Numbers - Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching

The book of Numbers is the story of the people of Israel in the wilderness as they departed from slavery in Egypt to the freedom of the promised land of Canaan. It contains a variety of materials relating to this transition from the old generation of Israel to the new, including stories and laws, census lists, instructions for worship, reports of military battles, and accounts of legal disputes.

About the author

Dennis T. Olsen is Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. His published works include Deuteronomy and the Death of Moses, A Theological Reading and Pentateuchal Narratives.

Product details

• Authors: Denis T. Olson, Dennis Olson, Dennis T. Olson
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.1996
• EAN: 9780804231046
• ISBN: 978-0-8042-3104-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Interpretation: A Bible Commen; Interpretation: A Bible Commen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works