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Word Biblical Commentary #11
2 Samuel
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.
358 pages, Hardcover
First published March 14, 1989
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April 12, 2018
Anderson does an excellent job working through the issues of 2 Samuel with a moderate eye toward historicism, a hermeneutic of suspicion, and a maximalist reading of the text. He takes, then, a centrist viewpoint so when he decides strongly one way or the other, you know it's because that's where he thinks that the evidence leads. Anderson is the most in-depth commentary in 2 Samuel which I read while teaching through the books, this time, and I was generally pleased with his attention to verbal-lexical-textual matters (for example, his reading of the Hebrew syntax, comparisons to the LXX or DSS, and potential scribal problems), as well as reflections to other ANE situations.
If there's one weakness to this volume, it's the WBC's blasted layout. Don't get me wrong: I like having the bibliography before each section, but seperating the textual, introductory, commentary, and reflection-style notes into various sections is a pain, and the typeface is less than loveable.
Ultimately, I'd strongly recommend reading this along with Gordon for anyone working through 2 Samuel.
If there's one weakness to this volume, it's the WBC's blasted layout. Don't get me wrong: I like having the bibliography before each section, but seperating the textual, introductory, commentary, and reflection-style notes into various sections is a pain, and the typeface is less than loveable.
Ultimately, I'd strongly recommend reading this along with Gordon for anyone working through 2 Samuel.
November 11, 2025
The “notes” section can be helpful, but Anderson is far too quick to emend the MT.
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