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Psalms (The Expositor's Bible Commentary
Continuing a Gold Medallion Award-winning legacy, this completely revised edition of The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series puts world-class biblical scholarship in your hands. Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors’ studies worldwide, this new thirteen-volume edition marshals the most current evangelical scholarship and resources.
The thoroughly revised features consist of:
• Comprehensive introductions
• Short and precise bibliographies
• Detailed outlines
• Insightful expositions of passages and verses
• Overviews of sections of Scripture to illuminate the big picture
• Occasional reflections to give more detail on important issues
• Notes on textual questions and special problems, placed close to the texts in question
• Transliterations and translations of Hebrew and Greek words, enabling readers to understand even the more technical notes
• A balanced and respectful approach toward marked differences of opinion
The thoroughly revised features consist of:
• Comprehensive introductions
• Short and precise bibliographies
• Detailed outlines
• Insightful expositions of passages and verses
• Overviews of sections of Scripture to illuminate the big picture
• Occasional reflections to give more detail on important issues
• Notes on textual questions and special problems, placed close to the texts in question
• Transliterations and translations of Hebrew and Greek words, enabling readers to understand even the more technical notes
• A balanced and respectful approach toward marked differences of opinion
1024 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2008
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About the author
Tremper Longman III
198 books129 followersTremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Before coming to Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years. He has authored or coauthored numerous books, including An Introduction to the Old Testament, How to Read Proverbs, and commentaries on Daniel, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Jeremiah and Lamentations, and Song of Songs.
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February 25, 2018
This commentary on the Book of Psalms was easily one of the most acclaimed in the original EBC commentary series. Many rate it one of the best on Psalms for pastors while scholars can’t deny its expertise, so it was wise for the publishers to ask Mr. VanGemeren to update his earlier work to extend its life for another generation of pastors.
Though it is not a major revision, the Introduction gives a great overview of the Book of Psalms. The author begins by seeing the place of the Psalms in the life of Israel, and then wisely describes the Psalms as both our word to God and God’s Word to us. That’s an outstanding way to think about the Psalms! Next, he gets into the nuts and bolts of Psalms. That includes a discussion of Hebrew poetry, its use of parallelism, and literary analysis. From there, he dives into the forms and the formation of the Psalter. That includes a breakdown of the types of Psalms, his thoughts on editorial shaping of the Psalms, and doing a holistic reading of the Psalter. In discussing themes, he highlights the names of God, the perfections of God, the acts of God, the hope of redemption and righteousness, the kingdom of God, the Davidic Messiah, and wisdom from above. After a brief section on composition, he gets into structure. That requires going deeper in some of the subjects like parallelism and other literary devices that were brought up earlier. All told, he covers 16 of these literary devices. He reviews literary genre and discusses praise, lament, and other types of Psalms like enthronement, wisdom, and other miscellaneous types. There’s a quite helpful discussion of Psalm titles including people, background, and musical information. There’s a bibliography and outline before he begins the commentary.
The commentary includes the text, verse by verse commentary, and exegetical notes. At key places, there are sections called reflections that go deeper into repeated themes. The commentary itself is superb. I’ve used and loved the old edition for years, and am glad to have this revised edition for the years ahead. They’ve even made the font larger and dedicated the whole of volume 5 for this one outstanding commentary on the Book of Psalms.
Pastors, the hype matches reality! This is a great commentary for you. Don’t miss it!
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Though it is not a major revision, the Introduction gives a great overview of the Book of Psalms. The author begins by seeing the place of the Psalms in the life of Israel, and then wisely describes the Psalms as both our word to God and God’s Word to us. That’s an outstanding way to think about the Psalms! Next, he gets into the nuts and bolts of Psalms. That includes a discussion of Hebrew poetry, its use of parallelism, and literary analysis. From there, he dives into the forms and the formation of the Psalter. That includes a breakdown of the types of Psalms, his thoughts on editorial shaping of the Psalms, and doing a holistic reading of the Psalter. In discussing themes, he highlights the names of God, the perfections of God, the acts of God, the hope of redemption and righteousness, the kingdom of God, the Davidic Messiah, and wisdom from above. After a brief section on composition, he gets into structure. That requires going deeper in some of the subjects like parallelism and other literary devices that were brought up earlier. All told, he covers 16 of these literary devices. He reviews literary genre and discusses praise, lament, and other types of Psalms like enthronement, wisdom, and other miscellaneous types. There’s a quite helpful discussion of Psalm titles including people, background, and musical information. There’s a bibliography and outline before he begins the commentary.
The commentary includes the text, verse by verse commentary, and exegetical notes. At key places, there are sections called reflections that go deeper into repeated themes. The commentary itself is superb. I’ve used and loved the old edition for years, and am glad to have this revised edition for the years ahead. They’ve even made the font larger and dedicated the whole of volume 5 for this one outstanding commentary on the Book of Psalms.
Pastors, the hype matches reality! This is a great commentary for you. Don’t miss it!
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
September 23, 2017
The expositors Bible commentary has been recognized as one of the leading Commentary series for the past quarter-century. Having started in 1978 and completed in 1992 is Commentary series was in sore need of a revised updated Edition. Therefore in 2008 the expositors Bible commentary begin its revised Edition of all of its 13 volumes of commentary. Completed in 2012 this Commentary series Bose updated commentaries of almost every book included in the previous version as well as fleshing out a previous commentaries as well.
Perhaps the best updated version in this Commentary series is that of the commentary on the book of Psalms by Willem A. VanGemeren. In a revised edition of the series Psalms has been expanded a pain to the point it gets a volume entirely unto itself. Weighing in at over 1000 Pages this is one of the fullest treatments from a conservative perspective on the book of Psalms. This commentary sits at the top of most pastor’s commentary list for this book of wisdom literature.
Not only is this book touted as one of the best volumes in the series it is one of the best volumes on the book of Psalms ever to be published. Each Psalm is Thoroughly treated looking not only at the Hebrew text but dealing with critical questions, exegetical points, and practical application. This commentary truly is for both the pastor and Scholar. Furthermore it is not an accessible to the Layman who desires to get a thorough treatment of Psalms for their understanding. I highly recommend this commentary as the first pick of any Pastor for a series on the book of Psalms as well as to the scholar who is looking to write a paper on a specific theme or Psalm. You can truly not go wrong with this superb commentary on the book of Psalms.
This book was provided to me free of charge from Zondervan Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
The Expositors Bible Commentary: Volume 5: Psalms
© 2008 by Willem A. VanGemeren
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Page Count: 1024 Pages
ISBN: 978-0310234975
Perhaps the best updated version in this Commentary series is that of the commentary on the book of Psalms by Willem A. VanGemeren. In a revised edition of the series Psalms has been expanded a pain to the point it gets a volume entirely unto itself. Weighing in at over 1000 Pages this is one of the fullest treatments from a conservative perspective on the book of Psalms. This commentary sits at the top of most pastor’s commentary list for this book of wisdom literature.
Not only is this book touted as one of the best volumes in the series it is one of the best volumes on the book of Psalms ever to be published. Each Psalm is Thoroughly treated looking not only at the Hebrew text but dealing with critical questions, exegetical points, and practical application. This commentary truly is for both the pastor and Scholar. Furthermore it is not an accessible to the Layman who desires to get a thorough treatment of Psalms for their understanding. I highly recommend this commentary as the first pick of any Pastor for a series on the book of Psalms as well as to the scholar who is looking to write a paper on a specific theme or Psalm. You can truly not go wrong with this superb commentary on the book of Psalms.
This book was provided to me free of charge from Zondervan Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
The Expositors Bible Commentary: Volume 5: Psalms
© 2008 by Willem A. VanGemeren
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Page Count: 1024 Pages
ISBN: 978-0310234975
May 11, 2015
Number One: The author of this volume in TEBC is Willem VanGemeren. This is very hard to find on the book's cover. That said, VanGemeren's authorship was the key reason I picked up this volume when I faced a six-week series on the Psalms post-Easter. VanGemeren was one of the most provocative and demanding seminary professors I've studied under. I wish him well in his retirement.
Number Two: This volume fell far short of my classroom experience with VanGemeren. Maybe that's the nature of writing a one-volume commentary on the longest and perhaps most difficult books of the Bible. Where I desired substantive reflection on on the life situation of each psalm, as well as insight into the surprising images the psalmists employ, I found only brief comments on vocabulary and general theological reflections.
Still, I suppose any commentary that takes up each psalm is helpful.
Number Two: This volume fell far short of my classroom experience with VanGemeren. Maybe that's the nature of writing a one-volume commentary on the longest and perhaps most difficult books of the Bible. Where I desired substantive reflection on on the life situation of each psalm, as well as insight into the surprising images the psalmists employ, I found only brief comments on vocabulary and general theological reflections.
Still, I suppose any commentary that takes up each psalm is helpful.
October 28, 2019
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Overall, a good book for the researcher and enthusiast.
Read for personal research
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May 23, 2011
Excellent!
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