Del 5 i serien NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: OLD TESTAMENT

Numbers

Volume 5

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

229 kr

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Irene Nowell admits that the book of Numbers rarely makes the top ten list of favorite biblical books." But through her insightful interpretations and practical reflections, readers will gain a new and positive appreciation of the text. With Nowell, readers will relish the harassment and humor of the prophet Balaam and his talking donkey in chapters 22 '24. We too are blessed by this delightful and ingenious God who communicates through a loquacious animal. This same God lives and moves with us, meets our needs as we wander through our personal and communal wilderness, defends us against the enemies of our sinfulness better than we can ever do in our weakness and fickleness, and eventually brings us to our promised place of glory. And God wants all of us to "be in that number."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-05-01
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: OLD TESTAMENT
Antal sidor160
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780814628393

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Irene Nowell, OSB, is a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, where she has lived for almost sixty years. An accomplished theologian and biblical scholar, Nowell is a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and the author of Numbers (of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary); Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary; Women in the Old Testament; and Pleading, Cursing, Praising; all published by Liturgical Press. She is also a member of the editorial board of Give Us This Day (Liturgical Press).

ContentsAbbreviations 4THE BOOK OF NUMBERSIntroduction 5Text and Commentary 11Census and Preparation for the Departure from Sinai (1:1–10:10) 11Departure, Rebellion, and Wandering in the Wilderness for Forty Years (10:11–25:18) 46Second Census of a New Generation, Preparation to Enter the Promised Land (26:1–36:13) 109Review Aids and Discussion Topics 150Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church 152Maps 153

Sr. Irene accomplishes a compelling biblical invitation. Her clear focus and lucid exposition will allow you to follow the shaping of a people. . . . Her commentary on the trials of Moses and the people, failures and successes, their trying to follow (or not) what is perceived as God’s will helps us to appreciate the idea of desert, where God lures us and speaks to our hearts. Perhaps think about The Book of Numbers as the ‘book for Lent’ that Benedict suggests.Benedictines