Download e-book for kindle: Hosea-Jonah, Volume 31 (Word Biblical Commentary) by Douglas Stuart

The note Biblical observation can provide the simplest in biblical scholarship, from the best students of our day who percentage a dedication to Scripture as divine revelation. This sequence emphasizes an intensive research of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological facts. the result's sensible and balanced perception into the meanings of the textual content within the framework of biblical theology. those commonly acclaimed commentaries function extraordinary assets for the pro theologian and teacher, the seminary or college scholar, the operating minister, and everybody fascinated with construction theological figuring out from an exceptional base of biblical scholarship.

Overview of remark Organization

• Introduction—covers matters bearing on the entire booklet, together with context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive matters, objective, and theology.
• Each component to the statement includes:
• Pericope Bibliography—a worthwhile 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 quite stable English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the interpretation that tackle any textual variations, grammatical kinds, syntactical structures, easy meanings of phrases, and difficulties of translation.
• Form/Structure/Setting—a dialogue of redaction, style, assets, and culture as they problem the foundation of the pericope, its canonical shape, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts with a view to light up the constitution and personality of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional beneficial properties very important to figuring out the passage also are brought here.
• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the textual content and discussion with different interpreters, enticing with present opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings jointly the entire result of the dialogue in past sections to reveal the that means and goal of the textual content at numerous degrees: (1) in the context of the e-book itself; (2) its which means within the OT or NT; (3) its position within the whole canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
  • General Bibliography—occurring on the finish of every quantity, this vast bibliographycontains all assets used wherever within the commentary.