New Bible Commentary Hardback

This readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries--one on each book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose, key themes, outlines and discussions of recent developments in biblical scholarship. In addition seven articles overview biblical history and types of biblical literature, including the Pentateuch, poetry, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Apocrypha and other apocalyptic writings.

Completely updated for a new generation of readers, the new New Bible Commentary will be a powerful aid for all who want to understand the foundational book of the Christian faith.

Features:

• 51 commentaries are entirely new
• 15 book commentaries are thoroughly revised and rewritten in light of the latest scholarship
• 7 completely new introductory articles
• 50 newly commisioned maps and diagrams (as well as numerous charts) illustrate and amplify the text
• 1995 Christianity Today Book of the Year