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The comfortable world of a well-regarded Santa Fe based
archaeologist is turned around by the realities of reservation life
and death, in the shadow of corporate uranium mining on Indian
lands.
While the book of Jonah is, in some ways, unique, it stands firmly
in the Old Testament tradition. There have been various suggestions
as to genre, the most likely being the (short) didactic story; but
the aim of the author is not easy to discern. The authenticity of
Jonah's message to the Ninevites is stressed, as is their
repentance, and Yahweh's mercy. The purpose of the book must lie in
a combination of these themes. Lamentations is a neglected book,
perhaps because it was associated with the book of Jeremiah and
considered almost as an appendix. On the question of genre it has
the closest affinities with the psalms of lament; but, whereas it
is very difficult to link a psalm with a specific historical event
or period, the five chapters of Lamentations appear to have the
Fall of Jerusalem as background. While gloom abounds, the careful
reader discovers the faith of the author shining through. He is a
practical monotheist who interprets the castastrophe of the fall of
Jerusalem in the light of his faith.
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have
had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together
all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual,
archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the
reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New
Testaments. The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new
evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are
applied. The authors are of the highest international standing. No
attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical
approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for
their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one
school of thought. R. B. Salters, Honorary Reader in Hebrew at the
University of St Andrews provides a masterful commentary on
Lamentations, as befits this prestigious commentary series.
Ernest Nicholson's retirement as Provost or Oriel College, Oxford, is marked by friends and colleagues with a substantial collection of essays related to the topic of Old Testament covenant. The contributions demonstrate the continuing vitality of the topic for fresh approaches to the literary, historical, religious, and theological understanding of the Old Testament.
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