NICOT: The Book of Numbers Between two worlds Through a critical assessment of

Through a critical assessment of key interpreters and interpretative debates

in recognition that the need for good pastoral theology has not diminished

Yet John the Baptist

Is powerful

in print again for the first time since the 1700s

NICOT: The Book of Numbers Between two worlds Through a critical assessment ofThe book of Numbers tells a story with two main charactersGod and Israel. The way the story is told sounds odd and often harsh to readers today. The main point of the book is nevertheless of immense importance for Gods people in any age: exact obedience to God is crucial. This comprehensive and erudite commentary presents a thorough explication of this significant Hebrew text. Timothy Ashleys introduction discusses such questions as structure,