpoint prefer to avoid the use of the term 'Old ...             Genesis: Introduction, Translation, and Notes (The Anchor Bible, Vol. 1)3 reviews E. A. Speiser Anchor Bible, 1964 Essential for the serious student + Genesis: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary Speiser was one of the greatest experts on Semitic languages of the 20th century. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what the Hebrew really means. There is also a lot of helpful background material (though after nearly 40 years this is no longer up to date) and thoughtful ...             Genesis (Mercer Library of Biblical Studies) Mercer University Press, 1997 This translation of Hermann Gunkel's commentary on Genesis makes this work available to English readers for the first time. Pioneering source- and form-critical methods, Gunkel also brought literary and cultural sensitivity to interpretation.             Who Wrote the Bible?84 reviews Richard E. Friedman HarperOne, 1997 A book every biblical student needs in their library + Makes as much sense as do our traditions of who wrote what + Excellent, short, compelling book + For Those who are students of the Documentary Hypothesis + Important For Those Who Like Postmortem             The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (The Biblical Resource Series)3 reviews John Joseph Collins Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998 classic introduction to a much misunderstood genre + Expanding Parameters + A Great book for those interested in Second Temple Judaism As mentioned by others, John Collins is probably the leading scholar of apocalyptic literature, as well as other intertestamental Jewish writings. This volume remains the best, basic introduction to the scope of the vast literature and how it developed over several hundred years. Collins takes just ...             The Prophets (Perennial Classics)16 reviews Abraham J. Heschel Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001 A Standard Reference in the Field + The Prophets + The prophets + Interesting Literary Implications from Theology + A master work             A Brief History of Ancient Israel1 review Victor Matthews Westminster John Knox Press, 2002 very good introduction Every Victor H. Matthews book is worth reading. What sets him apart is the fact that he is a real teacher, not just a scholar. This is one author who uses every interpretive tool in reading the Bible - culture, language, literature, archaeology, and canon - but he always takes the nonexpert along ...             Understanding the Old Testament (5th Edition)10 reviews Bernhard W. Anderson, Steven Bishop, ... Prentice Hall, 2006 Understanding the Old Testament Abridged 4th edition + Best resource for adult Bible scholars + Understanding (the editions of) the Old Testament! + Understanding The Old Testament, A critical review             THEOLOGY OF THE PROPHETIC BOOKS1 review DONALD E GOWAN Westminster John Knox, 1998 Solid Reference I am using this book in a seminary course, and I find the content to be very useful in placing the prophetic books into context. I will be keeping this book on my shelf as a reference and turning to it to locate the prophetic books in history etc. I am very happy with this book!             Introduction to the Pentateuch R. N. Whybray Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995 This study provides a straightforward introduction to the contents and themes of the first five books of the Bible. The author stresses the meaning of the Pentateuch in its canonical form while remaining sensitive to its liteary merit, theological import, and compelling power.             Contours of Old Testament Theo4 reviews Bernhard W. Anderson Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1999 response to reader from Worcester review + Impressive introduction + amazing!!! Please note that the author is not Steve Bishop (he is assistant) but Bernhard W. Anderson, emeriatus professor of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary             Contours of Old Testament Theo4 reviews Bernhard W. Anderson Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1999 response to reader from Worcester review + Impressive introduction + amazing!!! Please note that the author is not Steve Bishop (he is assistant) but Bernhard W. Anderson, emeriatus professor of Old Testament Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary             THEOLOGY OF THE PROPHETIC BOOKS1 review DONALD E GOWAN Westminster John Knox, 1998 Solid Reference I am using this book in a seminary course, and I find the content to be very useful in placing the prophetic books into context. I will be keeping this book on my shelf as a reference and turning to it to locate the prophetic books in history etc. I am very happy with this book!