Forms of the Old Testament Literature

Forms of the Old Testament Literature is a series of biblical commentaries published by Eerdmans. The first volume was Wisdom Literature:Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther by Roland E. Murphy (1981). They were initially edited by Rolf Knierim and Gene M. Tucker; Marvin A. Sweeney took over from Tucker in 1997. The series focuses on a form-critical approach to the text.[1] Each volume examines the genre, structure, setting, and intention associated with biblical texts.[2][3] Henry T. C. Sun calls it "the only serious and sustained discussion of Old Testament form criticism available in English."[4]

## Titles[edit]

Year  | Title  | Vol.  | Author  | ISBN  | OCLC

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1981  | Wisdom Literature:Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther | XIII  | Murphy, Roland E. | 978-0-8028-1877-5 | 1056586342
1983  | Genesis: with an Introduction to Narrative Literature | I  | Coats, George W.  | 978-0-8028-1954-3 | 976893731
1984  | 1 Kings: with an Introduction to Historical Literature | IX  | Long, Burke O.  | 978-0-8028-1920-8 | 612745122
1984  | Daniel: with an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature | XX  | Collins, John J. | 978-0-8028-0020-6 | 11043368
1988  | Psalms, Part 1: with an Introduction to Cultic Poetry | XIV  | Gerstenberger, Erhard S.  | 978-0-8028-0255-2 | 16901173
1989  | 1 and 2 Chronicles | XI  | De Vries, Simon J.  | 978-0-8028-0236-1 | 17917323
1989  | Ezekiel | XIX  | Hals, Ronald M.  | 978-0-8028-0340-5 | 19127833
1991  | 2 Kings | X  | Long, Burke O.  | 978-0-8028-0535-5 | 24502934
1996  | Isaiah 1-39: with an Introduction to Prophetic Literature | XVI  | Sweeney, Marvin A. | 978-0-8028-4100-1 | 851047060
1998  | Exodus 1-18 | IIA  | Coats, George W.  | 978-0-8028-0592-8 | 246136013
2000  | Micah | XXIB  | Ben Zvi, Ehud | 978-0-8028-4599-3 | 838086787
2000  | Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations | XV  | Gerstenberger, Erhard S.  | 978-0-8028-0488-4 | 313780761
2003  | 1 Samuel | VII  | Campbell, Antony F. | 978-0-8028-6079-8 | 971430885
2005  | Numbers | IV  | Knierim, Rolf P. & Coats, George W.  | 978-0-8028-2231-4 | 892706375
2005  | 2 Samuel | VIII  | Campbell, Antony F. | 978-0-8028-2813-2 | 845836340
2005  | Hosea | XXIA/1  | Ben Zvi, Ehud | 978-0-8028-0795-3 | 494042584
2013  | Judges | VIB  | Frolov, Serge  | 978-0-8028-2967-2 | 955551299
2016  | Isaiah 40-66 | XVII  | Sweeney, Marvin A. | 978-0-8028-6607-3 | 1020473960

## References[edit]

1. ^ Longman III, Tremper (1995). Old Testament Commentary Survey. Baker Academic. p. 51.
2. ^ Taylor, R. A. (2020). "Form criticism". Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Inter-Varsity Press. p. 477. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
3. ^ Ho, Peter C. W. (2019). The Design of the Psalter: A Macrostructural Analysis. Wipf and Stock. p. 8. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
4. ^ Sun, Henry T. C. (1997). "Preface". Problems in Biblical Theology: Essays in Honor of Rolf Knierim. Eerdmans. p. ix. Retrieved 28 October 2023.