Pastors, lay Bible teachers and others who find their subject material rich and challenging - but their preparation time running out - will be informed and inspired by this commentary's approach to Old Testament scholarship which includes:
importance of the Bible book under discussion
Quick quotes - comments from noted writers and theologians suitable for citing in your own presentation
Succinct Summaries - each main theme or lesson summarized clearly and accurately
Details - illustrations, historical facts, grammaticalnotations, discussion points, teaching plans and more
The Holman Old Testament Commentary is based on the NIV translation.
Winfried Corduan holds a PhD from Rice University and served as professor of Philosophy and Religion for thirty-two years at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. He also wrote the volume on 1 & 2 Chronicles in the Holman Old Testament Commentary series.