Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey

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Baker Books, 1999 - Religion - 512 pages
Surveys the Biblical Old Testament focusing on the Pentateuch and the Historical, Poetical, and Prophetical books summarizing each book within these categories. Examines the people, the land, the government, and the messages which includes specific themes like exodus, the development of a nation, repentance, forgiveness, and other related material.

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Contents in Brief
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Outline
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What Is the Old Testament
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Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Ancient Israel's History, Who Were the Babylonians?, Encountering the Old Testament, Encountering the Book of Genesis, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, and a commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel.

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