This collectible first edition hardcover of the Anchor Bible Commentary, "The First and Second Letters to Timothy" was authored by Luke Timothy Johnson, edited by David Noel Freedman and published by Doubleday. Its original intact dust jacket (DJ) is in excellent shape, with very little shelf wear, making the scholarly volume a great gift idea and/or library addition.
From the inside of the DJ:
The letters of Paul to Timothy, one of his favorite delegates, often make for difficult reading in today's world. They contain much that make modern readers uncomfortable, and much that is controversial, including pronouncements on the place of women in the Church and on homosexuality, as well as polemics against the so-called "false teachers." They have also been of a source of questions within the scholarly community, where the prevailing opinion since the nineteenth century is that someone else wrote the letters and signed Paul's name in order to give them greater authority.
Using the best of modern and ancient scholarship, Luke Timothy Johnson provides clear, accessible commentary that will help lay readers navigate the letters and better understand their place within the context Paul's teachings. Johnson's conclusion that they were indeed written by Paul himself ensures that this volume, like the other Anchor Bible Commentaries, will attract the attention of theologians and other scholars.
Details:
ISBN: 0385484224
ISBN-13: 9780385484220
Pages: 494 (512 including bibliographical references, index, etc.)
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: March 2001
Language: English
Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Printing (full # line)
Series: Anchor Bible Commentary Series v. 35A
Subject(s): Bible. N.T. New Testament, Timothy, Commentaries
LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON is Professor of the New Testament at the Chandler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the author of The Letter of James (Anchor Bible) and of the bestseller, The Real Jesus, as well as other books and numerous articles on the New Testament.
