Download e-book for iPad: Galatians, Volume 41 (Word Biblical Commentary) by Richard N. Longenecker

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Overview of remark Organization

• Introduction—covers matters referring to the entire publication, together with context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive matters, function, and theology.
• Each component of the observation includes:
• Pericope Bibliography—a beneficial source containing crucial works that pertain to every specific pericope.
• Translation—the author’s personal translation of the biblical textual content, reflecting the result of exegesis and getting to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic utilization of phrases, words, and tenses, but in kind of strong English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the interpretation that tackle any textual variations, grammatical types, syntactical structures, simple meanings of phrases, and difficulties of translation.
• Form/Structure/Setting—a dialogue of redaction, style, assets, and culture as they hindrance the foundation of the pericope, its canonical shape, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts with a purpose to light up the constitution and personality of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional beneficial properties vital to realizing the passage also are brought here.
• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the textual content and discussion with different interpreters, attractive with present opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings jointly the entire result of the dialogue in earlier sections to show the that means and purpose of the textual content at numerous degrees: (1) in the context of the booklet itself; (2) its that means within the OT or NT; (3) its position within the complete canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
  • General Bibliography—occurring on the finish of every quantity, this broad bibliographycontains all resources used wherever within the commentary.