{"title":"Commentaries on Poetic and Wisdom Literature","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe poetic and wisdom books of the Old Testament include Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Whether you're looking to understand these books for yourself or teach them to others, a good commentary will help you. You'll better understand the book's context and literary features, and how it points forward to Jesus Christ, the true Wisdom.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOur curated range of commentaries on the poetic and wisdom books contains academic commentaries as well as those that are easier for ordinary lay Christians to read. You can view commentaries for specific books of the Bible—or from a particular commentary series—using the product filters.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSee more Bible commentaries:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"Commentaries on the Pentateuch\" href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-pentateuch\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-pentateuch\"\u003ePentateuch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-historical-books\" title=\"Historical Book Commentaries\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-historical-books\"\u003eHistorical Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Prophet Commentaries\" href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-prophets\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries-on-the-prophets\"\u003eProphets\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"Old Testament Commentaries\" href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/old-testament-commentaries\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/old-testament-commentaries\"\u003eOld Testament Commentaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/new-testament-commentaries\" title=\"New Testament Commentaries\"\u003eNew Testament Commentaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Commentaries\" href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/collections\/commentaries\"\u003eAll Commentaries\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780801031687-psalms-as-torah-reading-biblical-song-ethically-wenham-gordon-j","title":"Psalms as Torah: Reading Biblical Song Ethically","description":"\u003c!-- FXB130115 --\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Psalms are the most read part of the Old Testament, but their importance for ethics has often been overlooked. 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His love of Hebrew poetry and his understanding of the biblical mind shine through in his careful passage-by-passage exposition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inter-Varsity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10489103581227,"sku":"9780851107288","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2773\/2624\/products\/kidner-message-ecclesiastes-bst-9780851107288.jpg?v=1600063107"},{"product_id":"9780851109565-bst-message-of-job-atkinson-david","title":"BST Message of Job","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew edition forthcoming, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reformers.com.au\/products\/9781789744026-bst-message-of-job-david-atkinson?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=9b266c155\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ePre-order here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fact of suffering in the world challenges us with its questions. The book of Job is all about human suffering. 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