Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 528 pages
• Published by: Baker Academic
• Edition: 2nd Edition May 1, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0801031702
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0801031700
• Book Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 pounds

Product Review
Arnold and Beyer are well-versed in their fields and they succeed at explicating the message of the Old Testament in clear, readable style. A fine, college-level survey that sets a high standard for all such surveys in the future. -- David M. Howard Jr.

Arnold and Beyer have produced an exciting new 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 students attention but will guide them through the material with their expert touch. I enthusiastically recommend this volume to you. -- Tremper Longman III, professor of Old Testament, Westmont College

Baker has done extensive market research and come up with a pleasing and useful format for its Encountering Biblical Studies series. This particular volume is written in a clear and engaging style. The college-level students for whom this is written will find that this is truly what it claims to be: a textbook aimed at them. It is not the generic, all-purpose work that is too often produced, aimed at all (college and seminary students, pastors, scholars, and interested laypeople) and succeeding at hitting very few. Arnold and Beyer are well-versed in their fields and they succeed at explicating the message of the Old Testament in clear, readable style. A fine, college-level survey that sets a high standard for all such surveys in the future. -- David M. Howard, Jr., Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

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 easy to use charts, sidebars, review aids, and interactive CD-ROM, combine to invite everyone who opens this book to begin reading it immediatelya refreshing improvement over the standard textbook fare! -- Richard Schultz

Hardly could an inquisitive student ask for better guidance. -- Elmer Martens

The authors are commended for providing their readers with a lucid survey of the Old Testament. They cover a wide array of issues in an easy to read text. Complex issues receive a balanced treatment. The illustrations, sidebars, glossary, and study questions open up the relevance of the biblical text both in its ancient context and our modern situation. A very useful volume -- Willem A. VanGemeren, professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages, Trinity International University --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
The bestselling Encountering the Old Testament has become the leading Old Testament survey text. Now the second edition has been updated throughout with revisions to the text, sidebars, bibliographies, notes, and indexes. The accompanying CD-ROM has been radically revised to demonstrate its close connection to the text and includes links to study aids, videos, and photos. The book's numerous helpful features include full-color illustrations, photographs, sidebars, focus boxes, learning objectives, chapter outlines and summaries, and study questions.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (Encountering Biblical Studies) (Hardcover) Although at times it reads like a high school textbook, this is an excellent survey of the Old Testament and ancient cultures. When I first encountered it, I had already studied a lot about the ancient world and the Old Testament and I still found this book to be a worthwhile read. I recommend this book for any Christian, or non-Christian, who is interested in learning about the Old Testament and how the Israelite culture fit in to the ancient world. There are plenty of pictures and trivia pieces to keep the book from reading like a long essay. After reading this, you'll gain so much appreciation for one simple fact: the New Testament is completely built upon the foundation of the Old Testament. And to learn the OT better is to know the NT better!