Exodus: A Mentor Commentary
Published on 20. January 2001
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-1-85792-614-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book of Exodus is about a journey: a journey out of Egypt, but more particularly a journey from a land where God's power, sovereignty and continuing interest in his people could be easily questioned, to a place where God dwelt in the midst of his people. Exodus describes God's power, his redemption of his people, his covenant requirements at Sinai, and the rules of his worship. John L. Mackay interacts with other scholars in either text or footnotes. In addition to exploring the meaning of the text he examines the chonology, authorship, composition and structure of Exodus. At the end of each section he provides a reflective comment.
Reviews / Votes
"Professor Mackay has produced a strong commentary on the Book of Exodus. It is filled with excellent material for the pastor and the serious-minded Bible student. I especially appreciate the work on application that is normally so difficult to draw out of historical literature. I recommend this work highly. It is a valuable tool for the study of this most important period in Israel's history.
"John Currid
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A tour de force of conservative evangelical exposition. Massively researched, painstakingly explained, theologically nuanced, reliably expounded, simply expressed and sensitivly applied; this volume will be of considerable value to all preachers and Bible students. For accessible and scholarly comment Mackay's work should quickly become the standard evangelical work on the Book of Exodus.
"Stephen Dray
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... reliable and very readable commentary. Its style is accessible... a worthy addition to the Mentor series, and deserves a wide readership.
"Themelios
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...outstanding and worthy of the high praise it recieves from other conservative Old Testament scholars.
"Evangelical Times
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If you're only going to buy one exegetical commentary on Exodus, make it this one.
"Timothy Raymond, Credo Magazine
More details
Series
Edition
Revised ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Tain
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Christian Focus Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
910 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85792-614-9 (9781857926149)
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Person
John L. Mackay (1948-2018) was the Principal of the Free Church College, Edinburgh where he taught Old Testament from 1983 until his retirement in 2013. He was a highly-respected Old Testament scholar and authored several well-received commentaries on a range of Biblical books.