The book of numbers / Timothy R. Ashley. [print]

By:

Ashley, Timothy R, 1947- [Author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New international commentary on the Old TestamentPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, (c)2022.Edition: Second editionDescription: l, 606 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0802872026
9780802872029

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LOC classification:

BS1265.3.N5368.N863 NUM

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Contents:

I. Title and Contents -- II. Structure -- III. Authorship, Composition, and Interpretation of the Text -- IV. Theological Themes -- V. Text and Versions -- VI. Analysis of Contents.

Summary: The book of Numbers tells a story with two main characters--God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. The main point of the book is nevertheless of immense importance for God's people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text. Timothy Ashley's introduction discusses such questions as structure, authorship, and theological themes, and it features an extended bibliography of major works on the book of Numbers. Then, dividing the text of Numbers into five major sections, Ashley elucidates the theological themes of obedience and disobedience, which run throughout. His detailed verse-by-verse comments primarily explain the Hebrew text of Numbers as it stands rather than speculate on how the book came to be in its present form. This second edition includes revisions that reflect Ashley's decades of experience with the book of Numbers, as well as updates to the footnotes and bibliography, which add many important works published in the last thirty years. With these new features, Ashley's commentary solidifies its place as the church's most faithful and definitive reference on the book of Numbers.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G. Allen Fleece Library COMMENTARY (COM) - First Floor by the IT help desk office	Non-fiction	BS1265.3.N5368.N863 NUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923002099436

Includes bibliographies and index.

I. Title and Contents -- II. Structure -- III. Authorship, Composition, and Interpretation of the Text -- IV. Theological Themes -- V. Text and Versions -- VI. Analysis of Contents.

The book of Numbers tells a story with two main characters--God and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. The main point of the book is nevertheless of immense importance for God's people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text. Timothy Ashley's introduction discusses such questions as structure, authorship, and theological themes, and it features an extended bibliography of major works on the book of Numbers. Then, dividing the text of Numbers into five major sections, Ashley elucidates the theological themes of obedience and disobedience, which run throughout. His detailed verse-by-verse comments primarily explain the Hebrew text of Numbers as it stands rather than speculate on how the book came to be in its present form. This second edition includes revisions that reflect Ashley's decades of experience with the book of Numbers, as well as updates to the footnotes and bibliography, which add many important works published in the last thirty years. With these new features, Ashley's commentary solidifies its place as the church's most faithful and definitive reference on the book of Numbers.

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