Lexham Geographic Commentaries
Geography is a central concern throughout Scripture, but the full significance of the geographical context is easily overlooked without a familiarity with the places, the relative distances, and the ancient setting. The Lexham Geographic Commentaries will not only place you in the sandals of the ancient writers of Scripture, but they will explain the significance of the geographic details in the biblical text for your life today.
Lexham Geographic Commentary
on the Pentateuch
From the Table of Nations to the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the biblical narratives in the Pentateuch are steeped in ancient geographical details. The Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Pentateuch drops readers into the Ancient Near East as God begins his redemptive mission through the lives of the Patriarchs. The Lexham Geographic Commentary gives you insight into the importance of these locations—both culturally and spatially—and provides a deeper understanding of these ancient events.
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on Acts through Revelation
The Lexham Geographic Commentary on Acts through Revelation delivers fresh insight by drawing attention to the geographical setting for the spread of Christianity in the first century AD. Luke’s account mentions places from all over the known world, and Paul’s missionary travels covered an estimated 15,000 miles by land and sea. This geographical context comes into focus with an understanding of the places, the types of transportation, the relative distances, and the travel conditions around the Mediterranean in the first century AD.
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on the Gospels
2019 Christianity Today Book Award Winner for Biblical Studies
The Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels delivers fresh insight by paying attention to an often overlooked component of the Gospel stories—their geographical setting. Many familiar Gospel narratives are filled with geographic details that we gloss over because of our distance from the Holy Land. Jesus’ parables and illustrations are often brimming with geographic clues, but the significance of these distinctive details is often lost on us today.
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“This distinctive and clearly-focused commentary is replete with solid information about those geographical and archaeological contexts.”
“Lexham Geographic Commentary on Acts through Revelation is a treasure trove of information about first century life. This is up to date and full of detail that not only will inform you but fascinate you as well. Just very well done.”
