Word Biblical CommentaryThe goal of the Word Biblical Commentary it to publish the best in critical, evangelical scholarship. From the editorial preface to volume 1: "What may be claimed as distinctive with this series is that it is based on the biblical languages, yet it seeks to make the technical and scholarly approach to a theological understanding of Scripture understandable by—and useful to—the fledgling student, the working minister, and colleagues in the guild of professional scholars and teachers as well."