But the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, where they are recorded, are among the most difficult books in the Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible.

In the Old Testament we read God s word as it was spoken to his people Israel. Today, thousands of years later, we hear in these thirty-nine books his inspired and authoritative message for us.

Genesis--the Bible's account of human origins and the harbinger of human destiny--is a book teeming with critical problems. Derek Kidner provides a running exegetical commentary and lucidly handles the tough issues that Genesis raises.

It is accompanied by a commentary and annotations, and aims to illuminate the original work without any touch of the fake antique.

Derek Kidner provides a fresh and penetrating guide to Psalms 1—72. He analyzes each psalm in depth, comments on interpretative questions and brings out the universal relevance of the texts.

Providing clear exposition based on solid contemporary scholarship, this commentary by F. Charles Fensham examines the books of Ezra and Nehemiah--two books of Scripture that are especially important for understanding the last century of ...

They show how the text speaks to different generations under changed circumstances, and so illuminate the Bible’s ongoing significance.

What are these devices, and how do they guide our reading and our understanding of the text? This book explores some of the answers and shows that it's a matter of style.

Oswalt's study on the first 39 chapters of the Book of Isaiah is part of The New International Commentary on the Old Testament.

Unique among introductions, this volume places the Old Testament in its liturgical context, showing how its passages are employed in the current Lectionary used at Mass.