This innovative and indispensable reference is the most accessible resource for uncovering the meaning of the books of the Bible. Setting a new standard with its highly readable format, "Harper's Bible Commentary" features individual commentaries on each of the 84 books of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha. It is handsomely illustrated and designed for the interested browser as well as the serious student.
I first read this book 40 years ago, and I still I refer to it when I study. I bought it when I was dating the man I later married. He was a Christian, and we hoped I'd join in his faith. It didn't work... at the time. We married anyway. I came to faith in my mid-fifties. Now I've been a Christian for 16 years.
In 2015 and 2016 I read the Bible every day for both years and read this commentary at the same time. I thought I knew the Bible well but learned so much from the Bible reading and especially the commentary.