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In the first of a three-volume project covering the foundations of Old Testament interpretation, a leading scholar explores the language and literature of the Old Testament as keys to understanding the biblical text.

The New International Biblical Commentary (NIBC) offers the best of contemporary scholarship in a format useful both for general readers and serious students.Based on the widely used New International Version translation, the NIBC presents careful section-by-section exposition with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Hebrew transliterated. A separate section of notes at the close of each chapter provides additional textual and technical ...

Accurate and detailed explanations of biblical words As the building blocks of language, words are the means we use to communicate with one another. They're also the means God has chosen to communicate with us, his people. For all those who read and study God's Word, and especially those called to preach and teach, learning to identify the meaning of biblical words in their various contexts is essential for good interpretation. This clear, acc...

Longman's commentary . . . bravely fac[es] the question of how one ought to live boldly when one believes a good God runs the world but sometimes hides his face from us for his own reasons. This commentary is deeply profound and pastoral at certain points, bringing to bear the rich counsel of the book regarding where to find wisdom in the midst of one's suffering."--Michael Collender, Review of Biblical Literature"Forty-four reflective essays ...

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Failing to read Daniel well means missing a critical part of God's message to us. Orienting readers to a proper engagement with Daniel, Old Testament scholar and teacher Tremper Longman III examines the book's genre, structure, historical background, and major theological message before diving deeper into each of the stories and visions.

Respected OT scholar addresses the four most controversial issues in the Old Testament--creation and evolution, violence, historicity, and sexuality--offering a valuable resource for evaluating difficult topics in depth and responding as Christians.

The story of the Genesis flood is considered in light of how it ought most constructively be understood, incorporating geology and research into ancient language to consider what a responsible reading of the biblical episode might look like.

Assyro-Babylonian history.

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Bible professors compose an easy-to-use dictionary that includes over five hundred short descriptions of topics, people, biblical events, places, people, languages, and methodologies that are foundational for the close study of the Bible.

Comprehensive introduction to reading GenesisDescribes the literary genre of GenesisExplains the context of Genesis in the Near Eastern worldPoints out the contribution of Genesis to the complete biblical messageHelps us understand and apply Genesis today

Following the format of the Essentials series (as designed by Greg Ogden, author of Discipleship Essentials), this comprehensive guide from Tremper Longman offers a survey of the Old Testament for use in the context of a small group. Each study contains a question-answer format, a field-tested inductive Bible study and questions to draw out key principles.

A renowned scholar examines the wisdom literature in the Old Testament and explores its theological influence on the intertestamental books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and especially the New Testament.

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A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts.

Veteran Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman combines a careful reading of Proverbs with theological insights.

The metaphor of God as warrior is one of the essential metaphors for understanding salvation in both Old and New Testaments.

People who are puzzled about the relationship of the Old Testament to the New will find an able discussion of those confusions in this book by Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III. Longman demonstrates the relevance of the Old Testament for Christians today and provides a sense of unity between the two Testaments.a

Tremper Longman provides a box-seat guide to Exodus, discussing its historical backdrop, sketching out its literary context, and developing its principal themes, from Israel's deliverance from servitude to Pharaoh to its dedication to service to God.