The IVP Bible Background Commentary

Fortunately in recent decades much has been learned of that distant and ancient Near Eastern world. Unfortunately much of that knowledge is locked up in texts, inscriptions, archaeological reports and specialized studies for which scholars alone hold the keys. In The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Genesis - Deuteronomy, John Walton and Victor Matthews bring to us the benefit of extensive historical and cultural investigation and then apply it toward our understanding of each passage of the Pentateuch. Like the bestselling IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, this commentary is a "must have" for every student of the Bible. Pastors, teachers, Sunday-school teachers, college and seminary students, and everyday readers of the Bible will find it a priceless and constant companion to their study and reading of these five foundational books of the Bible.