The New International Commentary on the Old Testament is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the
Old Testament
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Isr ...
in Hebrew. It is published by the
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. The series editors are
Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. and
Bill T. Arnold
Bill T. Arnold is an American scholar and theologian. He is currently the Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an editor of biblical commentary series, notably the New Cambridge Bible Comme ...
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The NICOT covers all 39 books of the Old Testament with the exceptions of Exodus, 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Esther, and Daniel.
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Physical Parameters
The original hardcover editions published during the 1970s through 1990 were characterized by a distinctive dark gray cloth binding with a scarlet field and gold lettering on the spine, and the individual volumes were approximately in width, in height, and of variable thickness. Beginning in c. 1993, the hardback editions (including revised and/or second editions) have been characterized by a light-tan cloth binding with dark blue lettering on the spine, and the individual volumes are approximately in width, in height, and of variable thickness.
Reception
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Christianity Today
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'' magazine included the series in a list of the more significant publications and achievements of
Evangelicalism
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in the latter half of the 20th century.
See also
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New International Commentary on the New Testament
The New International Commentary on the New Testament (or NICNT) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the New Testament in Greek. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. The current series editor is Joel B ...
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Book series
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Exegesis
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Textual criticism
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