Table of Contents
To the ProfessorTo the Student1. 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 Pentateuch3. Introduction to the Pentateuch: The Birth of God's People4. Genesis 1-11: The Prelude to Israel5. Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs: Ancestors of Israel's Faith6. Exodus: A Miraculous Escape7. Leviticus: Instructions for Holy Living8. Numbers: Failure in the Desert9. Deuteronomy: Restoring the CovenantPart 2: Encountering the Historical Books10. Introduction to the Historical Books: The History of Israel's Nationhood11. Joshua: Conquest and Division12. Judges and Ruth: Israel's Moral Crisis13. First Samuel: God Grants a King14. Second Samuel: David's Reign15. First Kings: The Glory of Solomon and the Beginning of the End16. Second Kings: The End of National Israel17. First and Second Chronicles: A Look Back18. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther: A Time to RebuildPart 3: Encountering the Poetical Books19. Introduction to the Poetical Books: The Literature of God's People20. Job: One Man's Search for Justice21. Psalms: The Songbook of Ancient Israel22. Proverbs: Advice on Living in God's World23. Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: Israelite Faith in Everyday LifePart 4: Encountering the Prophets24. Introduction to the Prophets: Voices of God's Servants25. Isaiah 1-39: Prophet of Judah's Royal Court26. Isaiah 40-66: Great Days Are Coming!27. Jeremiah 1-20: Struggling with God's Call28. Jeremiah 21-52 and Lamentations: Dealing with Disaster29. Ezekiel 1-24: Rough Days Are Coming!30. Ezekiel 25-48: God Is Planning an Exciting Future!31. Daniel: The Kingdom of GodNow and Forever32. Hosea, Joel, and Amos: A Call for Repentance and a Promise for Blessing33. Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: God's Plan for the Nations34. Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi: Rebuilding a PeopleEpilogue: A Final WordGlossaryIndexes