Notes on Zephaniah (original) (raw)
2015, NIV Zondervan Study Bible
Notes on Zephaniah in the NIV ZONDERVAN STUDY BIBLE. This piece anticipates my two forthcoming commentaries on Zephaniah in Crossway's ESV EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY and the ZONDERVAN EXEGETICAL COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT.
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ESV Expository Commentary 7, Crossway, 2018
This 50 page commentary on "Zephaniah" for Crossway's ESV Expository Commentary targets the preacher and teacher, tracks the author's flow of thought, and focuses on the book's lasting message and significance for today.
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in: G. Galil, M. Geller and A. Millard (eds.), Homeland and Exile: Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honour of Bustenay Oded, (Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 130; Leiden – Boston: Brill, 2009) 439-453.