Esther — Introduction
…it adds six long passages (the 'Additions to Esther') containing Mordecai's dream, the texts of both royal edicts, and…
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Psalms 51
…English Bibles print both as an unnumbered heading and start counting at “Be gracious to me.” So every verse on…
2 Peter — Introduction
…one cultured hand can hardly have written both in these two styles, which is why most who accept 1 Peter…
Psalms 139
…This translation keeps the ordinary sense in both places and leaves the argument where it is. The second decision is…
Joel — Introduction
…THE SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH — sons and daughters, old and young, and slaves of both sexes. In a world where…
Haggai — Introduction
…Ἀγγαῖος (Aggaios) — Tenth of the Twelve in both the Hebrew and Greek orders. The Septuagint attaches Haggai's name to…
Genesis 33
…Reconciliation with the brother mirrors the wrestling with God — he has survived both faces, and lived. Restoring the blessing. And…
Numbers 36
…V3 is a ledger entry, and it states both sides of it in one breath: ve-nigre’ah … ve-nosaf…
1 Kings — Introduction
…Egypt, Tyre, Sheba, Aram-Damascus, and finally the Assyrian and Babylonian empires that end both kingdoms. Audience A people who…
Amos 1
…The book keeps both halves of that all the way through: it is a man talking, and it is a…
