Rich rewards await readers who dig deep into the historical books of the Old Testament. Incredible events, amazing love stories, larger-than-life personalities

An upper-level introduction to the Old Testament that offers students a thorough understanding of three key issues: historical background, literary analysis, an

Lucidly written by leading biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan, this balanced, engaging, and up-to-date introduction to the Hebrew scriptures distills the best o

The Old Testament prophets spoke to Israel in times of historical and moral crisis. They saw themselves as being a part of a story that God was weaving througho

Provides a discussion of introductory matters such as authorship, date, historical background, purpose, structure, and outline of the historical books of the Ol