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The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche
Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old
Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms
in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring
cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.
This commentary on the book of Job is a non-technical commentary
but it is full of Whybray's most mature reflections on the book.
The Introduction deals with the nature and purpose of the book, its
specific and distinctive theology, its themes and its various parts
and their mutual relationship. Thereafter, Norman Whybray, who is
renowned for his insightful commentaries, usually comments on small
sections of the text, and verse-by-verse in some especially
difficult passages. As a whole, his commentary is illustrative of
the fact that the book of Job is more concerned with the nature of
God than with the problem of suffering. This is a reprint of the
original edition in 1998.
This commentary on the book of Job is a non-technical commentary
but it is full of Whybray's most mature reflections on the book.
The Introduction deals with the nature and purpose of the book, its
specific and distinctive theology, its themes and its various parts
and their mutual relationship. Thereafter, Norman Whybray, who is
renowned for his insightful commentaries, usually comments on small
sections of the text, and verse-by-verse in some especially
difficult passages. As a whole, his commentary is illustrative of
the fact that the book of Job is more concerned with the nature of
God than with the problem of suffering. This is a reprint of the
original edition in 1998.
Whybray provides a straightforward introduction to the contents and
themes of the first five books of the Bible. Designed as an
entry-level textbook for colleges and seminaries, this volume makes
sense of the current muddle in Pentateuchal studies and introduces
students to the contributions of earlier scholars in the field.
Whybray stresses the meaning of the Pentateuch in its canonical
form while remaining sensitive to its literary merit, theological
import, and compelling power.
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.
One of the most rewarding of recent approaches to the study of
Deutero-Isaiah has been the attempt to understand his teaching
against the background of his ministry to the second generation of
Jewish exiles in Babylonia. Two factors have been taken into
account: the nature of the Israelite religious tradition which the
exiles had inherited from the past, and the actual circumstances of
their life in Babylonia, where they were subject to the cultural
and religious pressures of their environment. Each of these may be
expected to have exercised some influence on the teaching of
Deutero-Isaiah. Dr Whybray's study of this one short passage has
been made in order to explore the relationships between the two
factors. The passage, which has long been the subject of vigorous
controversy, admirably raises the question of the sources of
Deutero-Isaiah's theology. This detailed study, which employs as
far as possible all the techniques of modern critical
investigation, is an attempt to shed some light on the
interpretation of Deutero-Isaiah as a whole.
Dr Whybray's volume, like the others in the series, contains the
text in the New English Bible translation, with introductory
material preceding, and a commentary directly following, each
section of text.
Dr Whybray describes the ancient near-eastern tradition of
producing collections of 'wisdom': instructions in the form of
aphorisms and proverbs for the education of the young for a happy
and successful career. He indicates the dependence of Proverbs on
this tradition, but also points out how the Israelite authors
modified it. The book contains three kinds of material: sections
whose form and character are hardly distinguishable from the
instructions of Egypt and Mesopotamia; others where, in spite of a
more specifically Israelite dress, the aim remains the achievement
of the successful life; and finally passages in which the main
purpose has now become the pursuit of a wisdom which is in entire
conformation with the 'fear of the Lord'.
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