Hmmmm. Too bad. They may have missed their audience on that aspect. Kind of hard for the women to get time on the court isn’t it.

I agree, Scot, it is a great commentary set. Full of a lot of visuals and deals very directly with some important issues. This is a must-have and I plan on reviewing it on my website in the next couple of weeks or so.

Before we get too tied up on the gender participants thing–it ought to be recognized that the pool of female evangelical OT scholars specializing in ancient Near Eastern Backgrounds was just about nil ten years ago (still very few today) and just because none are among the contributors, does not mean none were asked. Let’s not jump to conclusions. The fact is that the few women there are in the field are given so many opportunities that they cannot possibly accept them all.

John Walton’s observation is a very important one and I’m glad you spoke up John. So… commentaries like this are assigned years in advance, and I saw our NIVAC take more than a decade to get done and the volumes were assigned prior to that and it takes years for scholars to be known well enough to get invitations to do these things.
Here’s the major takeaway for me: times have changed dramatically for women even in the last decade. Today a number of female ANE scholars could be enlisted but that has not been the case for that long. It tells us something of where evangelicalism was 20-10 years ago.
I will ask that no comments be made about this issue. The point has been made … let’s celebrate the contribution this commentary will make for all of us. It’s a fantastic accomplishment.

This sounds like a fantastic commentary series. I really look forward to this.

I just received my set from Amazon on Wednesday (along with the NT set which I have been waiting to get for several years.) I picked it up because I hoped for and anticipated all that you expounded upon Scot. I made my mind up after reading John Walton’s excellent book on Genesis that was reviewed here in August. I’ve already been able to use some of the entry for the Psalms. Now I just have to find room close at hand.

I will be reviewing it on my blog and probably doing a regular feature on it (though mine hasn’t arrived yet).
It is great to have a commentary dedicated to precisely that kind of information that tends to be lacking. The focus on backgrounds is very needed. Context, Context. Context.

Christianbook.com sells the OT set for $180, the NT set for $50, and the complete Bible set for $220. Those are big savings compared to Amazon.com.

Anyone: How does the NT set compare to the OT set?

Well John, I am glad there are some biblical episodes you chose not to “live,” although it would have made for some interesting internet banter.
Great job on the volumes!

Great video

I had the privilege of reviewing vol.1 of this series thanks to Koinonia and I agree, it’s fantastic. Such good information and the presentation is gorgeous. I’m looking forward to checking out the other 4 volumes in the future.
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