Daniel (Apollos Old Testament Commentary)
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Rating | : | 4.88 (886 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0830825193 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 359 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-06-24 |
Language | : | English |
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"Informed and helpful, intelligently conservative" according to mikeInformed and helpful, intelligently conservative mike4416 This early entry in the Apollos Commentary Series has set a high standard for future volumes. The series features a new translation by the author (including footnotes); a section on Form and Structure which is largely concerned with the literary features of the text; a Comm. Informed and helpful, intelligently conservative mike4416 This early entry in the Apollos Commentary Series has set a high standard for future volumes. The series features a new translation by the author (including footnotes); a section on Form and Structure which is largely concerned with the literary features of the text; a Comm. 16. This early entry in the Apollos Commentary Series has set a high standard for future volumes. The series features a new translation by the author (including footnotes); a section on Form and Structure which is largely concerned with the literary features of the text; a Comm. W. cornett said Awful. I do not give this commentary low marks simple because it is moderate at best (I would say liberal). The liberal point of view has been expressed in some very good scolary works by Collins and Goldingay. This commentary, however, is not. I will not go into the layout of the. "Five Stars" according to laura morrow. Everything was fine.
Refreshingly, Enest Lucas postpones much of the discussion of such issues to an Epilogue, and invites the reader to an investigation of the meaning of the text in the form in which we now have it. With even-handedness and clarity, Lucas demonstrates that, for preachers and teachers, there is much in Daniel that is fairly readily understandable and applicable, and that there are also theological depths that are rewarding for those willing to plumb them and wrestle with the issues they raise.. In many ways,
Lucas is vice-principal and tutor in biblical studies at Bristol Baptist College in England. He is the author of a number of scholarly articles on the book of Daniel and, at the popular level, Can We Believe Genesis Today?
Some outstanding scholars are signed up for this series, and I look forward very much to having these commentaries on my shelves as they appear." (Craig Bartholomew, Senior Research Fellow, University of Gloucestershire, editor of the Scripture and Hermeneutics series) . The one that I have found of the most all-round benefit is Ernest Lucas in the Apollos Old Testament Commentary series. G. "There has been plenty of interest in the book of Daniel on the part of commentators over the past generation or two. Williamson, FBA, Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Oxford)"At last! A commentary series that combi