THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY
Volume 6
Judges
Ruth
Daniel I. Block
Nashville, Tennessee
General Editor
E. RAY CLENDENEN
Associate General Editor, OT | Associate General Editor, NT |
KENNETH A. MATHEWS | DAVID S. DOCKERY |
Consulting Editors | |
Old Testament L. RUSS BUSH DUANE A. GARRETT LARRY L. WALKER | New Testament RICHARD R. MELICK, JR. PAIGE PATTERSON CURTIS A. VAUGHAN |
Production Editor LINDA L. SCOTT | |
© 1999 • Broadman & Holman Publishers
All rights reserved
ISBN 0-8054-0106-7
Dewey Decimal Classification: 222.30
Subject Heading: BIBLE. O.T. JUDGES
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 99–11089
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked REB are from The Revised English Bible. Copyright © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, 1989. Reprinted by permission. Scripture quotations marked GNB are from the Good News Bible, the Bible in Today’s English Version. Old Testament: Copyright © American Bible Society 1976; New Testament: Copyright © American Bible Society 1966, 1971, 1976. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible. © Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked NEB are from The New English Bible. Copyright © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1961, 1970. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked JPSV are from TANAKH: A New Translation of THE HOLY SCRIPTURES According to the Traditional Hebrew Text. Copyright © The Jewish Publication Society, 1985. Used by permission.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Block, Daniel Isaac, 1943–
Judges, Ruth / Daniel I. Block.
p. cm. - (The new American commentary; v. 6)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8054-0106-7 (hardcover)
1. Bible.O.T. Judges-Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Bible. O.T. Ruth-Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Bible. O.T.Judges. English. New International.1999. II. Bible. O.T. Ruth. English. New International. 1999. III. Title. IV. Series.
BS1305.2.B561999
222´.3077-dc21
Maps on pages 20 and 766–67 are from the Holman Bible Atlas, © 1999 Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee.
To my children,
Jason and Carolyn
and
Jonelle and Douglas
May you be richly blessed
by the Lord
and may you find refuge under his wings
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About Judges, RuthSince a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the Christian community, the NAC focuses on two concerns. First, the commentary emphasizes how each section of a book fits together so that the reader becomes aware of the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole. The writers, however, remain aware of the Bible’s inherently rich variety. Second, the NAC is produced with the conviction that the Bible primarily belongs to the church. We believe that scholarship and the academy provide an indispensable foundation for biblical understanding and the service of Christ, but the editors and authors of this series have attempted to communicate the findings of their research in a manner that will build up the whole body of Christ. Thus, the commentary concentrates on theological exegesis, while providing practical, applicable exposition. |
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