Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT utc.campuscw.net>]

A good little book is:
>From Exegesis to Expostion: A Practical guide to Using Biblical Hebrew by
Robert Chisholm Jr.Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.

Good commentaries:

Genesis:

Delitzsch, Franz. A New Commentary on Genesis. 2 vols. Minneapolis,
Minnesota: Klock & Klock, 1978.

Hamilton, Victor P. "The Book of Genesis," in The New International
Commentary on the Old Testament. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990, 1995.

Leupold, Herbert Carl. Exposition of Genesis. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker 
1949.

Mathews, Kenneth A. "Genesis 1-11:26," in The New American Commentary, 
       Nashville, Tennessee:  Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996.
                
Ross, Allen P. Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of
Genesis. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988.

Sarna, Nahum. "Genesis," in the JPS Torah Commentary. Philadephia" Jewish
Publication Society

Stigers, Harold G. A Commentary on Genesis. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976.

Wenham, Gordon J. "Genesis 1-15" in The Word Biblical Commentary.  Vol. 1.
Waco, Texas: Word, 1987.


_____. "Genesis 16-50" in The Word Biblical Commentary.  Vol. 2. Dallas,
Texas: Word, 1994.

Westermann, Claus. Genesis 1-11: A Commentary. Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Augsburg Publishing Houses, 1984.


_____. Genesis 12-36: A Commentary. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg
Publishing Houses, 1985.


_____. Genesis 37-50: A Commentary. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg
Publishing Houses, 1986.

Exodus:

Childs, Brevard.  The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary.
Philadelphia: Westminster, 1974.

Durham, John I. "Exodus," in The Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 3. Waco,
Texas: Word Books, 1987.

Kaiser, Walter. "Exodus," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 2. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 1990.

Propp, William. "Exodus 1-18," in TheAnchor Bible. Garden City, New Jersey:
Doubleday, 1999. 

Sarna, Nahum M. "Exodus," in The JPS Torah Commentary. Philadelphia: Jewish
Publication Society, 1989

Proverbs:

Cohen, Abraham.  "Proverbs: Hebrew Text & English Translation with and
Introduction and Commentary," in Socino Books of the Bible.  London: The
Socino Press, 1946.

Clifford , Richard J. Proverbs : A Commentary (Old Testament Library).
Philadephia: Westmeinster/john Know, 1999. 

Garrett, Duane A. "Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, " in The New
American Commentary. Vol. 14. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadmand and Holman, 
1993.

Greenstone, Julius Hillel. The Holy Scriptures with Commentary: Proverbs.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America., 1950.

McKane, William. Proverbs: A New Approach. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1970.

Murphy,Roland E.Proverbs : Word Biblical Commentary. Nashville, Tennessee
Thomas Nelson, 1999.

Oesterley, William Oscar Emil. "The Book of Proverbs," in Westminster
Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co., 1929

Perowne, T. T. "The Proverbs," in The Cambridge Bible for Schools and
Colleges. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1899.

Plaut, W. Gunther. "Book of Proverbs," in The Jewish Commentary for Bible
Readers. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1961.

Ross, Allen P. "Proverbs," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 5.
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991.

Stuart, Moses. A Commentary on the Book of Proverbs. New York:  M.W. Dodd, 
1852.

Toy, Crawford H. "A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of
Proverbs," in the International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T.
Clark, 1899.

Zöckler, Otto. "The Proverbs of Solomon Theologically and Homiletically
Expounded," in Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Critical, Doctrinal, and
Homiletical. Volume 5. John Peter Lange, ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1960.

Ruth:

Bush, Frederic. "Ruth, Esther," in The Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 9.
Nashville, Tennessee: Word Publishing, 1996.
Hubbard, Robert L. "The Book of Ruth," in The New International Commentary
of the the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.

Esther:

Breneman, Mervin. "Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther," in The New American Commentary.
Vol. 10. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman, 1993.

Bush, Frederic. "Ruth, Esther," in The Word Biblical Commentary. Vol. 9.
Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1996.

Cassel, Paulus. An Explanatory Commentary on Esther. Edinburgh: T. & T.
Clark, 1881.

Huey, F. B. "Esther," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary. Vol. 4. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 1988

Moore, Carey A. "Esther," in The Anchor Bible. Garden City, New Yoprk:
Doubleday & Co., 1971.
        {Ref BS 1375.3 .M66]

_____. Studies in the Book of Esther. New York: KTAV Publishing, 1982.
        [BS 1375 .S78]

Paton, Lewis Bayles. "A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of
Esther," in The Interantional Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark,
1908.


At 10:34 AM 08/03/1999, you wrote:
>Greetings,
>     I'm Looking to improve my exegetical skills in Hebrew.
>Would "Commentaries" help in this process? If so, which one's would be the 
>"BEST" on the books of: Genesis,Exodus,Proverbs,Ruth and Esther?
>      
>             Thanks to all for your help.
>                     TONY STARKS :-) 
>
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