Numbers, Volume 5

Dr. Philip J. Budd, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9780310588702
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

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Overview of Commentary Organization:

• Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
• Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
• Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
• Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
• General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Author’s Preface
• Editorial Preface
• Abbreviations
• Main Bibliography: Commentaries, Books, and Articles
• Introduction
• The Dimensions of the Community (1:1–47)
• The Distinctiveness of the Levites within the Community (1:48–54)
• The Community As a Priestly Theocracy (2:1–34)
• The Structure and Dimensions of the Priestly Hierarchy (3:1–51)
• Levitical Service Within the Priestly Hierarchy (4:1–49)
• Priests and the Purity of the Community (5:1–4)
• Priests and Restitution (5:5–10)
• Priests and the Ordeal (5:11–31)
• Priests and the Nazirites (6:1–21)
• Priests and the Blessing of the Community (6:22–27)
• The Community’s Commitment to the Priestly Theocracy (7:1–88)
• Divine Revelation in the Community (7:89–8:4)
• The Purification of the Levites (8:5–26)
• Observing Passover—the Community’s Foundational Rite (9:1–14)
• Means of Guidance on the Journey—The Cloud (9:15–23)
• The Signal for the Journey—The Silver Trumpets 10:1–10
• The Beginning of the Journey 10:11–28
• Hobab and the Ark 10:29–36
• Disaffection at Taberah (11:1–3)
• The Gift of Quail at Kibroth-hattaavah (11:4–35)
• Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses (12:1–16)
• Reconnaissance of the Land (13:1–33)
• Rejection of the Land and Defeat at Hormah (14:1–5)
• Additional Cereal and Drink Offerings (15:1–16)
• Offering the First Fruits (15:17–21)
• Inadvertent Offenses (15:22–31)
• Gathering Sticks on the Sabbath (15:32–36)
• Tassels of Remembrance (15:37–41)
• The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (16:1–35)
• Korah, Dathan, and Abiram—the Aftermath (17:1–28)
• The Dues of the Priests and Levites (18:1–32)
• Purification of the Unclean (19:1–22)
• The Exclusion of Moses and Aaron (20:1–13)
• The Journey Around Edom (20:14–21)
• The Death of Aaron and the Investiture of Eleazar (20:22–29)
• Canaanites Defeated at Hormah (21:1–3)
• The Desert Snakes (21:4–9)
• The Transjordanian Journey (21:10–20)
• The Defeat of Sihon and Og (21:21–35)
• The Story of Balaam (22:1–24:25)
• Apostasy at Shillito (25:1–18)
• The Second Census (25:19–26:56)
• The Second Levitical Census (26:57–65)
• The Daughters of Zelophehad (27:1–11)
• The Commissioning of Joshua (27:12–23)
• The List of Offerings (28:1–30:1)
• A Woman’s Vows (30:2–17)
• The Midianite War (31:1–54)
• The Settlement of Reuben and Gad (32:1–42)
• The Wilderness Itinerary (33:1–49)
• General Guidance about the Occupation (33:50–56)
• The Boundaries of the Land (34:1–29)
• The Levitical Cities (35:1–8)
• The Cities of Refuge (35:9–34)
• The Case of the Daughters of Zelophehad Resumed (36:1–13)
• Indexes