Jeremy Thompson

Category: Biblical Studies

  • Free Bible Briefs – Exodus and Leviticus

    Bible Briefs are not available for every book of the Old Testament, but these free short introductions are available for Exodus and Leviticus.  The Exodus volume is written by Dr. Murray L. Newman Emeritus professor of Virginia Theological Seminary.   And, the Leviticus volume is written by Prof. Kevin A. Wilson of Lithuania Christian College. …

  • "Old Salts" in Jonah 1.5

    In most English translations of the Bible, one of the words in Jonah 1.5 is usually translated as “sailors” or “mariners” (NRSV, ESV, NJPS, NASB, and others).  I can remember discussing this in my very first Biblical Hebrew class under Charles Isbell at Lousiana State University.  He uses the Book of Jonah (minus the poetry…

  • Why Did Jonah Flee to Tarshish?

    If you’ve read the lectionary reading for today, you know it is from Jonah 1.  To give a little background, it is helpful to know a little about Tarshish.  According to the Bible Background Commentary on the Old Testament: Tarshish was the farthest known geographical point.  While its exact location is unknown, most believe it…

  • Douglas Stuart's Exodus Commentary Introduction Free

    Douglas Stuart’s commentary on Exodus is available in limited preview format from Google Books.  You are able to read the entire introduction to the commentary HERE.  This is Douglas Stuart of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth fame.  He is a prolific author on the Old Testament who is evangelical in his…

  • Read Janzen's Commentary Introduction to Exodus Free

    HERE is a link to Janzen’s commentary on Exodus at Google Books.  There is a limited preview and the entire introduction is available.

  • Read Fretheim's Commentary Introduction to Exodus Free

    HERE is a link to Fretheim’s commentary on Exodus over at Google Books.  It is available in limited preview format.  The entire introduction to the commentary is available there.  He along with Walter Brueggemann are two of my favorite Old Testament theologians.  If you are interested in Fretheim’s other work you might consider checking out…

  • Westermann Commentary Introductions on Genesis Free

    Westermann’s three volume commentary on Genesis is one of the best that I have ever used personally, though I have had to do so through libraries.  Google Books has the introductions to two of these commentaries for free in limited preview.  It is only for the first two volumes, but the introductions are fairly extensive. …

  • Franz Delitzsch Two Volume Commentary on Genesis Free

    Franz Delitzsch’s commentary on Genesis is out of copyright and has been put online for free at Archive.org.  There is a lot of good stuff on this site, but there is also a lot to weed through.  Delitzsch’s commentary on Genesis is in two volumes with Volume 1 HERE and Volume 2 HERE.  This will…

  • Von Rad – Free Introduction to Genesis (from Commentary)

    HERE is a link to Von Rad’s commentary on Genesis at Google Books.  The commentary is in the Old Testament library series.  The entire introduction of the commentary is available in the limited preview format.  The entire commentary is not available, but the introduction might be valuable to you either for personal use or to…

  • Murray Newman – Free Introduction to Genesis

    HERE is a link to a free introduction to Genesis by Dr. Murray L. Newman a retired professor of Old Testament.  It is a 16 page introduction to the book as a whole.  It is in the Bible Briefs series made available by Virginia Theological Seminary.