A Survey of the Old Testament

by Benware, Paul N.

• ISBN13: 9780802420930
• ISBN10: 0802420931
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-08-01
• Publisher: Moody Pub

Summary

The New Testament Scriptures will never be properly understood by a person if the Old Testament Scriptures essentially remain a mystery to him, ' says Paul Benware.Most Christians do not have a clear understanding of the pattern, unity, or progression of the Old Testament. They can tell stories of Moses, Noah, and David but aren't sure how all these events fit together. And they don't fully appreciate the doctrines found in the thirty-nine books between Genesis and Malachi.But the Old Testament does not have to be mysterious or confusing. Newly revised, Dr. Benware offers a chronological approach to give you a bird's-eye view of the historic value of the Old Testament, while his book-by-book analysis reveals important details and emphases.If you want a better understanding of the whole Bible, Survey of the Old Testament is the place to start.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	9	(3)
Part 1: Introduction and Overview
Introduction to the Old Testament	12	(5)
Overview of the Old Testament	17	(9)
Part 2: The Foundational Books
Genesis	26	(23)
Exodus and Leviticus	49	(15)
Numbers and Deuteronomy	64	(13)
Joshua	77	(8)
Judges and Ruth	85	(10)
1 Samuel	95	(6)
2 Samuel	101	(5)
1 Kings	106	(9)
2 Kings	115	(6)
1 and 2 Chronicles	121	(7)
Ezra and Esther	128	(9)
Nehemiah	137	(7)
Part 3: The Poetic Books
Hebrew Poetry	144	(3)
Job	147	(4)
Psalms	151	(5)
Proverbs	156	(3)
Ecclesiastes	159	(4)
Song of Solomon	163	(3)
Lamentations	166	(4)
Part 4: The Prophetic Books
God's Prophetic Messengers	170	(8)
Group 1: Prophecies During the Divided Kingdom
Obadiah	178	(3)
Joel	181	(4)
Jonah	185	(3)
Amos	188	(4)
Hosea	192	(4)
Isaiah	196	(7)
Micah	203	(5)
Group 2: Prophecies During the Single Kingdom
Nahum	208	(5)
Zephaniah	213	(3)
Jeremiah	216	(5)
Habakkuk	221	(5)
Group 3: Prophecies During the Exile
Daniel	226	(6)
Ezekiel	232	(6)
Group 4: Prophecies After the Exile
Haggai	238	(4)
Zechariah	242	(4)
Malachi	246	(32)
Notes on Special Topics
The Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch	250	(3)
Various Views of Origins	253	(3)
The Names of God in the Old Testament	256	(4)
The Date of the Exodus	260	(4)
Israel and the Nations	264	(11)
The Extermination of the Canaanites	275	(3)
Selected Bibliography	278