Shamgar? Who he? - 30 August 2010 |
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There are few biblical characters (other than those who appear only in genealogies and list and suchlike) about whom we know less than Shamgar (Judges 3:31; 5:6-7). Consequently, preachers wanting to find out about him (which last week included me) will be more likely than usual to turn to the commentaries for help.
The coverage is variable, to put it mildly. Most of them spend two pages explaining what the other commentaries say before hastily moving on. Fortunately, a few stand out from the crowd. Here are the ones I looked at, together with a rating from ***** (great commentary) to * (great doorstop).
Block (NAC). *****
Jordan. *****
Younger (NIVAC). ****
Wilcox (BST). ***
Schneider (Berit Olam). **
McCann (Interpretation). **
Boling (ABC). *
Gray (NCBC). *
Lindars (Jdg 1-5 only).*
Niditch (OTL). *
Soggin (OTL). *
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Posted by Steve Jeffery · Topics: Bible, Minister's Blog