Timothy R. Ashley

These commentaries are designed to provide the thorough verse by verse textual expositions along with appropriate exploration into text critical and translation matters, and likewise this represents an excellent contribution to this series.

The author did well at considering the text as presented and as reflecting the views of what happened in Israel’s past. He did not get bogged down in all the modern arguments about who wrote what and when. He respected the text in its attempt to provide show more a coherent narrative of Israel’s experience in the wilderness.

He also did quite well at bringing the Book of Numbers to life. Many find the book challenging and a bit dry at times, but this commentary well presents the narrative events and also explains well how and why the legal instructions are presented as they are and how they relate to the events taking place in context.

This is an excellent commentary for consideration when exploring the Book of Numbers. show less