'Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching' is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the Church.

Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this outstanding biblical commentary is a major contribution to the general ministry of the Word in today's world.

This series offers a full interpretation of the biblical text, combining historical scholarship and theological purpose. It brings an understanding of what the text says into dialogue with the critical questions and problems of contemporary life and faith.

Interpretation revives the neglected art of expository writing that explains the books of the Bible as the Holy Scripture of a church active at worship and work. Teachers, preachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find here an interpretation that takes serious hermeneutical responsibility for the contemporary meaning and significance of the biblical text.

The comments deal with whole portions or sections of text that are used in teaching and preaching rather than with individual verse and words. Exegitcal study and hermeneutical reflection are intergrated into one readable expository essay. Each volume of the series clarifies the sense of the text's language in its literary - historical context and reflects on the meaning of the text in light of its use in the liturgy and the theology of the church. Each suggests way in which the text addresses faith and life today.

Each biblical book is presented for its most effective use by teacher or preacher, taking into consideraion its central purpose, its use in the liturgical and confessional tradition and in lectionaries, and its special significance for Christian ethics and theology.