Numbers

NumbersR. K. Harrison was one of the leading evangelical Old Testament scholars of the twentieth century. Well known for his Introduction to the Old Testament and his work as general editor of the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series, he also produced several valuable commentaries. In this volume, he applies his considerable skills to interpreting the book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Pentateuch. "The book of Numbers is of pivotal

we need to practice what we profess and in doing so

and end-of-chapter discussion questions

Growing out of his teaching material from the last decade

It attends to history and contemporary debates and features voices from the global church

develop interpretive skills

balancing the biblical material with relevant evidence from archaeological finds

he demonstrates that it can be done

Evan Howard

is widely respected for his thorough research

Amid current debates and discussions on the topic

We are too estranged from its world

Saying "It depends" is not the equivalent of saying "It's not true" or "I don't know