Commentary on the Old Testament

by Franz Delitzsch, Carl Friedrich Keil

Enhancing a Landmark of Biblical Exposition

A triumph of rigorous scholarship and sound theological judgment, Keil & Delitzsch remains one of the most popular Old Testament commentaries available.

FEATURES
• 10 attractive hardcover volumes
• Improved typeface design for clarity over the original
• Modernization of abbreviations
• Original Arabic words transliterated into English
• Biblical references changed from Roman into Arabic numerals
• Standardized formatting for each volume
• Extended length paragraphs made shorter and more readable

  CONTENTS
• Volume Pentateuch
• Volume Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel
• Volume 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles
• Volume Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job
• Volume Psalms
• Volume Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
• Volume Isaiah
• Volume Jeremiah, Lamentations
• Volume Ezekiel, Daniel
• Volume Minor Prophets

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Religion, Theology

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Franz Julius Delitzsch was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. Born in Leipzig, he held the professorship of theology at the University of Rostock from 1846 to 1850, at the University of Erlangen until 1867, and after that at the University of Leipzig until his death. Delitzsch wrote many commentaries on books of the Bible, Jewish antiquities, Biblical psychology, a history of Jewish poetry, and Christian apologetics.

He defended the Jewish community against anti-Judaic attacks and translated the New Testament into Hebrew. In 1880 he established the Institutum Judaicum in Leipzig for the training of missionary workers among Jews.

Today, Delitzsch is best known for his translation of the New Testament into Hebrew (1877). Delitzsch's translation is still considered the standard New Testament edition in Hebrew and in its 10th Edition it was revised by a young Arnold Ehrlich at Delitzsch's insistence. This edition was to be utilized for proselytization among Jews. Later it was revised by Gustaf Dalman. It is remarkable that these editions were composed before the modern revival of the Hebrew language, but the translations still remain fresh and alive for readers today.

John Duncan (a theologian and messianic leader; not Jewish) said that Delitzsch "stood firm in maintenance of the divine authority and inspiration of the whole Old Testament" at a time when many "seemed willing to surrender."

Delitzsch also collaborated with Johann Friedrich Karl Keil on a commentary series which covers the whole of the Old Testament and is still in print, having first appeared in 1861. Delitzsch contributed the commentaries on Book of Job, Psalms, Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, and Book of Isaiah. Independent of the commentary series collaboration with Keil, Delitzsch wrote a commentary on the book of Genesis originally published by T & T Clark in 1888. Klock and Klock published a 1978 reprint of the English translation by Sophia Taylor.

His son, Friedrich Delitzsch (1850–1922), was an influential Assyriologist and author of works on Assyrian language, literature, and history.

Reviews

[Wren N.]

Just to be clear, I'm not claiming to have read any of these in their entirety! But I have been using them off and on for about ten years, and they are an unmatched resource to have at hand.

[Keith Splawn]

Thorough, exacting, and precise.

[Ken]

Proofreading of all Greek and Hebrew words Modernization of abbreviations Original Arabic words transliterated into English Biblical references changed from Roman numerals into Arabic numerals A custom-designed font that is more readable than the original Standardized formatting for each volume (the original had different formats in each volume) Movement of the commentary on Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther from volume three to volume four (to make each volume a more consistent length) Rewriting of long paragraphs into shorter, more readable ones Continuous pagination in each volume, with a separate table of contents for each volume Now available with a searchable companion CD-ROM

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[Andre]

I have used this commentary set a couple of times since I purchased it. Currently, I reference it for the study of the Judges that I am conducted with the kids and for study of The Song of Solomon/Proverbs that we do at night. I like it because the authors do a tremendous amount of work w/the Hebrew text also.

[Charles Johnson]

I have always wanted this set. I recently purchased it from a man in Texas.
This is a reference set on the Old Testament, I doubt that I will ever read the entire set.
However, it is a must for a Christian Library.