Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 1: Genesis 1-15

This is a great commentary. It’s not for everyone because it’s exegetical in nature. It helps you get into the language and the context of scripture which many popular commentaries do not do. And often times how they look at the passage simply is Lacking any depth or insight. This commentary doesn’t give you a lot by way of application and there are other commentaries that do that. This is to help you understand the mindset of the writer considering the language and culture.

Gordon Wenham has produced a first-class exegetical commentary of Genesis. The bibliographies cover a full range of topics and authors. For each section of the biblical text, he begins with textual notes which are quite valuable to those familiar with the ancient languages. Next he addresses issues of form and structure. Finally, he provides a verse-by-verse commentary. In the process, he addresses various approaches and viewpoints in an even-handed and fair way.

This is a great commentary on Genesis. It is accurate, and can be read by everyone from beginning to Bible scholars to seasoned veterans.

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Im just getting into this commentary and so far so good,excellent material, very technical and informative. I highly recommend it.

The commentary on Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham has a great deal of information for the serious scholar of the Old Testament, but it also contains plenty of material that is useful for the general reader. Beginning with an extremely helpful introduction in which Wenham discusses the traditional JEDP source hypothesis and looks at more recent emendations and simplifications of that hypothesis (and discusses the likely date by which Genesis reached its current form), he goes on to present a detailed section-by-section analysis of the first 15 chapters of the book.As is true of many of the volumes in the Word Biblical Commentary series, Wenham's first volume on Genesis (a second volume covers chapters 16-50), will be of greatest benefit for someone who has a working knowledge of Hebrew. However, the most technical matters are set apart in notes and in the sections titled "Form/Structure/Setting." The sections that provide the verse-by-verse commentary are clearly written and accessible to the layperson, with any Hebrew in these sections being accompanied by an English translation. Where multiple interpretations of the meaning and/or significance of a passage are available, Wenham discusses these in some detail and carefully weighs the pros and cons of the different interpretations.

This was a very good commentary, pulling out all kinds of detail I suspected was there in the first 15 chapters of Genesis but had never really got to grips with (other than Genesis 1 and 2, where the writer of the commentary took broadly the same direction I would take, and with the benefit of a much better understaning of Hebrew than me).No commentary is easy reading from start to finish, but for the serious reader of Genesis, this book is absolutely excellent. Recommended.

The WBC Genesis commentary, vol. 1, by Wenham, follows the series' format, which has technical material first, then scholarly textual evaluation and criticism, finishing with the commentary. For all but the most diligent Hebrew scholars, the first section will be overkill. For those who hold a high view of scriptural inspiration, the documentary theories and sympathetic comments about late editing found int the middle section will frustrate and lessen credibility. The commentary is solidly done, and while not agreeing at every point, I find it generally very helpful and worth consulting.

Genesis 1-15 (Word Biblical Commentary) An excellent companion to Genesis, including theological, linguistic and interpretive notes. My own interest in buying this was stimulated by a need for a useful commentary on the Hebrew text to accompany my own Hebrew studies. The only books of comparable usefulness i have found are Gesenius', and Snaith's, the latter of which is limited in coverage and long out of print. I would commend Wenham's WBC Genesis 1-15 as an excellent resource. Genesis 1-15 (Word Biblical Commentary)

Excellent in every respect

For me this commentary is too technical. However if you want to know what the original languages say then this is for you.Personally I prefer more insight as to what the scripture themes and meanings are and how they relate to the Christian life.

Too many fine details on resources and research For the most part edifying and illuminating