J.A. Thompson on the books of Chronicles - the history of Israel retold for a returning people, with the temple and the Davidic line at the center. Read more.
Chronicles covers much of the same ground as Samuel and Kings and tells it differently, for a people coming back from exile who needed to know what in their history still stood. J.A. Thompson works through both books with attention to that purpose, which is what makes sense of the genealogies and the weight given to the temple.
The New American Commentary is written for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. The series uses the New International Version with the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary, reflects capable research in the original languages, emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole, and keeps the exposition readable and applicable.
