The Essence of the Old Testament: A Survey
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Essence of the Old Testament surveys the books from Genesis to Malachi. Based on thirty years of scholarly research and classroom teaching, a team of biblical scholars from Liberty University provides a practical, readable, and insightful introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures in canonical order.
This uniquely illustrated, full-color volume features book introductions, background studies, outlines, surveys, theological concepts, practical applications, study questions, and helpful Hebrew word studies for English readers.
Editors Ed Hindson and Gary Yates draw from a lifetime of teaching to provide a well tested and proven Old Testament overview written at the collegiate level, yet appropriate for pastors, scholars, and laymen alike. They represent the finest evangelical scholarship along with a passion to open windows of spiritual and practical insight into the biblical text.
This exciting new survey of the Scriptures highlights the key elements of the Hebrew literature of the Law, the Prophets, and the Poets of the Old Testament. The history, archaeology, and wisdom of the biblical world are revealed with an eye on the application of their moral principles, theological insights, and practical application to today’s world.
Top Highlights
“the necessity of divine intervention in a fallen world.” (Numbers)
“Although the book is an anonymous work, several pieces of evidence point to Jeremiah as the book’s author.” (1 Kings–2 Kings)
“Therefore, 1 Samuel is the first biblical book in the English Bible to use the term ‘anointed one’ or messiah (2:10).” (1 Samuel–2 Samuel)
“The Day of Atonement (yom kippur) is the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar” (Leviticus 16)
“Deuteronomy was written to invoke covenant renewal on the part of the second generation so they could enter Canaan, conquer the Canaanites, and experience prosperity and peace in the land.” (Deuteronomy)
- Title: The Essence of the Old Testament: A Survey
- Authors: Edward E. Hindson, Gary Yates
- Publisher: B&H
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Old Testament; Bible › Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible › Old Testament--Introductions
- ISBNs: 9781087799124, 9781433677502, 9781433677076, 1433677504, 1433677075, 1087799120
- Resource ID: LLS:9781433677502
- Resource Type: text.monograph.survey.old-testament
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