The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible [Hardcover]

George A. Buttrick (Author), Charles M. Laymon (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1386 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press; fifteenth edition (1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0687192994
• ISBN-13: 978-0687192991
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Insight into Christian thought, November 11, 2001

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BearMaster "bearmaster" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible (Hardcover)

OK, I haven't exactly read this, one usually does not read a reference book from cover to cover. I have used it to get interpretations of some Bible passages.

The book is divided into four major sections, commentary book by book on the Hebrew Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Christian Testament, and the fourth section, General Articles. There are also brief sections including a Chronology, Maps, and Indexes.

The commentary is interesting, most of the contributors seem to take care in differentiating between what is know historically and what is a matter of belief or tradition.

It loses one star for timeliness, this edition is 30 years old. Will there be a 21st century edition, incorporation the last generation of archeological finds?

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best I've come across yet., February 7, 2000

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J. Ray "By Jeff" (Goose Creek, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible (Hardcover)

Excellent reference companion for anyone studying the bible. A good balance of historical and theological commentary from a more academic point of view. Although it is rather old at this point, it still excedes most commentaries published today in terms of providing accurate and informative information, leaving the reader examine the facts and make their own decisions.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary, May 3, 2011

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spfdgreg - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary on the Bible (Hardcover)

This comentary is full of details and facts, but that is countered by its generally liberal/modernist bent, so it ought not be used as a primary research tool, unless that perspective is what is desired.