Word Biblical Commentary | WBC: Old and New Testament (61 vols.)

by Duane L. Christensen; Frederic Bush; Ralph W. Klein; A. A. Anderson

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Publishers:

Thomas Nelson; Word; Zondervan

, 1983–2023

The Word Biblical Commentary Set in Full

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is a 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. Contributors—all of whom rank among the leading Christian scholars of the English-speaking world—write authoritatively on the portions of Scripture in which they specialize. This collection also includes an enviable scholar’s array of Bible translations and Greek and Hebrew resources for in-depth research.

Key Features of the WBC

• Contributions from today’s leading biblical scholars, including Gordon J. Wenham, David J. A. Clines, Peter C. Craigie, John E. Goldingay, Donald A. Hagner, John Nolland, James D. G. Dunn, and dozens of others
• Incorporates Greek and Hebrew resources for in-depth research
• Contains author translations
• Includes Greek and Hebrew text throughout; Hebrew also transliterated

How the Word Biblical Commentary Is Organized

Introduction

Covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.

Pericope Bibliography

A helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.

Author Translations

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.

Author Notes

The author’s notes to the translation that addresses any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactic constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.

Form, Structure, Setting

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.

Commentary

Verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.

Explanation

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

Occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

 

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Product Details

• Title: Word Biblical Commentary
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Zondervan Academic
• Volumes: 61
• Pages: 28,000+
• Resource Types: Commentaries
• Format: Digital > Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: {1970023E-F45B-4CF0-BC71-27D868760995}