Mercer Commentary on the Bible

Volume 2 of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible (MCB, 1994), the fascicle edition, comprises commentaries on the so-called historical books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, along with several appropriate articles from the Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (MDB, 1990; 5th corrected printing, August 1997). This convenient yet thorough text is for the classroom and for anyone who wishes to focus on the study of the Old Testament historical books. Other volumes in the series focus on other appropriate groups of canonical and deuterocanonical writings (Prophets, Torah, Gospels, and so forth -- see p. vii for list). Each volume includes the complete MCB commentaries on the focus texts and several relevant articles from MDB.

A companion to the Mercer Dictionary of the Bible , published in 1990 in association with the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. The two volumes are meant to be used together, and the Commentary does not repeat material available in the Dictionary . The intent is to fill the need for single-volume resources, not to supplant the more comprehensive multi-volume works that are available. Contributors were not required to follow any specific school of interpretation and hence represent a range of opinions and approaches. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.