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This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some staining on the cover boards also. There is bumping on the corners of the cover boards. The lettering on the spine is fading. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings. "The purpose of this commentary is unabashedly theological. It's concern is to understand exodus a scripture of the church. The exegesis arises as a theological discipline within the context of the canon and is directed toward the community of faith which lives by its compassion of Jesus Christ....." - Preface from The Book Of Exodus: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is significant wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners are also bumped. The gilding on the spine is rubbed and faded. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his seal is stamped on the first end page and the first title page. The pages are yellowed and tanned. There are some markings on the pages, but it still is definitely a good read. "This volume gathers together a number of articles written and papers read at various times on the transmission of the Bible. It is intended for non-specialists like those who have read them or heard them in their earlier forms, and who have frequently expressed a desire to have them in this form...." - Preface from The Books And The Parchments: Some Chapters On The Transmission Of The Bible

This book is in very good condition. There's no wear on the front, back, spine, and edges of the cover boards. There is no bumping on the corners of the cover boards. The pages are yellowed, but clear of any markings. "This commentary on the Book of Daniel appeared in 1962 as Volume 23 of the German series of commentaries Das Alte Testament Deutsch (ATD). The author wishes to express his warmest thanks to his friend Professor Walter Beyerlin of the University of Kiel who, with the assistance of Rudolf Walz, produced the German translation and to Professor Artur Weiser, the Editor of ATD, for his unfailing kindness, encouragement, and patience...." - Preface from The Old Testament Library's Daniel: A Commentary

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is minor bumping on the corners and staining on the cover boards. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowing but clear of any markings. "The name Deuteronomy, by which the book is generally known in English, goes back to the great translation of the Old Testament, the so-called Septuagint. In Deut.17.18 I this translation The Hebrew word for 'copy' was mistakenly understood in the sense of 'second law' ( beside the law of Sinai). Methodical scholarly research into this book could begin only when it was approved conclusively by De Wette (1805) That this part of the printer to she must be considered on its own inform delivery point of you and has nothing to do with the great sources of the Pentateuch, Yahwist, the Elohist and Priestly Documents. As a result of the critical analysis of the sources a number of important… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned but clear of any markings. "This work has been in preparation for a number of years – – – which may account for some repetition here and there. Certainly there can be no claim to finality or definitiveness for it. It represents only one more slight effort in furthering our understanding of the magnitude and significance of Chronicles in the light of recent study and discoveries, archaeological and linguistics...." - Preface from I Chronicles: Introduction, Translation, And Notes

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some staining also on the cover boards. The corners are bumped considerably on the cover boards. The previous owners name is written on the front end page of the book. The pages are yellowing but clear of any markings. "Like my commentary on the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, which appeared three years ago, the present treatment of the books of Samuel is concerned to examine and expand the material not only with regard to its individual details, but also with regard to its place within the whole book, and, where possible, with regard to its place within Holy Scripture. This seems to me to be a standpoint of which, at a time of predominately literary-critical work on the Old Testament, has been too much neglected, understandable though this neglect may be, and one which should now come into its own, particularly in a series like the Altes Testament Deutsch...." - Preface To The… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is bumping on the corners. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned but clear of any markings. "The biblical book of Chronicles is actually one book which, because of its length when translated from Hebrew into Greek, was divided into what we know as I and II Chronicles. The division into two volumes has been retained here, but the interrelatedness of the two precluded two separate introductions that would, by avoiding repetition, tend to mislead the reader into thinking that I and II Chronicles or two distinct works...." - Translator's Note from The Anchor Bible's II Chronicles: Introduction, Translation, And Notes

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine, and edges of the cover boards. There is little to no bumping on the corners of the cover boards. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowing but clear of any markings. "Anyone trying to discern the plan underlying the structure the second and larger half of the book of Isaiah must stand back and survey it as a whole. Otherwise he will lose his way in the details, the considerable number of problems of literary criticism which occur, and the apparent stumbling blocks, if not contradictions, in the composition. Such a survey must accept, as an established conclusion of scholarship, that the previous history of two blocks of tradition, chs. 24-27 and 36-39, is distinct and separate...." - In Place of a Preface from The Old Testament Library's Isaiah 13-39: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is slight bumping on the corners of the cover boards. There is some staining on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The lettering on the outside of the cover boards is fading. The previous owners name is affixed to the inside of the front cover board and the previous owners seal is stamped on the front end page. "This commentary follows a consistent course in the critical approach which it adopts. Over a decade I have arrived at the view which differs fundamentally from previous literary assessments of the book of Isaiah. My understanding of the so-called memorial of the prophet Isaiah on his activity at the time of the Syro-Ephraimite war (6.1-9.6) is fundamental in this respect. Once one allows that this is a composition aimed at coming to terms with the exile in the sixth century, the rest follows almost automatically. Perhaps, therefore, I may be excused for having… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is bumping on the corners of the cover boards. There are stains on the front and back of the cover boards. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowing but clear of any markings. "The time of Deutero-Isaiah's activity lay for certain between the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 and the downfall of the Babylonian empire in 539. All the evidence points to a day towards the end of this period, probably sometime after 550, the year which solve the beginning of the victorious campaign of Cyrus. And attempt has been made to mark off different stages in the prophet's work (Begrich), but this remains very doubtful...." - Introduction from The Old Testament Library's Isaiah 40-66: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is a significant amount of wear and stains on the dust jacket. The cover board has some wear on the front, back, spine and edges. The corners of the cover board are bumped. The pages are tanned but clear of any markings."The Layman's Bible Commentary is based on the conviction that the Bible has the Word of good news for the whole world. The Bible is not the property of a special group. It is not even the property and concern of the Church alone. It is given to the Church for its own life but also to bring God's offer of life to all mankind-wherever there are ears to hear and hearts to respond...." - Preface from The Layman's Bible Commentary: Volume 23: 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine, and edges of the cove boards. There is no bumping or fraying on the cover boards. The pages are white, crisp, and clear of any markings. The dust jacket is in very good condition. "No more books by talk show hosts! No, I mean it! Just this last one and then that's it. Who do we think we are, anyway? I guess it's not enough to broadcast our every brilliant thought to millions of viewers each week. We also have to amass compilations of our favorite, most precious bon mots so that people can carry them around under their arms and enjoy them at the beach or on the subway or during a quiet moment sitting alone at home in a small room. Okay, okay, and they also make great gifts. There, I've said it...." - Foreword from New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer

This book is in good condition. There is some wear and staining on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings. "The third edition of this commentary is distinguished from the two previous ones not only by the inclusion of all the psalms and the commentary, but also by the attempt that has been made in this new addition to determine afresh the context of the composition and transmission of the psalms and return the conclusions derived from this enquiry to go to count for the historical and theological exposition of the individual psalms and applying this method the commentary as to a large extent become a new book...." - Preface To The Third Edition from The Psalms: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some bumping on the corners. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned but clear of any markings."Ten Year's have passed since that August afternoon of 1959 when my tranquil studying in the Library of The Biblical Institute in Jerusalem was interrupted by an intruder who sat himself opposite me at the table and began approximately thus: "For a number of years you have been publishing for Biblica potboilers on the Psalter, and it seems to me that you should now devote your energy to something more substantial...." - Preface for The Anchor Bible's Psalms 101-150: Introduction, Translation And Notes

This book is in good condition. The book has some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. There is some bumping on the corners. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned but clear of any markings. "The original plan was to include Psalms 51-150 in the second volume (cf. Psalms I [The Anchor Bible, vol.16; New York, 1966], pp. XVIII, XLIII) but this has not proved feasible. The amount of relevant Northwest Semitic material available for use and citation exceeds earlier expectations; in fact, I had thought it would be possible to translate the remaining psalms with relative dispatch, frequently referring the reader to Psalms I for pertinent discussion and documentation of the principles on which the translations would be based...." - Introduction from Psalms 51-100: Introduction, Translation, And Notes

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is some bumping on the corners and the previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board. The pages are yellowed and tanned but clear of any markings. "A preface may serve various purposes. The author of the book that likely arrives for review attempts to disarm the would-be critic and his preface. He honestly sets forth the difficulties encountered in the composition of his work and candidly exposes the defects that mar the finished product. But he apparently overdoes it because one is inclined to ask, or glancing through the preface, the not impertinent question, "Then why was the book ever written?" - Preface from The Anchor Bible's Psalms I 1-50: Introduction, Translation, and Notes