A guide to reading the Old Testament with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
Advisory Board
vii
How to Use This Book
ix
THE OLD TESTAMENT BACKGROUND
1
(50)
The Old Testament and Its Times
1
(10)
The Development of the Canon
11
(11)
God in the Old Testament
22
(5)
Personalities
27
(2)
Other Elements
29
(22)
Setting
29
(5)
Major Themes
34
(4)
Point of View
38
(2)
Literary Forms, Styles, and Techniques
40
(3)
Translations and Editions
43
(4)
Subsequent Influence
47
(4)
BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
51
(125)
Genesis
51
(22)
Exodus
73
(14)
Leviticus
87
(2)
Numbers
89
(4)
Deuteronomy
93
(3)
Joshua
96
(5)
Judges
101
(3)
Ruth
104
(3)
1-2 Samuel
107
(9)
1-2 Kings
116
(4)
1-2 Chronicles
120
(3)
Ezra and Nehemiah
123
(2)
Esther
125
(3)
Job
128
(4)
Psalms
132
(2)
Proverbs
134
(3)
Ecclesiastes
137
(2)
Song of Solomon
139
(3)
Isaiah
142
(4)
Jeremiah
146
(3)
Lamentations
149
(1)
Ezekiel
150
(4)
Daniel
154
(4)
The Twelve Minor Prophets
158
(14)
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
172
(4)
A STEP BEYOND
176
Tests and Answers
176
Term Paper Ideas and other Topics for Writing
187
Further Reading
189
The Commentators
191
Ancient
191
Modern
193
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