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1, 2 Kings, Volume 8: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture by Paul R. House

jaredwsaltz's review

4.0

House is--first a foremost--a theologian and what you get in this commentary is dictated by his personal expertise. House is an excellent theologian and the theology and narrative exegesis of the text of Kings in this volume is quite good. He's very conservative in both. His introduction is fantastic as a literary introduction to the book of Kings and it's worth grabbing the book just for that. What you won't find in House much at all is interactions with critical theories, history, or archaeology: Bright is his most cited historical source and... well... Bright is Bright. But many other commentaries (for example, Cogan and Tadmor) do that far better. For what House is attempting to do, he does it well, even if many passages--especially toward the end of the text--have barely any commentary whatsoever.

Nevertheless, if you're looking for a good "first look" at Kings and interested in a conservative, theological approach, House is a good place to start.