Encountering the Old Testament : a Christian survey /
This new edition of a popular evangelical survey of the Old Testament has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular: · chapter outli...
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Grand Rapids :
Baker Academic,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- What is the Old Testament and why study it?
- Where and when did the events of the Old Testament take place?
- Part 1. Encountering the Pentateuch. Introduction to the Pentateuch : the birth of God's people ; Genesis 1-11 : the prelude to Israel ; Genesis 12-50 : the patriarchs, ancestors of Israel's faith ; Exodus : a miraculous escape ; Leviticus : instructions for holy living ; Numbers : failure in the desert ; Deuteronomy : restoring the covenant
- Part 2. Encountering the historical books. Introduction to the historical books : the history of Israel's nationhood ; Joshua : conquest and division ; Judges and Ruth : Israel's moral crisis ; First Samuel : God grants a king ; Second Samuel : David's reign ; First Kings : the glory of Solomon and the beginning of the end ; Second Kings : the end of national Israel ; First and Second Chronicles : a look back ; Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther : a time to rebuild
- Part 3. Encountering the poetical books. Introduction to the poetical books : the literature of God's people ; Job : one man's search for justice ; Psalms : the songbook of ancient Israel ; Proverbs : advice on living in God's world ; Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs : Israelite faith in everyday life
- Part 4. Encountering the prophets. Introduction to the prophets : voices of God's servants ; Isaiah 1-39 : prophet of Judah's royal court ; Isaiah 40-66 : great days are coming! ; Jeremiah 1-20 : struggling with God's call ; Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations : dealing with disaster ; Ezekiel 1-24 : rough days are coming! ; Ezekiel 25-48 : God is planning an exciting future! ; Daniel : the Kingdom of God, now and forever ; Hosea, Joel, and Amos : a call for repentance and a promise for blessing ; Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah : God's plan for the nations ; Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi : rebuilding a people
- Epilogue. A final word.