Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Vol. 2: Clement-Heresh
Ill. Range of Commentaries. - No book in the world has been made the subject of so much com menting and exposition as the Bible. Theological libraries are full of commentaries of all descriptions and all grades of worth. Some are commentaries on the original Heb or Gr texts; some on the Eng. Or other vss. Modern commentaries are usually accompanied with some measure of introduction to the books commented upon; the more learned works have commonly also some indication of the data for the determination of the textual readings (see criticism, textual). Few writers are equal to the task of commenting with profit on the Bible as a whole, and, with the growth of knowledge, this task is now seldom attempted. Frequently, how ever, one writer contributes many valuable works, and sometimes, by co
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