An Introduction to the Old Testament: Second Edition

This second edition of An Introduction to the Old Testament integrates and interacts with recent developments in Old Testament scholarship. Several distinctive set it apart from other introductions to the Old Testament:• It is thoroughly evangelical in its perspective• It emphasizes “special introduction”―the study of individual books• It interacts in an irenic spirit with the historical-critical method• It features points of research history and representative scholars rather than an exhaustive treatment of past scholarship• It deals with the meaning of each book, not in isolation but in a canonical context• It probes the meaning of each book in the setting of its cultureIncluding callouts, charts, and graphs, this text is written with an eye on understanding the nature of Old Testament historiography. This upper-level introduction to the Old Testament offers students a solid understanding of three key issues: historical background, literary analysis, and theological message.

• A Biblical History of Israel, Second Edition
• An Introduction to the New Testament
• An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach
• Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
• Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament (Zondervan Charts)
• For the Love of God's Word: An Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
• Cracking Old Testament Codes: A Guide to Interpreting the Literary Genres of the Old Testament
• The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
• The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old Testament
• Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology (Invitation to Theological Studies Series)