Pressler, Carolyn 1952- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Commentaries. tnu 2017 monographic eng 1 online resource (239 pages). An up-to-date, readable commentary on the book of Numbers. Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Commentary; Numbers 1 and 2: Identity and Order; Numbers 3 and 4: Hierarchy and Holiness; Numbers 5:1-6:21: Ambiguous Purity; Numbers 6:22-27: The Priestly Blessing; Numbers 7: Generosity and Inclusion; Numbers 8: Two Cultic Matters: Orienting the Lampstand and Dedicating the Levites; Numbers 9:1-14: Passover; Numbers 9:15-23: The Fiery Cloud; Numbers 10:1-10: The Priests' Silver Trumpets; Numbers 10:11-36: The Journey Begins; Numbers 11: Rebellion. Numbers 12: Rebellion Among the LeadersNumbers 13-14: Dissent and Disaster; Numbers 15: When You Come into the Land; Numbers 16 and 17: A Widening Rebellion; Numbers 18: The Priestly Power Struggle in the Form of Laws; Numbers 19: Death and Impurity; Numbers 20: "I May Not Get There with You"; Numbers 21:1-22:1: The Tide Begins to Turn; Numbers 22-24: What the Seer Sees; Numbers 25: Apostasy; Numbers 26: A New Generation, a New Chance; Numbers 27:1-11: Daughters of Zelophehad; Numbers 27:12-23: A Shepherd for Israel; Numbers 28-29: Calendar of Sacrifices for Israel's Public Cult. Numbers 30 [Heb. 30:2-17]: Asserting (Patriarchal) Family OrderNumbers 31: War with Midian; Numbers 32: Negotiated Settlement; Numbers 33: A Look Backward, A Look Ahead; Numbers 34: Defining and Dividing the Land; Numbers 35: Promise and Threat Continue; Numbers 36: Daughters of Zelophehad, the Sequel; Works Cited. Carolyn Pressler. Includes bibliographical references. Commentaries RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament BS1265.53 .P74 2017eb 222.1407 Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©2017 9781501846540 150184654X http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1463854 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1463854 EBLCP 170923 20200709060531.0 on1004609198 eng