Forms of the Old Testament Literature is a series of biblical commentaries published by Eerdmans. The first volume was Wisdom Literature:Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther by Roland E. Murphy (1981). They were initially edited by Rolf Knierim and Gene M. Tucker; Marvin A. Sweeney took over from Tucker in 1997. The series focuses on a form-critical approach to the text.[1] Each volume examines the genre, structure, setting, and intention associated with biblical texts.[2] [3] Henry T. C. Sun calls it "the only serious and sustained discussion of Old Testament form criticism available in English."[4]
| Year | Title | Vol. | Author | ISBN | OCLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Wisdom Literature:Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes, and Esther | XIII | Murphy, Roland E. | ||
| 1983 | Genesis: with an Introduction to Narrative Literature | I | Coats, George W. | ||
| 1984 | 1 Kings: with an Introduction to Historical Literature | IX | Long, Burke O. | ||
| 1984 | Daniel: with an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature | XX | Collins, John J. | ||
| 1988 | Psalms, Part 1: with an Introduction to Cultic Poetry | XIV | Gerstenberger, Erhard S. | ||
| 1989 | 1 and 2 Chronicles | XI | De Vries, Simon J. | ||
| 1989 | Ezekiel | XIX | Hals, Ronald M. | ||
| 1991 | 2 Kings | X | Long, Burke O. | ||
| 1996 | Isaiah 1-39: with an Introduction to Prophetic Literature | XVI | Sweeney, Marvin A. | ||
| 1998 | Exodus 1-18 | IIA | Coats, George W. | ||
| 2000 | Micah | XXIB | Ben Zvi, Ehud | ||
| 2000 | Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations | XV | Gerstenberger, Erhard S. | ||
| 2003 | 1 Samuel | VII | Campbell, Antony F. | ||
| 2005 | Numbers | IV | Knierim, Rolf P. & Coats, George W. | ||
| 2005 | 2 Samuel | VIII | Campbell, Antony F. | ||
| 2005 | Hosea | XXIA/1 | Ben Zvi, Ehud | ||
| 2013 | Judges | VIB | Frolov, Serge | ||
| 2016 | Isaiah 40-66 | XVII | Sweeney, Marvin A. | ||