In this volume, Victor P. Hamilton expounds Genesis 18-50 verse by verse and provides linguistic, literary, and theological commentary of its overarching theme, Yahweh's faithfulness to his promised word and his covenant with those who were chosen to receive it. This evangelical, up-to-date, and thorough work features a comprehensive introduction, copious footnotes, and references to the New Testament writers' interpretations of Genesis.
Victor P. Hamilton is the Professor of religion at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. He has also written articles for the Bible Almanac, Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, and the New King James Bible.
The NICOT series serves as an authoritative guide to bridging the cultural gap between today's world and the world of ancient Israel. The commentary opens with an introduction to the bibical book (chapters 18-50), looking especially at questions concerning its background, authorship, date, purpose, structure and theology. A select bibliography also points readers to resources for their own study.
The author's own translation from the original Hebrew forms the basis for the commentary proper, with verse-by-verse comments counter-balancing in-depth discussions of technical matters - textual criticism, critical problems etc.
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