Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Historical Books

by Philip E. Satterthwaite, J. Gordon McConville, James Gordon McConville

Book Overview

The historical books, from Joshua to Ezra and Nehemiah, form the narrative backbone of the Old Testament. Without them the Pentateuch would stop cold and the Prophets would hang in suspension. Even the Psalms and Wisdom literature would lose some of their luster for lack of a setting. Without these historical books the New Testament would be resolving an incomplete narrative, answering a question only half and hesitantly posed. For all these reasons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830825428
• ISBN13: 9780830825424
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.1"