A Handbook on the Book of Obadiah
Overview
What if you were responsible for translating God's Word into a language that never had a Bible before? Can you imagine the burden you would feel to do a good job?
God takes His Word pretty seriously, and you would certainly do everything in your power to make sure that you were not putting words into God's mouth, but that you were providing a text that clearly communicated God's Word as closely to the original as possible.
This challenge to understand the heart of the original Scriptures, in order to put the original text into a new language, was the impetus for the United Bible Societies to create handbooks for Bible translators working on this very thing. The United Bible Societies' Handbook Series is a comprehensive verse-by-verse guide to understanding exactly what is being communicated by the author in the original Scriptures.
- Exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text
- Verse-by-verse guides
- An essential tool for Bible translators
Top Highlights
“The people of Jacob and of Joseph will be like fire. Here Jacob stands for the people of Judah, and Joseph for the people of Israel. The two names together mean the survivors of both kingdoms, that is, the entire Jewish nation.” (Page 33)
“two main parts. The first part (verses 1–14) deals with the punishment of the nation of Edom and the reasons for it.” (Page 4)
“The basic meaning is that God has given a special message or revelation which Obadiah is to tell to others” (Page 4)
“The meaning is that they will not be harmed in the troubles that accompany the punishment of the nations (verses 15–16), but will be able to go on living in their city.” (Page 32)
“There are many places in the Old Testament where the Hebrew words adonay YHWH come together” (Page 4)
- Title: A Handbook on the Book of Obadiah
- Authors: David J. Clark, Norm Mundhenk, Eugene A. Nida, Brynmor F. Price
- Series: The United Bible Societies' Handbook Series (UBSHS)
- Publisher: United Bible Societies
- Pages: 267