Job 1-20, Volume 17
Job 1-20, Volume 17 by David J. A. Clines is a reissue published by Zondervan on April 7, 2015, featuring 620 pages in English. This volume is part of The Word Biblical Commentary series, which is known for its commitment to thorough biblical scholarship. The commentary provides a detailed analysis of the Book of Job, focusing on textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence to offer insights into its meanings within the framework of biblical theology.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the text, including an introduction that addresses context, authorship, and interpretive issues. The volume includes the author’s own translation of the biblical text, along with notes on textual variants and grammatical forms. Each section discusses the form, structure, and setting of the passages, culminating in a verse-by-verse interpretation that engages with current scholarly research. This commentary serves as a valuable resource for theologians, students, and ministers interested in deepening their understanding of the Old Testament and its theological implications.
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Overview of Commentary Organization:
- 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.
- Translation–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–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–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–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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