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Pastoral Epistles, Volume 46

Name: Pastoral Epistles, Volume 46
Author: Bruce M. Metzger

Bruce M. Metzger

23 February 2016

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Book Synopsis

Over 2 million copies sold in The Word Biblical Commentary series.This commentary series delivers the best in biblical scholarship from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation.It emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence, resulting in judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.Overview of Commentary Organization:Introduction**x2014;covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.Pericope Bibliography**x2014;a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.Translation**x2014;the author's own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.Notes**x2014;the author's notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.Form/Structure/Setting**x2014;a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.Comment**x2014;verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.Explanation**x2014;brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.General Bibliography**x2014;occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780310522089
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Zondervan Academic, (23 February 2016)
Number of Pages: 778
Weight: 1007 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 242 x 161 x 60 mm
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Categories:: Christianity