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

__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.

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.

This bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament is beautifully designed with four-color illustrations.

__Contents__   
Preface to the Third Edition  
Preface to the Second Edition  
To the Professor  
To the Student  
1. 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 Pentateuch__ 3. Introduction to the Pentateuch: The Birth of God's People  
4. Genesis 1-11: The Prelude to Israel  
5. Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs: Ancestors of Israel's Faith  
6. Exodus: A Miraculous Escape  
7. Leviticus: Instructions for Holy Living  
8. Numbers: Failure in the Desert  
9. Deuteronomy: Restoring the Covenant  
__Part 2: Encountering the Historical Books__ 10. Introduction to the Historical Books: The History of Israel's Nationhood  
11. Joshua: Conquest and Division  
12. Judges and Ruth: Israel's Moral Crisis  
13. First Samuel: God Grants a King  
14. Second Samuel: David's Reign  
15. First Kings: The Glory of Solomon and the Beginning of the End  
16. Second Kings: The End of National Israel  
17. First and Second Chronicles: A Look Back  
18. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: A Time to Rebuild  
__Part 3: Encountering the Poetical Books__ 19. Introduction to the Poetical Books: The Literature of God's People  
20. Job: One Man's Search for Justice  
21. Psalms: The Songbook of Ancient Israel  
22. Proverbs: Advice on Living in God's World  
23. Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Israelite Faith in Everyday Life  
__Part 4: Encountering the Prophets__ 24. Introduction to the Prophets: Voices of God's Servants  
25. Isaiah 1-39: Prophet of Judah's Royal Court  
26. Isaiah 40-66: Great Days Are Coming!  
27. Jeremiah 1-20: Struggling with God's Call  
28. Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations: Dealing with Disaster  
29. 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 Forever  
32. Hosea, Joel, and Amos: A Call for Repentance and a Promise for Blessing  
33. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: God's Plan for the Nations  
34. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Rebuilding a People  
Epilogue: A Final Word  
Glossary  
Indexes

\["For anyone seeking insight into the Old Testament", "Makes Old Testament concepts easier to grasp", "You will gain a deeper understanding of scripture"\]

Encountering the Old Testament offers a comprehensive guide to understanding biblical texts with clarity and depth.

Arnold, Bill T. ;Beyer, Bryan E.

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface to the Third Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

To the Professor

To the Student

Abbreviations

1. 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 Pentateuch

3. Introduction to the Pentateuch

4. Genesis 1–11

5. Genesis 12–50

6. Exodus

7. Leviticus

8. Numbers

9. Deuteronomy

Part 2: Encountering the Historical Books

10. Introduction to the Historical Books

11. Joshua

12. Judges and Ruth

13. First Samuel

14. Second Samuel

15. First Kings

16. Second Kings

17. First and Second Chronicles

18. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther

Part 3: Encountering the Poetical Books

19. Introduction to the Poetical Books

20. Job

21. Psalms

22. Proverbs

23. Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs

Part 4: Encountering the Prophets

24. Introduction to the Prophets

25. Isaiah 1–39

26. Isaiah 40–66

27. Jeremiah 1–20

28. Jeremiah 21–52 and Lamentations

29. Ezekiel 1–24

30. Ezekiel 25–48

31. Daniel

32. Hosea, Joel, and Amos

33. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

34. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

Epilogue

Glossary

Notes

Scripture Index

Author Index

Subject Index

Back Cover

Preface to the Third Edition  
Preface to the Second Edition  
To the Professor  
To the Student

1\. 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 Pentateuch  
3\. Introduction to the Pentateuch: The Birth of God's People  
4\. Genesis 1-11: The Prelude to Israel  
5\. Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs: Ancestors of Israel's Faith  
6\. Exodus: A Miraculous Escape  
7\. Leviticus: Instructions for Holy Living  
8\. Numbers: Failure in the Desert  
9\. Deuteronomy: Restoring the Covenant

Part 2: Encountering the Historical Books  
10\. Introduction to the Historical Books: The History of Israel's Nationhood  
11\. Joshua: Conquest and Division  
12\. Judges and Ruth: Israel's Moral Crisis  
13\. First Samuel: God Grants a King  
14\. Second Samuel: David's Reign  
15\. First Kings: The Glory of Solomon and the Beginning of the End  
16\. Second Kings: The End of National Israel  
17\. First and Second Chronicles: A Look Back  
18\. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: A Time to Rebuild

Part 3: Encountering the Poetical Books  
19\. Introduction to the Poetical Books: The Literature of God's People  
20\. Job: One Man's Search for Justice  
21\. Psalms: The Songbook of Ancient Israel  
22\. Proverbs: Advice on Living in God's World  
23\. Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Israelite Faith in Everyday Life

Part 4: Encountering the Prophets  
24\. Introduction to the Prophets: Voices of God's Servants  
25\. Isaiah 1-39: Prophet of Judah's Royal Court  
26\. Isaiah 40-66: Great Days Are Coming!  
27\. Jeremiah 1-20: Struggling with God's Call  
28\. Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations: Dealing with Disaster  
29\. 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 Forever  
32\. Hosea, Joel, and Amos: A Call for Repentance and a Promise for Blessing  
33\. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: God's Plan for the Nations  
34\. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Rebuilding a People

Epilogue: A Final Word

Glossary  
Indexes

Expanding the world and theology of the Old Testament, this 560 page survey is perfect for students and non-students alike.

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