Numbers : an introduction and commentary (Record no. 6574)
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| International Standard Book Number | 0851118364 |
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| Classification number | 222.1407 WEN |
| Item number | 02913 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wenham, Gordon J. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Numbers : an introduction and commentary |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Leicester, Eng |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Downers' Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1981 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | (240 pages) |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Series Title | Tyndale Old Testament commentaries, 4. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Cover; Short Title page; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; General preface; Author's preface; Chief abbreviations; Commentaries; Texts and versions; Introduction; 1. Title and contents; 2. Structure; 3. Sources; 4. Date and authorship; 5. The Hebrew text of Numbers; 6. Problems of interpreting Numbers; a. The importance of ritual; b. The essence of ritual; c. The interpretation of ritual and symbol; d. An anthropologically based approach to ritual symbolism; 7. The theology of Numbers; a. The character of God; b. The land; c. The people of God. 8. The Christian use of NumbersAnalysis; Commentary; 1. The people of God prepare to enter the promised land (1:1-10:10); A. Censuses (chapters 1-4); B. Cleansing the camp (chapters 5-6); C. Offerings for the altar (chapter 7); D. Dedication of the Levites (chapter 8); E. The second passover (chapter 9); F. The silver trumpets (10:1-10); 2. From Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-12:16); A. Departure in battle order (10:11-36); B. Three complaints (11:1-12:16); 3. Forty years near Kadesh (13:1-19:22); A. The rebellion of the spies (chapters13-14); B. Laws on offerings (chapter 15). C. Prerogatives of the priests (chapters 16-18)D. Laws on cleansing (chapter 19); 4. From Kadesh to the plains of Moab (20:1-22:1); 5. Israel in the plains of Moab (22:2-36:13); A. Balaam and Balak (chapters 22-24); B. National apostasy (chapter 25); C. Census (chapter 26); D. Laws about land, offerings and vows (chapters 27-30); E. Defeat of Midian and settlement in Transjordan (chapters 31-32); F. List of camp sites (33:1-49); G. Laws about land (33:50-36:13); Additional Notes; Additional note on the large numbers; Additional note on the history of the priests and Levites. Additional note on the sources in Numbers 13 --<br/>14Additional note on the source analysis of chapters 16 --<br/>17; Additional note on Old Testament sacrifice; Additional note on the route of the Israelites; Maps; Map: The route of the Israelites from Goshen to Kadesh (Num. 33); Map: The conquest of Transjordan (Num. 33); Map: The borders of Canaan and the mission of the spies (Num. 34:1-12); Praise for Tyndale Commentaries; About the Author; Tyndale Commentary Volumes; More Titles from InterVarsity Press; Academic Textbook Selector. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bible. -- Numbers -- Commentaries. Bible -- A.T. -- Nombres -- Commentaires. RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament. |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | Reference | Tedim Christian College Library | Tedim Christian College Library | Reference | 02/06/2022 | 222.1407 WEN | 02913 | 02/06/2022 | 02/06/2022 | Books |