Judges and Ruth
Judges and Ruth
Non-technical
Evangelical

Judges and Ruth

in Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries

by Mary J. Evans

4.8 Rank Score: 5.14 from 1 reviews, 2 featured collections, and 2 user libraries
Publisher IVP Academic
Published 2017
ISBN-13 9780830842575
The book of Judges presents Israel’s frailty, the nation’s need for deliverance, and God’s use of flawed leaders to guide his chosen people through a dark period of their history. The book of Ruth tells a smaller story within this narrative, showing God quietly at work in the lives of a few individuals. Mary Evans’s replacement Tyndale commentary places each book in its historical and canonical context, examines key theological themes, and addresses issues facing twenty-first-century readers.

The Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.

In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: Context, Comment, and Meaning. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.

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Mary J. Evans’ new TOTC commentary is an extremely approachable commentary that analyzes the text carefully with a pastoral sensitivity to contemporary concerns and reading strategies. [Full Review]