Bill T. Arnold

Encountering the Old Testament – A Christian Survey Bill T. Arnold 3rd edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Contents Preface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionTo the ProfessorTo the Student1. What Is the Old Testament and Why Study It?2. Where and When Did the Events of the Old Testament Take Place?Part 1: Encountering the Pentateuch3. Introduction to the Pentateuch: The Birth of God's People4. Genesis 1-11: The Prelude to Israel5. Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs: Ancestors of Israel's Faith6. Exodus: A Miraculous Escape7. Leviticus: Instructions for Holy Living8. Numbers: Failure in the Desert9. Deuteronomy: Restoring the CovenantPart 2: Encountering the Historical Books10. Introduction to the Historical Books: The History of Israel's Nationhood11. Joshua: Conquest and Division12. Judges and Ruth: Israel's Moral Crisis13. First Samuel: God Grants a King14. Second Samuel: David's Reign15. First Kings: The Glory of Solomon and the Beginning of the End16. Second Kings: The End of National Israel17. First and Second Chronicles: A Look Back18. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: A Time to RebuildPart 3: Encountering the Poetical Books19. Introduction to the Poetical Books: The Literature of God's People20. Job: One Man's Search for Justice21. Psalms: The Songbook of Ancient Israel22. Proverbs: Advice on Living in God's World23. Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Israelite Faith in Everyday LifePart 4: Encountering the Prophets24. Introduction to the Prophets: Voices of God's Servants25. Isaiah 1-39: Prophet of Judah's Royal Court26. Isaiah 40-66: Great Days Are Coming!27. Jeremiah 1-20: Struggling with God's Call28. Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations: Dealing with Disaster29. Ezekiel 1-24: Rough Days Are Coming!30. Ezekiel 25-48: God Is Planning an Exciting Future!31. Daniel: The Kingdom of God--Now and Forever32. Hosea, Joel, and Amos: A Call for Repentance and a Promise for Blessing33. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: God's Plan for the Nations34. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Rebuilding a PeopleEpilogue: A Final WordGlossaryIndexesJacket Description/Back: This third edition of an award-winning textbook includes updated content and a new interior design. An accompanying website offers a wide array of resources for students and professors. Other helpful features include: - abundant images, maps, and charts--all in full color- chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries- study questions- sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications- lists of key terms, people, and places- further reading recommendations- endnotes and indexes Praise for Previous Editions "Arnold and Beyer have produced an exciting survey of the Old Testament with the college student specifically in mind. They have masterfully designed their work with text and graphics in a way that will not only grip the student's attention but will guide students through the material with their expert touch. I enthusiastically recommend this volume to you."--Tremper Longman III, Westmont College "For college students who are encountering the Old Testament for the first time, this attractively produced textbook offers a clear and helpful orientation to the world and literature of the Old Testament. The full-color photographs and maps, as well as the user-friendly charts, sidebars, and review aids, combine to invite everyone who opens this book to begin reading it immediately--a refreshing improvement over the standard textbook fare!"--Richard Schultz, Wheaton College "The excellent scholarship represented here, along with an appealing format, make this one of the best, if not "the "best Old Testament introduction for first-year college students. It could hardly be more helpful."--Elmer A. Martens, "Review of Biblical Literature"Biographical Note: 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. Bryan E. Beyer (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. Publisher Marketing: This new edition of a bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament (over 180,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular: - chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries- study questions- sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications- lists of key terms, people, and places- further reading recommendations- endnotes and indexes The book is supplemented by web-based resources through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources, offering course help for professors and study aids for students. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Arnold, Bill T 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", "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. Contributor Bio:  Beyer, Bryan E Bryan E. Beyer (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of "Encountering the Book of Isaiah "and coeditor (with Bill Arnold) of "Readings from the Ancient Near East". Contributor Bio:  Elwell, Walter Douglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is Kenneth T. Wessner Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He has authored many books, including "Galatians" in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament and commentaries on Romans, James, 2 Peter and Jude, and Colossians and Philemon. He is also the coauthor of "An Introduction to the New Testament" and chaired the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version revision.