The World and the Word: An Introduction to the Old TestamentThe World and the Word is a fresh introduction to the Old Testament driven largely by the fact that so much Christian preaching and teaching today increasingly ignores what is eighty percent of the Bible. Authors Eugene Merrill, Mark Rooker, and Michael Grisanti work through the world and text of the Old Testament always making three major points: |
Contents
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THE TExT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | 73 |
The Canonicity of the Old Testament | 93 |
The Transmission and Textual Criticism of the Old Testament | 108 |
APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | 123 |
The Present State of Old Testament Scholarship | 149 |
THE PENTATEUCH | 163 |
The Book of Obadiah | 439 |
The Book of Jonah | 445 |
The Book of Micah | 453 |
The Book of Nahum | 459 |
The Book of Habakkuk | 465 |
The Book of Zephaniah | 472 |
The Book of Haggai | 478 |
The Book of Zechariah | 483 |
The Book of Exodus | 190 |
The Book of Leviticus | 217 |
The Book of Numbers | 232 |
The Book of Deuteronomy | 251 |
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS | 271 |
The Book of Judges | 288 |
The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel | 307 |
The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles | 330 |
The Book of EzraNehemiah | 343 |
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS | 361 |
The Book of Isaiah | 367 |
The Book of Jeremiah | 380 |
The Book of Ezekiel | 394 |
The Book of Daniel | 405 |
The Book of Hosea | 414 |
The Book of Joel | 423 |
The Book of Amos | 430 |
The Book of Malachi | 490 |
THE POETIC BOOKS | 495 |
The Book of Job | 500 |
The Book of Psalms | 512 |
The Book of Proverbs | 527 |
The Book of Ecclesiastes | 539 |
Song of Songs | 547 |
The Book of Lamentations | 555 |
Epilogue | 561 |
Name Index | 563 |
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Maps | 607 |
The Tribal Allotments of Israel | 608 |
The NeoAssyrian Empire Map 4 The Kingdom of David and Solomon United Kingdom Map 5 The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah Divided Kingdom... | 614 |