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The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament (IVP Bible Background Commentary Set) by John H. Walton & Victor H. Matthews & Mark W. Chavalas [Walton, John H. & Matthews, Victor H. & Chavalas, Mark W.] is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
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Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceAn Expansive Old Testament Resource You Can TrustHow can we account for the'Book of the Law'suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents--including theological documents--in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple in order to inform a future king who might undertake restoration of the building.What might the psalmist have had in mind when praising God for removing our transgressions'as far as the east is from the west'(Ps 103:12)? In an Egyptian hymn to Amun-Re, the deity is praised for his judgment of the guilty. As a result of the god's discernment the guilty are assigned to the east and the righteous to the west.What is meant by God'weighing the heart'(Prov 21:2)? In Egyptian religious tradition we find the notion of the dead being judged before the gods. As the soul is examined, the dead person's heart is weighed in a scale against a feather symbolizing Truth. If the answers are correct and the heart does not outweigh the feather, the soul may enter the realm of everlasting life.The narratives,
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- Author
- John H. Walton & Victor H. Matthews & Mark W. Chavalas [Walton, John H. & Matthews, Victor H. & Chavalas, Mark W.]
- Publisher
- IVP Academic
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780830866083
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Religion, Christian
- Rating
- 4.35 / 5 (147 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament (IVP Bible Background Commentary Set) (2016)
- Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets (Ancient Christian Texts, Volume 2) (2017)
- The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (IVP Bible Background Commentary Set) (2014)
- The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament (IVP Bible Background Commentary Set) (2000)
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