Old Testament Commentary Survey

by Tremper Longman III

Publisher:

Baker

, 2007

Overview

All serious students of the Bible seek to know which resources are most valuable to add to their growing libraries. With an abundance of tools available, relative merit is difficult to ascertain, so students often turn to trusted professors for advice. This commentary survey provides such advice from respected Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III. In this handy volume, Longman introduces the most popular commentaries on each book of the Old Testament, gives a brief indication of their emphases and viewpoints, and evaluates them. At the end of the book, he summarizes his top recommendations for those trying to build a library that covers every book of the Old Testament. For this fourth edition, Longman has added comments on the commentaries published in the years since the third edition, updated his evaluations of other commentaries in light of these new additions, and refined his rating system to provide more nuance. The result is a balanced, sensible guide for those who preach and teach the Old Testament and need help in choosing the best tools. About the Author Tremper Longman III, B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary and M.Phil.; Ph.D, Yale University. Longman is an Old Testament scholar and Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to joining Westmont in 1998, Longman taught for eighteen years at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Tremper has authored or coauthored 17 books, including A Biblical History of Israel and Introduction to the Old Testament, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation. He was also one of the main translators of the New Living Translation and has served as a consultant for other well-known Bible translations as well.

Product Details

• Title: Old Testament Commentary Survey
• Author: Tremper Longman III
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Biblical studies
• ISBNs: 9781441250148, 9780801031236, 9780801039911, 144125014X, 0801031230, 0801039916
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_73C4A06CC2894EBE97E98AE483CA3B44
• Resource Type: text.monograph.bibliography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:13:42Z

About Tremper Longman III

Tremper Longman III serves as Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 35 books, including commentaries on Genesis, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, Nahum, and Revelation. His books have been translated into 18 different languages. In addition, as a Hebrew scholar, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation, and has served as a consultant on other popular Bible translations, including The Message, the New Century Version, the Christian Standard Bible, and the Common Bible. He has also edited and contributed to a number of study Bibles and Bible dictionaries, most recently The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

He earned his BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, his MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, and both his MPhil and PhD from Yale University. Dr. Longman and his wife, Alice, have three sons and eight grandchildren.