The Interpreter's One Volume Commentary On The Bible: introduction . and commentary for each book of the Bible including the Apocrypha, with general articles

The Story

Including all the books of the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, together with forty-three General Articles. Next to the Biblical text itself, the most essential tool for the study and interprestation of the ageless truths of Scripture is an adequate and up-to-date Commentary. The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible provides exactly such a tool. Consider these facts: It is conveniently compact in format, yet comprehensive in coverage. The General Articles demonstrate the wide range of basic topics of Biblical interpretation that are clearly and effectively elucidated; and there are full-scale commentaries on every book of both Testaments and the Apocrypha. It is up-to-date. Seven years of planning and research, the most rescent and authoritative archaeological information, and the latest developments in theological study have done to its preparation. It is an entirely new, independent work, created to take its very specific place in Bible study. It is contemporary. The views expressed hold a judicious balance between what is sound in our traditional Christian outlook and what is best and most likely to be permanent in the modern upsurge in theology and exegesis. Its aim has been to reassess every detail in the light of the best modern scholarship. It is impartial. Seventy scholars - Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Jewish - provide interpretations that recognise the contribution that all can make to understanding the Bible, its background, history and purpose. In this it maintains the proud tradition of the international respected Interpreter's Bible.