Talk Thru the Old Testament

YOU CANNOT READ THIS BOOK WITHOUT COMING AWAY WITH A FRESH APPRECIATION FOR THE DIVERSITY AND UNITY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT...AND FOR THE INFINITE GOD WHO GAVE IT./DEVOTING JUST A FEW PAGES TO EACH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT'S 39 BOOKS, THIS INSIGHTFUL SURVEY YIELDS A VALUABLE 'BIG PICTURE' PERSPECTIVE. EASY-TO-GRASP CHARTS OF EVERY BOOK IN THE OLD TESTAMENT PRESENT ESSENTIAL CONTENT AT A GLANCE. A UNIQUE BOOK-BY-BOOK 'TALK THRU' PROVIDES A PERSONAL GUIDED TOUR THAT NOT ONLY INTRODUCES EACH BOOK, BUT ALSO EXPLAINS ITS MAJOR ELEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANCE. FROM GENESIS THROUGH MALACHI, KEENTH BOA HIGHLIGHTS THE OFTEN-NEGLECTED BACKGROUND INFORMATION SO ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTNADING THE THRUST OF EACH BIBLICAL AUTHOR. TALK THRU THE OLD TESTAMENT ANSWERS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESITONS SUCH AS THESE: HOW DID EACH OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS GET ITS TITLE? WHO REALLY AUTHORED EACH BOOK? WHEN WAS EACH BOOK WRITTEN, WHERE WAS IT WRITTEN, AND WHO WAS ITS PRIMARY AUDIENCE? WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME AND PURPOSE OF EACH BOOK? WHY IS EACH BOOK IN THE BIBLE, AND HOW DOES IT CONTRIBUTE TO MY OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S PROGRAM FOR HIS PEOPLE. IS IT TRUE THAT A PERSON CAN SEE JESUS CHRIST THROUGHOUT THE OLD TESTAMENT? IF SO, HOW IS HE PORTRAYED IN EACH BOOK? TALK THRU THE OLD TESTAMENT OFFERS WELCOME HLEP TO ANYONE WHO WANTS A SHARPER, MORE-IN-FOCUS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS VITAL "FIRST HALF" OF GOD'S WORD HAS TO SAY.