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Since 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...

the city (acknowledged by Towner)33 but simply announces that the captivity will last seventy years. According to this view, the total number of years in the seventy sevens is incorrect. It is difficult to believe that the writer could have been so historically uninformed that he would lose track of over half a century (sixty-seven years). An interpretation that creates a historical inaccuracy should be rejected, at least if another reasonable one can be found. This view also understands that the
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