Numbers
An Introduction and Commentary
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · July 7, 2008
"Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah" is one of the best-known hymns in the world.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers seeking a passage-by-passage study of Numbers
- Themes
- Biblical theology, Old Testament ritual, Christian interpretation
- Genres
- Pentateuch Commentary, Old Testament Interpretation, Old Testament Studies
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"Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah" is one of the best-known hymns in the world. Yet the book of numbers, whose story that hymn summarizes, is seldom read. Why?"Its very title puts the modern reader off," writes Gordon Wenham. "In ancient time numbers were seen as mysterious and symbolic, a key to reality and the mind of God himself. Today they are associated with computers and the depersonalization that threatens our society."
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In his effort to bridge the great gulf between the book and our age, Wenham first explains the background of Numbers, discussing its structure, sources, date and authorship as well as its theology and Christian use. A passage-by-passage analysis follows, which draws useful insights on Old Testament ritual from modern social anthropology.The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series..
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| Pentateuch Commentary | 76% |
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| Old Testament Studies | 24% |
| Old Testament Interpretation | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Old Testament Interpretation
- Pentateuch Commentary
- Pentateuch Studies
- Authors
- Gordon J. Wenham
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- July 7, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Biblical theology · Old Testament ritual · Christian interpretation
- Reading lane
- Old Testament Interpretation