"In Numbers Stubbs shows us what theological interpretation of scripture should be: deeply attentive to the biblical text whilst at the same time drawing from the church's rich theological heritage. With the church of our day so divided and confused, we have never more needed to hear God's word from the book of Numbers, this most ecclesiological of books."

- Nathan MacDonald, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

"David Stubbs is an able guide as he focuses on the literary shaper of the final form of Numbers and its theological implications for the life of the Christian Church. ... Stubbs manages to offer up a sumptuous theological feast out of what is sometimes seen as the dry fare of the book of Numbers."

- Dennis Olson, Princeton Theological Seminary

"Stubbs' sophisticated literary approach is just what is needed to engage the interplay of law and narrative in this, the most complex book of the Torah. Moreover, his wide-ranging theological and ecclesial imagination is deeply informed by scripture and the history of its interpretation by both Jews and Christians. Stubbs has opened up the riches of a book that was effectively closed to the church, making it accessible and even indispensable for our journey with God."

- Ellen Davis, Duke Divinity School