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Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey

Bill T. Arnold

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • Publish Date: Aug 18th, 2015
  • Pages: 560
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0003
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 7.00in - 1.50in - 3.40lb
  • EAN: 9780801049538
  • Categories: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old TestamentBiblical Studies - Old Testament - GeneralBiblical Reference - General

About the Author

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, where he has taught for more than twenty-five years. He is the author or editor of twelve 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 commentaries on Genesis and 1-2 Samuel.
Beyer, Bryan E.: - Bryan E. Beyer (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Bible professor emeritus at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina, where he has taught for more than thirty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Encountering the Book of Isaiah, and coeditor (with Bill Arnold) of Readings from the Ancient Near East.