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Re: [b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie AT datadirect-technologies.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 16:34:40 -0400

At 01:57 PM 5/18/03 -0400, you wrote:
>My oldest daughter, Marissa, is graduating, and she is asking for a
>one-volume commentary on the Bible as one possible graduation gift. I'm a
>little stumped, because the ones I have used are rather old or require
>knowledge of Greek. Is there anything reasonably in keeping with our
>current state of knowledge that is reliable and informative?

The Jerome Biblical Commentary.

>
>She is particularly interested in historical background, which is what she
>can't get from the text per se. She is also interested in overview
>information that ties together the different texts.

The Jerome Biblical Commentary.

Jim

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[b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?, Jonathan Robie, 05/18/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?, Raymond de Hoop, 05/18/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?, Jim West, 05/18/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] [Off Topic] One volume commentary?, Sameer Yadav, 05/19/2003