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First Christian book finished for 2020! And finished it yesterday while waiting at the Courthouse pending for Jury Duty.

Daniel Block. Ruth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, December 15th 2015. 308 pp.
5 out of 5
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This is the best technical commentary on the book of Ruth I would recommend. If you read the book of Ruth in the Bible it is only four chapters and yet this commentary is 271 pages long (308 pages if you go by what the publishers say), filled with insights properly extrapolated from God’s Word that is exegetical in nature; that is, it is filled with grammatical and syntactical observation from the Hebrew text along with word study and exploration of a passage’s intertextuality. An aspect of this commentary that makes it unique is the author’s use of discourse analysis. There are many things readers will learn from God’s Word here and I was blown away with what I discover in this book that led me to worship God and Christ more! While I have in the past enjoyed other titles in the Zondervan Old Testament Exegetical Commentary Series this one would be one that I would highly recommend.
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Review: Nahum (ZECOT)
Posted in Bible Commentary, Book Review, Christianity, God, Gospel, Nahum, old testament, Reformed, Theology, tagged Bible Commentary, book review, Christianity, God, Gospel, Nahum, Old Testament, Reformed, Theology on March 21, 2022| 23 Comments »
Daniel Timmer. Nahum. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, August 4, 2020. 208 pp.
5 out of 5
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Are you looking for an exegetical commentary on the book of Nahum in the Minor Prophet? This is a very good technical commentary on the book of Nahum I would recommend. By technical I mean it’s a commentary that examine the Hebrew text of Nahum and also employ discourse analysis to point out exegetical insight of the book of Nahum. The commentary has good grammatical and syntactical observations along with the exploration of a passage’s intertextuality. I have previously enjoyed other volumes in the Zondervan Old Testament Exegetical Commentary Series and I consider this as another fine example in this series of how commentaries should be like.
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