Commentaries on the New Testament

Abstract

"THE work of Old Testament scholarship never stands still. In part this is due to the nature of the material, the Old Testament itself. For while "the word of the Lord shall stand for ever", man's understanding of it can never be complete. Thus the "assured results" of each generation need constantly to be re-examined and tested. New understanding of the Hebrew language, new discoveries of the archreologist throwing light on obscure periods of history, cultus and ways of life, new insights into the thought-forms of the ancient world, all serve to expound the Scriptures. The present century, perhaps especially the last thirty years, has been a time of creative thinking in the field of Old Testament study. That does not mean that the work of scholars of previous generations has been discredited. Indeed, it has been their patient work that has made possible the understanding of today, even when the conclusions of present-day scholars differ from those of an earlier generation"