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A survey of the Old Testament

A basic college-level textbook that surveys the Old Testament by focusing its primary attention on the purpose and message of each book while at the same time attempting to show how the literary structue of each book has been used to accomplish the author's purpose
Print Book, English, ©2000
ZondervanPublishing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., ©2000
Introductions
608 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780310229032, 0310229030
43317618
Approaching the Old Testament
Geography of the Old Testament
Part I: The Pentateuch
Introduction to the Pentateuch
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Historical overview of Old Testament times
Part II: The historical books
Introduction to the historical books
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1-2 Samuel
1-2 Kings
1-2 Chronicles
Ezra-Nehemiah
Esther
Archaeology and the Old Testament
Part III: The poetic books
Hebrew poetic and wisdom literature
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of songs
Formation of the Old Testament scriptures
Part IV: The prophets
Introduction to prophetic literature
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Part V: Epilogue
Toward the New Testament
What we have learned