This is Volume 12 of the Word Biblical Commentary series, covering the book of 1 Kings.
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Dr. Simon John DeVries is professor emeritus of Old Testament at The Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. He has the A.B. from Calvin College, the Th.B. from Calvin Theological Seminary, and the S.T.M. and Th.D. from Union Theological Seminary, New York. His other books include The Achievements of Biblical Religion, Prophet Against Prophet, and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.