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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
Overview of Commentary Organization
- Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
- Each section of the commentary includes:
- Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
- Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
- Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
- Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
- Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
- Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
- General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.
Editorial Preface |
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Testimonia |
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Author's Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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Introduction |
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I Orientation to this Book |
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II Orientation to the Book of Job |
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A The Book of Job in Its Present Form |
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1 Shape |
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2 Argument |
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3 Readings |
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B The Book of Job in Historical Perspective |
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1 Origins |
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2 The History of the Book of Job |
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3 The Book of Job and Ancient Near Eastern Literature |
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4 The Book of Job and Biblical Wisdom Literature |
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III Orientation to Books about Job |
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1 Bibliographies of Works on Job |
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2 Commentaries and Translations |
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3 The Book as a Whole |
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4 Philology, Text Criticism |
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5 The Ancient Versions |
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6 Literary Aspects |
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7 Motifs, Theological Elements |
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8 Job and Its Influence |
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9 Sources and Composition |
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10 Date and Authorship |
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11 The Ancient Literary Context, Including the Hebrew Bible |
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1 | (66) |
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The First Cycle (3:1--11:20) |
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Job's First Speech (3:1--26) |
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67 | (39) |
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Eliphaz's First Speech (4:1--5:27) |
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106 | (49) |
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Job's Second Speech (6:1--7:21) |
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155 | (42) |
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Bildad's First Speech (8:1--22) |
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197 | (16) |
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Job's Third Speech (9:1--10:22) |
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213 | (40) |
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Zophar's First Speech (11:1--20) |
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253 | (21) |
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The Second Cycle (12:1--20:29) |
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Job's Fourth Speech (12:1--14:22) |
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274 | (66) |
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Eliphaz's Second Speech (15:1--35) |
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340 | (27) |
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Job's Fifth Speech (16:1--17:16) |
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367 | (36) |
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Bildad's Second Speech (18:1--21) |
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403 | (23) |
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Job's Sixth Speech (19:1--29) |
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426 | (45) |
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Zophar's Second Speech (20:1--29) |
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471 | (34) |
Abbreviations |
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The Third Cycle (21:1--27:23) |
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505 | (173) |
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Job's Seventh Speech (21:1--34) |
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503 | (34) |
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Eliphaz's Third Speech (22:1--30) |
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537 | (35) |
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Job's Eighth Speech (23:1--17; 24:1--17, 25) |
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572 | (46) |
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Bildad's Third Speech (25:1---26:14) |
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618 | (23) |
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Job's Ninth Speech (27:1--6, 11--12) |
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641 | (10) |
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Zophar's Third Speech (27:7--10, 13--17; 24:18--24; 27:18--23) |
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651 | (27) |
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Elihu's Speeches (32:1--37:24; 28:1--28) |
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678 | (361) |
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Elihu's First Speech (32:1--33:33) |
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679 | (64) |
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Elihu's Second Speech (34:1--37) |
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743 | (43) |
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Elihu's Third Speech (35:1--16) |
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786 | (19) |
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Elihu's Fourth Speech (36:1--37:24) |
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805 | (84) |
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Elihu's Fourth Speech Concluded (The Poem on Wisdom) (28:1--28) |
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889 | (38) |
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Job's Final Speech (29:1--31:40) |
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927 | (112) |
Editorial Preface |
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Publishers Note |
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Testimonia |
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Abbreviations |
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Dialogue between Yahweh and Job |
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1039 | (1) |
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Yahweh's First Speech (38:1--40:2) |
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1039 | (98) |
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Job's First Reply (40:3--5) |
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1137 | (4) |
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Yahweh's Second Speech (40:6--41:34) |
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1141 | (63) |
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Job's Second Reply (42:1---6) |
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1204 | (39) |
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1225 | (18) |
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Chapter Bibliographies (Supplements to those in Volumes 1, 2, and 3) |
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1243 | (15) |
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General Bibliography (replacing the Bibliography in Volume 1, WBC 17) |
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1258 | (215) |
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Corrigenda to Volumes 1 and 2 |
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1473 | (1) |
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Index of Emendations, Re-arrangements, and Adoptions of "New Words" |
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1474 | (7) |
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Classified Index to the Book of Job |
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1481 | (9) |
Index of Hebrew Words |
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1490 | (14) |
Index of Authors |
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David J.A. Clines is Professor of Biblical Studies in the University of Sheffield (England), Joint Editor of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, and Editor of The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. He holds the B.A. degree from the University of Sydney (Australia) and the M.A. from Cambridge University. Selected publications by Professor Clines include I, He, We and They: A Literary Approach to Isaiah 53, The Theme of the Pentateuch, The Esther Scroll: The Story of the Story, and the commentary on Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther in the New Century Bible.
Bruce M. Metzger (1914 2007) was a biblical scholar, textual critic, and a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. Metzger is widely considered one of the most influential New Testament scholars of the 20th century. He was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1997 - 2007).
Glenn W. Barker (d. 1984) was a general editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 1984).
John D. W. Watts (1921 2013) was President of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Ruschlikon, Switzerland, and served as Professor of Old Testament at that institution, at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His numerous publications include commentaries on Isaiah (2 volumes), Amos, and Obadiah. He was Old Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1977 - 2011).
James W. Watts is a professor and chair of the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His teaching and research interests include biblical studies, especially the Torah/Pentateuch, ritual theories, rhetorical analysis, and comparative scriptures studies. He is a co-founder of the Iconic Books Project. He had served as the associate Old Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1997 - 2011).
Ralph P. Martin (1925-2013) was Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Fuller Theological Seminary and a New Testament Editor for the Word Biblical Commentary series. He earned the BA and MA from the University of Manchester, England, and the PhD from King's College, University of London. He was the author of numerous studies and commentaries on the New Testament, including Worship in the Early Church, the volume on Philippians in The Tyndale New Testament Commentary series. He also wrote 2 Corinthians and James in the WBC series.
Lynn Allan Losie is Associate Professor of New Testament at Azusa Pacific University. A generalist in New Testament studies, Dr. Losie teaches courses in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Pauline Epistles, as well as in the background areas of Greek, early Judaism, and the greater Hellenistic World. He has published articles on the New Testament and had served as the associate New Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary (1997 - 2013). Ordained as a Baptist minister, he has also served in pastoral ministry in Southern California and Oregon.