Dr. Hildebrandt Releases New Commentary

Dr. Wilfred Hildebrandt, Summit’s Dean of Education, had his new book published by Brill, earlier this month: Numbers: A Pentecostal Commentary. The culmination of years of research, this text marks a strong contribution to Pentecostal scholarship and Old Testament research. 

The text will be utilized in Dr. Hildebrandt’s upcoming graduate course The Prophetic Leadership of Moses: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, beginning in February 2025. More information, and course registration, can be found here.

Copies of the book may be available for purchase in the Summit Bookstore, from Brill, or Amazon.

From the back cover:

Numbers employs several genres to describe the formidable challenges of Israel after the Exodus. The journey towards the promised land is filled with dangers and adventures. Both internal and external threats hamper the realization of God's promises. The wilderness becomes the ultimate testing ground for Israel's faith and obedience to Yahweh who always proves Himself faithful. However, people struggle to reciprocate divine affections. A generation of Exodus participants perish enroute. Prominent themes of the epic sojourn include the providence and guidance of Yahweh, prophecy and prophetic leadership, worship, the Spirit of God, conflict, testing, judgment, healing, blessing, and cursing. Although ancient literature, Numbers features the impeccable prophetic leadership of Moses who has much to teach contemporary leaders about shepherding God's people during chaotic times.

WILFRED HILDEBRANDT, D.TH., serves as Dean of Education at Summit Pacific College. He authored, An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God and, The Cessation of Prophecy in the Old Testament.

He was Principal of Pan Africa Christian College (now a University) in Nairobi, Kenya for 15 years.