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Genesis (Biblical Commentary) by John E. Hartley
"Professor Hartley, who has already given to the evangelical community stimulating commentaries on Leviticus and Job, has succeeded in extending that contribution by this commentary on Genesis. It is a commentary that is long enough to avoid being superficial, and one that is short enough to make it readable without missing the forest for the trees. Those wishing further discussion than is found in the discussion of the text will find such in the Additional Notes at the end of each section, as well as in the various excursuses scattered throughout the volume. Pastors and Christian Education teachers would be well-advised to make this volume apart of their library."
-Victor P. Hamilton, Professor of Religion, Asbury College
John E. Hartley is Professor of Old Testament and Chairperson of Biblical Studies at the C. P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University. He is ordained in the Free Methodist Church and has authored commentaries on Job and Leviticus.
Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testament by Brevard Childs - Capping more than thirty years of research and reflection, Childs here surveys the full biblical panorama. He addresses the formidable challenges involved in preserving the distinct voices and integrity of each testament, even as he identifies their common vision.
The Pentateuch by Terence Fretheim - The Pentateuch (this is, a book in five parts) has been a designation for the first five books of the Old Testament (and Hebrew Bible) since the second century CE at least.
Old Testament Survey by William Lasor - "The "Pentateuch" is made up of the first five books of the Old Testament - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy..."
An Introduction to the Old Testament by Tremper Longman, Raymond Dillard - Even new Bible readers hear the warning to read the Bible "in its context" and not to treat passages in an isolated fashion. However, many understand the context to be literary only and then forget to read the Bible in its historical context, that is, the time period in which it was written and about which it narrates.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch
A History of Israel by John Bright - The first half of the second millennium B.C. (roughly 2000-1550) brings us to the age of Israel's origins. It was probably during the course of these centuries that Father Abraham set out from Haran, with his family, his flocks, and his herds, to seek land and seed in the place his God would show him.
Ancient Israel by Roland De Vaux ...offers a fascinating, full-scale reconstruction of the social and religious life of Israel in Old Testament times.