Jeremiah, Lamentations

by Tremper Longman III

The New International Biblical Commentary (NIBC) offers the best of contemporary scholarship in a format useful both for general readers and serious students.

Based on the widely used New International Version translation, the NIBC presents careful section-by-section exposition with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Hebrew transliterated. A separate section of notes at the close of each chapter provides additional textual and technical comments. Each commentary also includes a selected bibliography as well as Scripture and subject indexes.

Genres: Old Testament, Biblical Studies

430 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Before coming to Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years. He has authored or coauthored numerous books, including An Introduction to the Old Testament, How to Read Proverbs, and commentaries on Daniel, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Jeremiah and Lamentations, and Song of Songs.

Reviews

[Matthew Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best commentary on the subject matter

[Landon Coleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite resource for Jeremiah / Lamentations, but still very helpful. Longman is always solid, and the only complaint I have about this resource is the brevity.