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Title: Judges (Anchor Bible, Vol 6A) by Robert G. Boling ISBN: 0-385-01029-X Publisher: Anchor Bible Commentary Pub. Date: 01 January, 1975 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Wonderful, yet advanced, commentary
Comment: This was my first experience with the anchor bible series.
The author does a wonderful job of explaining the text and plot from an academic and historical point of view.
I gained many insights which I would have missed if I had just read the "traditional" rabbinic commentaries.
The reason I only gave the book four stars is because I do not believe that it truly lives up to the anchor series's standard of being readable to the "layman". On the contrary, if it were not for my knowledge of Hebrew and my familiarity with biblical criticism and ancient israelite history, I would have been totally lost. As it was, the commentary was hard enough and the introduction was basically unreadable.
However it definetely was challenging and rewarding. There is one episode (7:5-6)where Gideon chooses soldiers based on how they drink water from a pool. The verses in the hebrew bible (and I assume the King James version) are totally ambiguous. Using the septuagant and some crafty problem solving, the author fills in the missing words to render the verses totally comprehensable. Without the anchor, those verses would remain a mystery.
Rating: 1
Summary: Higher criticism
Comment: The introduction written by William F. Albright states this book has "interfaith scope." "Not sponsored by any ecclesiastical organization and is not intended to reflect any particular theological doctrine." The author does not believe in plenary, inerrant inspiration of Scripture. He deals only with the grammatical intrepretation of original languages. No homiletical value. Dry as dust. I wish I knew this before I bought it
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Title: 1 Kings: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible) by Mordechai Cogan ISBN: 0385029926 Publisher: Anchor Bible Commentary Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Joshua (Anchor Bible, Vol 6) by Robert G. Boling, G. Ernest Wright ISBN: 0385000340 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1982 List Price(USD): $42.50 |
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Title: The Book of Daniel (Anchor Bible, Vol 23) by Louis Francis Hartman, Alexander A. Di Lella ISBN: 0385013221 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 14 April, 1978 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Isaiah 1-39 : A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 19) by JOSEPH BLENKINSOPP ISBN: 0385497164 Publisher: Anchor Bible Pub. Date: 05 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Lamentations: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 7-A) by Delbert R. Hillers ISBN: 0385264070 Publisher: Doubleday Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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