Commentary on Exodus
Series: Eerdmans Critical Commentary
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: March 15, 2008
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 868
ISBN-13: 9780802826176
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Old Testament; Biblical Commentary - Old Testament; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference
Description: "In this volume Thomas Dozeman presents a fresh translation of the Hebrew text of Exodus along with a careful, critical interpretation of its central themes, literary structure, and history of composition. He explores two related themes in the formation of the book of Exodus: the identity of Yahweh, the God of Israel, and the authority of Moses, the leader of the Israelite people. / Dozeman clarifies the multiple literary genres within the text, identifies only two separate authors in the book's composition, and highlights the rich insights that arise from the comparative study of the ancient Near Eastern literary tradition. Also treating the influence of Exodus in the history of Jewish and Christian interpretation, Dozeman's comprehensive commentary will be welcomed by Old Testament scholars." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Title page: Commentary on Exodus.
Cover: Exodus.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction; title: Commentary.; title: Part 1 : The power of Yahweh in Egypt (1:1-15:21).; title: Setting (1:1-2:25); title: Characters (3:1-7:7); title: Conflict (7:8-15:21); title: Part 2 : The presence of Yahweh in the wilderness (15:22-40:38).; title: Journey (15:22-18:27); title: Revelation (19:1-24:11); title: Sanctuary (24:12-40:38); title: Bibliography; title: Index of subjects; title: Index of authors; title: Index of Hebrew words; title: Index of scriptural and ancient texts