No Old Testament book has exerted a greater influence on the formation of both Jewish and Christian thought and practice than Deuteronomy. When we read Deuteronomy today, we hear Moses address us as a future generation of the covenant people of God. In this BST volume, Raymond Brown guides Christians to hear and appreciate the timeless relevance of this ancient message.

What does it mean to be pilgrims in a confusing world? In this BST volume, Raymond Brown explores how the book of Numbers offers a picture of a better life. He shows how its message is eminently suited to our world today, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. We see how God provides for the basic needs of life: to be loved, to be free, to be certain.

For many Christians, the book of Leviticus is largely unknown and unread. Yet this book is crucial for understanding the rest of the Bible and the nature of the gospel. In this BST volume, Derek Tidball demonstrates how Leviticus serves as a preliminary sketch of the masterpiece that was to be unveiled in Christ, testifying to a faith that sets God's people free to be holy.

The book of Exodus is a covenant narrative, revealing the faithfulness of God and the nature and life of God's people—their redemption, obedience, security, and inheritance. In this BST volume, J. Alec Motyer considers the meaning that Exodus still has for us today, unfolding the ways it points to Jesus Christ and heralds him in advance.

Genesis sets the scene for the whole of the Bible, and indeed the entire human drama. In this BST commentary, Joyce G. Baldwin shows how the vivid narratives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph in Genesis 12-50 still speak to us today, highlighting God's ways of dealing with ordinary, imperfect people in fulfilling his great plan for the whole of humanity.

Where do we come from? What is our purpose? In this BST commentary, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters of Genesis serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. With vivid insight, Atkinson illuminates how the meaning of Genesis is still resonant today—helping us understand both the greatness and the tragic flaw inherent in human beings.

Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Without softening or ignoring the most troubling realities of the text, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch addresses violence related to misogyny, racism, and nationalism in the Old Testament, yielding surprising insights into the goodness and mercy of God.

Though the books of Ezra and Nehemiah have sometimes been neglected in Old Testament scholarship, this NBST volume focuses on Ezra-Nehemiah as a literary unit that tells God's grand story of saving activity, exploring Ezra-Nehemiah's interest in the redeemed community and how to be a godly participant in God's story of the redemption and restoration of his people.