The Women's Evangelical Commentary: Old Testament is a Bible commentay written and edited by women for women. While other commentaries take an egalitarian view of the relationship between men and women, the editors and writers of this commentary believe the complementarian view of the relationship between men and women most accurately interprets God�s intent as expressed in Scripture. Features include: � Introductory background (author, recipients, setting, outline, themes) � Verse-by-verse exposition, giving special attention to passages of interest to women without sidestepping difficult-to-interpret passages � Charts, maps, and word studies � Character sketches of women in the Old Testament � Pronunciation guide for difficult proper names � Archaeological notes � Featured articles on topics of interest to women � Devotional insights and inspirational notes � Suggested bibliography for further study