Proverbs (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms)

Book overview Description Editorial Reviews With Proverbs, veteran Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III offers an accessible commentary on one of Scripture's most frequently quoted and visited books.

With his deft exegetical and expositional skill, the resulting work is full of fresh insight into the meaning of the text.In addition to the helpful translation and commentary, "Proverbs" considers theological implications of these wisdom texts, as well as their literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions.

Footnotes deal with many of the technical matters, allowing readers of varying interest and training levels to read and profit from the commentary and to engage the biblical text at an appropriate level.