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In Lamentations, we read of the unbearable grief experienced by a
group of believers. Leslie Allen suggests the book can be read as
the script of a liturgy performed to help the people of God come to
terms with the fall of Jerusalem and the national catastrophe it
entailed. It reveals God's sometimes hidden support for those who
grieve and for their caregivers.
In this unique commentary on Lamentations, respected Old Testament
scholar and volunteer hospital chaplain Leslie Allen appropriates
this oft-neglected book of the Bible to deal with a universal
issue. Incorporating stories of pastoral encounters with hospital
patients, Allen integrates Scripture and pastoral care to present a
biblical model for helping those coping with grief. The book
includes a foreword by Nicholas Wolterstorff, author of "Lament for
a Son."
General editor Lloyd J. Ogilvie brings together a team of
skilled and exceptional communicators to blend sound scholarship
with life-related illustrations.
The design for the Preacher's Commentary gives the reader an
overall outline of each book of the Bible. Following the
introduction, which reveals the author's approach and salient
background on the book, each chapter of the commentary provides the
Scripture to be exposited. The New King James Bible has been chosen
for the Preacher's Commentary because it combines with integrity
the beauty of language, underlying Hebrew and Greek textual basis,
and thought-flow of the 1611 King James Version, while replacing
obsolete verb forms and other archaisms with their everyday
contemporary counterparts for greater readability. Reverence for
God is preserved in the capitalization of all pronouns referring to
the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. Readers who are more comfortable
with another translation can readily find the parallel passage by
means of the chapter and verse reference at the end of each passage
being exposited. The paragraphs of exposition combine fresh
insights to the Scripture, application, rich illustrative material,
and innovative ways of utilizing the vibrant truth for his or her
own life and for the challenge of communicating it with vigor and
vitality.
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Ezekiel 1-19, Volume 28 (Hardcover)
Leslie C Allen; Edited by (general) David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin
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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 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-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
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 bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
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 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-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
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 bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
Leslie C. Allen introduces students to the 1 & 2 Chronicles in
the Old Testament, incorporating insights from over two decades of
previous scholarship while grounding his analysis in earlier key
works. "A Message for Yehud" sums up what has been judged to be a
fundamental motivation underlying the whole book, a conviction that
the obligation to "seek the Lord" in the light of the Torah and
prophetic texts must be laid on the hearts of the community of
Yehud in the fourth century BCE. To this end, using Samuel-Kings as
a basis, Chronicles reviewed pre-exilic royal history for positive
and negative clues as to how the generation for which it was
written might achieve this spiritual ideal. In the book, Allen
shows how this program was communicated all through the book by
literary and rhetorical means.
The eloquent and uncompromising calls for social righteousness by
some of the Minor Prophets are familiar to many, yet the writings
themselves are probably the least studied and least known texts of
the Old Testament. Those who are familiar with these books are also
aware of the historical and literary problems that plague their
study. Drawing on insights from various perspectives --
theological, historical, and literary -- this commentary on Joel,
Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah by Leslie Allen carefully and
imaginatively reconstructs the stage on which the message of these
four books was conveyed to their Hebrew hearers and shows what
relevance, in turn, they hold for contemporary Christians. For each
of the books there is a substantial introduction in which the full
range of scholarly opinion is presented and assessed, a select
bibliography, the author's own translation of the text -- a
significant contribution to biblical studies in itself -- and an
extensive commentary. The commentary on Micah is the basic one of
these four in that it treats at greater length some of the same
forms and motifs that appear in Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah. The
introductory material for Joel includes discussions of canonicity
and textual criticism that apply to the entire volume.
Leslie C. Allen introduces students to the 1 & 2 Chronicles in
the Old Testament, incorporating insights from over two decades of
previous scholarship while grounding his analysis in earlier key
works. "A Message for Yehud" sums up what has been judged to be a
fundamental motivation underlying the whole book, a conviction that
the obligation to "seek the Lord" in the light of the Torah and
prophetic texts must be laid on the hearts of the community of
Yehud in the fourth century BCE. To this end, using Samuel-Kings as
a basis, Chronicles reviewed pre-exilic royal history for positive
and negative clues as to how the generation for which it was
written might achieve this spiritual ideal. In the book, Allen
shows how this program was communicated all through the book by
literary and rhetorical means.
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